China's railgun tech on a surprising fast track Asia Times


Navy Pursuing Upgraded Railgun, HigherPower Laser Gun By 2020 USNI News

China has unveiled a super-ship concept, a railgun-armed nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, reviving an old Soviet concept in line with its bastion strategy in the South China Sea. However, it may be more of a prestige weapon than a viable warship design.


Chinese tanklanding ship with railgun passes sea trials

The Chinese military has been conducting electromagnetic research since the mid-1980s, and as recently as 2015, a Chinese defense firm claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough on applying.


Chinese Navy ship reportedly spotted with a deadly railgun see images

Via China Defense Blog. According to a new report, China may have beaten the U.S. to mounting a railgun on a ship. A naval vessel called the Haiyangshan, carrying what appears to be a railgun on.


China's railgun tech on a surprising fast track Asia Times

A railgun (also spelled rail gun) is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high- velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. [2]


Is This Chinese Navy Ship Equipped With An Experimental Railgun?

China is expected to field warship-mounted electromagnetic railguns with the ability to fire high-speed projectiles at targets up to 124 miles (200 kilometers) away by 2025, CNBC reported in June, citing US defence sources with direct knowledge of the latest military intelligence reports on China's new naval weapon.


China'Watch'Canada PHOTOS of Chinese ‘secret railgun’ mounted on ship emerge online

A Chinese naval warship has been pictured out at sea carrying what appears to be an electromagnetic railgun. Key points: Railguns use enormous electric currents to shoot projectiles from tracks at great speed China's first railgun was revealed in 2011, and has been since tested for more range


DRDO Railgun The Future Weapon Of Indian Navy YouTube

China appears to be testing an experimental, warship-mounted railgun capable of punching a hole in an enemy aircraft carrier from up to 150 kilometres away, according to expert analysis of.


Is this an experimental rail gun on Chinese ship

The Chinese navy plans to field its own secretive version of the electromagnetic railgun on naval vessels as early as 2025, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment first reported by CNBC.


Marinha Chinesa planeja instalar 'railgun' eletromagnético em destróier Poder Naval

December 9, 2023 by Brian Wang A group of Chinese navy engineers claim to have built an electromagnetic rail gun that can swiftly fire a multitude of projectiles without sustaining damage. There were older photos that China had mounted a full-sized railgun onto a navy ship.


China May Be Testing a ShipMounted Railgun

Back in February, photos circulating on social media appeared to show a railgun-esque deck gun mounted on the bow of the Type 072III-class landing ship Haiyang Shan.


The Navy's New Railguns Will Be Able To Move Mountains The National Interest

China's railgun first appeared in January 2018 in a photo of the Chinese navy Type 072 landing vessel Haiyang Shan while the ship reportedly was at a facility in Wuhan on the Yangtze River.


China closer to equipping warships with railguns, state media reports CNN

Pictures have emerged on social media that show a Chinese landing ship armed with what could be a prototype railgun.If confirmed, this would be the first time any country has actually installed an.


Look Out America, China Is Building Navy Railguns Of Its Own The National Interest

A Chinese naval ship has been spotted at sea equipped with an experimental railgun that US intelligence analysts reportedly believe could fire projectiles at seven times the speed of sound.


China's Navy Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Here's Why It’s a Threat to the U.S. Navy. The

China appears to be the first country to place a electromagnetic railgun on a ship. The weapon was spotted on an old Chinese Navy landing craft in Wuhan and images of it quickly spread across the.


New pic of Chinese Prototype Railgun [1800X1253] r/MilitaryPorn

China's ship railgun was reportedly first tested in 2014, with its development starting in 2011. Apart from large ship-mounted railguns, China announced in 2019 plans to develop magnetized plasma artillery derived from railgun technology. The technology involves creating a layer of plasma inside artillery gun barrels using electromagnetism.


China's Deadly Naval Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Can America Match It? The National Interest

If the Chinese Railgun actually fired at a range of 200 km, as suggested by US intelligence, then the test could actually have taken place on January 14 as the maritime area closed for "military operation" that day is exactly a 220 km x 25.5 km rectangle shape.

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