The Navy of the People’s Liberation Army of China tested the world’s most powerful Gauss cannon. The electromagnetic installation is capable of launching projectiles at very high speeds without losing accuracy. Immediately, we note that the photo above shows an American railgun.
What is known
Chinese scientists who took part in the project report that an electromagnetic launcher was able to disperse a projectile weighing 124 kg to 700 km / h. Moreover, this speed was achieved in less than 0.05 seconds.
The test used the heaviest known ammunition for Gauss cannons. At the same time, Chinese scientists and the military have not yet disclosed information about the launch range and other details of the test.
The Gauss gun is a kind of electromagnetic mass accelerator. The barrel is made of dielectric and is installed inside the solenoid. When an electric current is applied to the solenoid, it forms an electromagnetic field that accelerates the projectile.
Chinese scientists believe that electromagnetic launchers have a great future. Their advantages over traditional cannon artillery are high speed, low costs and fast preparation.
Now China is working on an even more powerful Gauss cannon. It is expected that the new electromagnetic launcher will be able to hit targets at a distance of over 100 km, accelerating the projectile to 3600 km / h (almost Mach 3).
Source: scmp
2023-08-25 21:55:15
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