Navy builds prototype Rail Gun

[Trotter]

Witht hese there would be no need to carry and store explosive shells and explosive propellant. Many a ship has taken light damage but went down when a magazine cooked off.

 

[Harper]

I think it's going to be a little bit of time before we start seeing man-portable railguns from Quake.

 

[Kharn]

Witht hese there would be no need to carry and store explosive shells and explosive propellant. Many a ship has taken light damage but went down when a magazine cooked off.

Yea, Infact one of the ships that was caught on film blowing up was caused by a bomb blowing its way down to the powder mag and taking out the ship, they think a similar thing might have happened to the HMS Hood, a high angle strike on one of the main magazines.