"Bjørnar Bolsøy" wrote in message ...
With weight ever decreasing, does anyone know if there has been/is
a project on something like this:


http://members.rogers.com/biglasers/continuous/abl.html


..intended to replace this?


http://www.military.cz/usa/navy/weap...phalanx_en.htm

A more likely scenario is that the big electrical power outputs of
forthcoming hybrid gas turbine/electric power plants will be used to
power 'rail guns', which could electromagnetically hurl projectiles at
several times the velocity of powder guns. It would be logical to
install these in different sizes for different purposes, including
CIWS.

Tony Williams
Military gun and ammunition website: http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk
Discussion forum at: http://forums.delphiforums.com/autogun/messages/