Tyria
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OK, it's on.
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gruesomebrat
Biking in pursuit of self...
I had heard that the Navy was looking at this, but didn't know they were testing it. That's absolutely incredible, but I can't help but think there must be one hell of a recoil on the thing. I mean, if the projectile is accelerated to Mach 7 in a pickup truck-sized gun, I would imagine the kick would make it relatively useless at sea, wouldn't it? I can't seem to get the imago of a battleship firing their cannons and being shoved 500 meters sideways in the water... lol.
Lostwitheal
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TBH, the kinetic energy involved is only about the same as a ~33 ton truck ramming the side of the ship at 100MPH. When the ship weighs about 60,000 tons, this isn't going to make much of a difference.
The image is still entertaining though
The image is still entertaining though
OrionzRevenge
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yeppers.TBH, the kinetic energy involved is only about the same as a ~33 ton truck ramming the side of the ship at 100MPH. When the ship weighs about 60,000 tons, this isn't going to make much of a difference.
The image is still entertaining though
116000000 lbs. Iowa class (fully loaded)
5376 mph (mach 7)
20 lbs. projectile
f=m*a projectile = 107520
f=m*a ship's recoil = -107520
Ship's initial recoil speed = -.0009 mph
gruesomebrat
Biking in pursuit of self...
Hmm, when put that way, the imagery falls apart pretty rapidly. That doesn't bother me though, as the imagery was the result of a sleep-deprived mind. I was actually going to see about calculating the recoil when I got home from school, but I see it was done for me while I was at school... Thank you, Orion