How are they more than doubling the range, when fired from powder guns?? Do they mean effective (e.g. accurate) range?
Nope. They do mean using the actual railgun round in artillery. Different sabot, obviously.Text indicates the round is/will be GPS guided.**While slower than a railgun, a powder-fired railgun projectile still flies at 2,800 miles an hour, which extends the range and power of existing weapons.
At Dalhgren last year, military engineers test-fired 5- and 6-inch Navy guns loaded with a version of the railgun projectile. The range of the Navy’s 6-inch guns was extended to 38 miles from 15 miles.
The Pentagon also tested the railgun projectile in 155mm Army howitzers, successfully extending its range.
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