Gyfrex
Minmatar
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2007.08.18 23:21:00 -
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The Type 45s look really nice spec-wise (I can't say I'm a great fan of the rather phallic looking radar tower poking out the top of it though) as do the new carriers (go RN tbh  ).
Anyway just gunna give my two cents on the whole Railgun topic. In regards to comparing it to an explosive based projectile weapon such as a .50 caliber such as the Barret M82a1 or M109, I think you're comparing the wrong things. The Railgun as stated before in this thread is in all probability going to only be mounted onto large scale platforms such as stationary silo-type bases or onto warships, a .50cal anti-material rifle is a hand-held weapon, which firstly is a very specific style of weapon, and secondly, in theory if you pumped enough power through the Railgun to boost its exit velocity (being VERY hypothetical here) you could probably cause the same amount of damage as a nuclear missile (once again I state the how hypothetical I'm being) and so its almost impossible to compare the two types of weapon. It would be better to compare the Railgun to something more large scale such as a cruise missile when looking at potential effectiveness, at least for the moment. In regards to a hand-held Railgun...keep dreaming, at least for now ^^.
Onto the whole ordeal of recoil, when using a Railgun. As someone previously stated according to newtons law, there should be at least some form of recoil, however I think in this situation it would be good to consider how the railgun actually works. The way recoil works on an explosion-based projectile weapon is that the gas rapidly expanding from the gunpowder after exiting the the weapon forces the weapon backwards, and has very little to do with the actual force, newtons law comes in when the round hits  . As such the Railgun, not using any explosives to propel the projectile, would only have minuscule amounts of recoil, and as with the explosive based projectile weapons, newtons law only really comes into effect when the round hits something. If it affected it according to newtons law, the round wouldn't go anywhere on either your standard Assault Rifle, or your super high tech Railgun .
....I think I'm right, no flaming if I'm wrong please I'm just a little weapons nerd  . Oh and sorry for the rant
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