Chinese electromagnetic launcher (railgun, coilgun .etc) informational pool

[clarkgap]

Chinese 10 MJ Rail-gun prototype (2010 or earlier):

Maybe a coil-gun consist of three multi-stages coils? But also looks like BAE's railgun.

BAE railgun

 

[Dungeness]

 

[Cybernetics]

https://twitter.com/x/status/959154060099313666

 

[Beast]

https://twitter.com/x/status/959154060099313666

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Maybe they will place the front row VLS with cold launch missile only? LOL...

 

[Brainsucker]

So what is the advantage of Railgun in a battle? It is basically a conventional cannon with the range of a missile isn't it?

 

[powastick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/959154060099313666

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Damn, the caliber is huge.

 

[aliaselin]

So what is the advantage of Railgun in a battle? It is basically a conventional cannon with the range of a missile isn't it?

A railgun guided shell cost only 200,000 Yuan with range of 200km and speed of M7

 

[shadows888]

So what is the advantage of Railgun in a battle? It is basically a conventional cannon with the range of a missile isn't it?

Kinetic, cuts thru ships like butter, 10x range, 10x speed of sound, impossible to defend?

 

[JSCh]

 

[Makarena]

So what is the advantage of Railgun in a battle? It is basically a conventional cannon with the range of a missile isn't it?

beside almost impossible to intercept, it is also multi functions. You can use it for anti ship, anti air, anti ballistic missile, for land attack etc etc, all in single gun. The shell is cheaper than missile too.

 

[JSCh]

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The banner read Building first class naval weapon for world's first class navy.

 

[clarkgap]

Base on this picture, the gun has a rectangular barrel. So it should be a rail-gun.

 

[JSCh]

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[Beast]

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This single LST with a single railgun alone can sink a lowa and a Yamato battleship combine in 1945.

 

[clarkgap]

This single LST with a single railgun alone can sink a lowa and a Yamato battleship combine in 1945.

Seriously, even a 056 can destroy Yamato with enough missile.