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September 17th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Post; What is a gauss pistol?
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September 17th, 2005
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| The fire is everything...  | Gauss guns (aka. Coilguns) are weapons that uses electromagnetic energy to accelerate/launch the projectiles, and they're completely silent because there are no moving parts or gunpowder etc. involved... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coilgun http://www.coilgun.eclipse.co.uk/index.html |
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September 17th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Just like the MAC (Magnetic Accelerator Coil) gun on the Warthog in Halo, Gauss Cannon.
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September 17th, 2005
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| Tribuni Angusticlavii | Quote:
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September 18th, 2005
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter  | I've designed and built many solenoids in my career but this is the first time I've thought about this application. When I see electromagnets pick up car bodies three at a time, I can see a possibility, by very,very fast and unique shaped pulses of propelling a ferromagnetic rod but I can't see much kinetic energy being produced because of the limitations of magnetic fields and the very slow speed of the field building up and collapsing in the coil(s). It's still interesting to study all the inherent physics involved and try to think of a way to produce and control acceleration. Unfortunately, I slept through some magnetics classes but younger minds and changing technology may work through problems that we thought were impossible to solve.
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September 19th, 2005
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| Banned   | With that kind of technology, no suppressors, casings, gun powder, gas system are required and we'd save a lot of money and time. |
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September 21st, 2005
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| Primus Pilus | for you star wars nerds out there, this is the same system used in Chewbacca's bowcaster. a very interesting thing, coil guns are....... |
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September 21st, 2005
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| Nuclear Duck Hunter | Buy yourself a good collapsible crossbow. If it was good enough for Special Forces, it's good enough. |
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September 23rd, 2005
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| MilForum Bad Apple  | see, now if i would of quoted halo, i would of got banned, does anyone play on live? GamerTag: clockwork bat
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September 23rd, 2005
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| Tribunus Laticlavius | Somewhere else in the forums is a question concerning a "rail gun". I believe the principles would be the same right? But the weight would be a factor more than anything at this point. Technological advancements would need to be made to magnifay the power for a less hefty weapon.
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