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Message no. 1
From: bellovar@***.WISC.EDU
Subject: Re: Rail Guns (and Trolls?) =)
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 93 22:08:27 CST
Here is an idea however, if we don't mind taking a peek at
the railgun in a rifle form. It might be possible to create a
railgun that instead of firing a slug, a stream of flechettes.
if you used an accelerator that fired them in small packets in
immediate succession, you probably could reduce some of the bulk
and a decent bit of the power consumption. You would have a silent
(relatively anyways) gun with about half the recoil of a standard
gun, in fact even less due to firing the flecettes in little packets.

However, I still imagine it would be far too bulky for
anyone but a troll to carry around, between the power source and the
electomagnetic accelerator, and even they would tend to use the smaller
weapon that packs a better punch (like a panther assault cannon).
Really neat idea, but I guess I just can't see it happening. If anyone
has some ideas I am overlooking, or facts I don't know, toss them at me
or Craig and we'll carry this idea further.


Chris Bellovary
-- CrossFire --

Ya know, that troll with the panther assault cannon... anyone
ever wonder why trolls don't get an automatic level or two of recoil
compensation? I just can't imagine trolls having quite the problem with
kickback as the little human over there... *grin*

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