Watch out "Grey Goo" robots, we got rail guns now!!

[philbob]

the Deadalus really fucked up some hive ships before her retrofitting though

 

[philbob]

good chance that this will once again change the deffintion of naval combat
might see a return of the battleship

 

[FordSVT]

philbob said:
good chance that this will once again change the deffintion of naval combat
might see a return of the battleship

The thing is, even a small ship can install several of these. You don't need a 50,000 ton monster of a ship that fires VW Beetle sized shells any more.

But if you mean the return of the naval artillery platform, then you might be onto something.

 

[SamuraiBlue]

FordSVT said:

The thing is, even a small ship can install several of these. You don't need a 50,000 ton monster of a ship that fires VW Beetle sized shells any more.

Unfortunately you need a certain amount of energy to power up these things so you won't be able to mount them on a PT boat anytime soon.

 

[philbob]

No but the role of the carrier will be alterd there is already a global trend towards amphiobus ship...you may not have a 50000 ton ship but there is talk of a 25000 nuclear powered crusier and this would be part of it main battery even though it would be a theater Air defense ship

 

[SamuraiBlue]

Yeah with a complement of UCAVs and helicopters a nuclear powered amphibious assault ships with rail guns on the side does sound interesting.

 

[philbob]

lets start a new topic about the changing face of naval warfare lol

 

[Cicero]

M´Sharak said:

Johnny Rico said:
U.S. Navy tests 9 Megajoule Railgun

Video (Windows Media File)

I'm wondering something, here: we had discussion in January last year of the Navy's testing of an eight megajoule version, with a stated intent by the ONR to deliver a 32 MJ model to Dahlgren by June of the same year. Does anyone know what happened to that, and why we're supposed to be excited about only a 9 MJ gun now?

This wasn't a test of a 9 MJ rail gun, but a 10 MJ test of the 32 MJ gun. The Navy is slowly building up the power on the 32 MJ weapon which was previously delivered.

 

[M'Sharak]

^ Checking further, I see that you are correct.

FordSVT said:
Strange. I'd try re-selecting each file type with what you want, re-applying it, restarting your browser and trying again. I suppose it's possible that Windows is overriding your browser preferences?

Wouldn't have been surprised to find Windows had buggered something but, as it turns out, I was installing the new Firefox update this morning and in the Release Notes, it stated that the Windows Media player was not a default inclusion in 2.0.0.x and that I needed to d/l a plug-in. Works now.

 

[Chaos Descending]

John_Picard said:
The Navy wants to adapt that technology for the catapults on aircraft carriers, so that steam power is no longer needed for launching aircraft.

That's a done deal already, isn't it? Gerald R. Ford class carriers (CVN-78 and up) are supposed to be getting the electromagnetic catapults.

 

[rgb1701]

Chaos Descending said:

John_Picard said:
The Navy wants to adapt that technology for the catapults on aircraft carriers, so that steam power is no longer needed for launching aircraft.

That's a done deal already, isn't it? Gerald R. Ford class carriers (CVN-78 and up) are supposed to be getting the electromagnetic catapults.

Sadly, our namesake ship the U.S.S. Enterprise is scheduled for decommisioning around 2014-2015, to be replaced by the Gerald R Ford, which is slated to have electromagnetic catapults for launching planes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)

The GRF will use two A1B nuclear reactors and use lots of new automation for a substantially reduced crew complement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29

 

[Chaos Descending]

rgb1701 said:

Chaos Descending said:

John_Picard said:
The Navy wants to adapt that technology for the catapults on aircraft carriers, so that steam power is no longer needed for launching aircraft.

That's a done deal already, isn't it? Gerald R. Ford class carriers (CVN-78 and up) are supposed to be getting the electromagnetic catapults.

Sadly, our namesake ship the U.S.S. Enterprise is scheduled for decommisioning around 2014-2015, to be replaced by the Gerald R Ford, which is slated to have electromagnetic catapults for launching planes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Enterprise_(CVN-65)

The GRF will use two A1B nuclear reactors and use lots of new automation for a substantially reduced crew complement.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Gerald_R._Ford_%28CVN-78%29

Well, it's all for the best. The USS Enterprise (CVN-65, not NCC-1701) has the crappiest engineering plant of all aircraft carriers.

 

[philbob]

It also had the first plant...so that is okay if its power systems aren't as efficent as a modern and projected designs. The funny thing is the old CV-6 Enterprise, was considerably infurior to the follow on Essex class across the board. Air group, speed, armor, defenseive armerments, sensors...ect...

 

[USS KG5]

philbob said:
It also had the first plant...so that is okay if its power systems aren't as efficent as a modern and projected designs. The funny thing is the old CV-6 Enterprise, was considerably infurior to the follow on Essex class across the board. Air group, speed, armor, defenseive armerments, sensors...ect...

Helluva lucky ship though!

 

[Stormrage]

You do realize you are celebrating something that will kill people?

 

[Chaos Descending]

Stormrage said:
You do realize you are celebrating something that will kill people?

God willing, only the right people. :thumbsup:

 

[philbob]

Hmmm... some one is in the wrong forum. This is just discussing the technical specs and construction techniques not the ethical or moral use of the device....beside the technology has good aplications...linear catapult technology, high speed clean relaible mass transit

 

[USS KG5]

Stormrage said:
You do realize you are celebrating something that will kill people?

Its a nifty piece of technology thats all - most nifty technology has had a boost to its development because of its use in warfare you know - computers, aircraft, advanced medicines.....