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Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel (www.eurasiantimes.com)
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Japan Becomes 1st Country Ever To Fire Electromagnetic Railgun From An Offshore Vessel::Japan has successfully test-fired a medium-caliber maritime electromagnetic railgun from an offshore platform, as it continues to advance its defenses in the face of burgeoning regional security threats.

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[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Damn, I was just researching EM based weaponry for a fiction book. Didn't expect to see this kind of news for a few years based on what I found.

[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Been possibly for a long time. Whether or not it’s a practical solution is another story.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Eh, I could hand wave the important bits behind "war-time research and development in a universe where physics isn't exactly the same", but it wouldn't really work for the story I want to tell. I want it to highlight a bit of an important side character, so if I'm hand waving their area of expertise, it falls apart.