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Sathenu
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:22:00 -
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/01/us_navy_railgun_test_video_success/
Awsome!!!
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Sathenu
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:22:00 -
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/01/us_navy_railgun_test_video_success/
Awsome!!!
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traderalt toon
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:36:00 -
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Linkage
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Misty Rains
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:36:00 -
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Linkage
Linkified.
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traderalt toon
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:36:00 -
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Linkage
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Misty Rains
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:36:00 -
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Linkage
Linkified.
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Sathenu
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:37:00 -
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Edited by: Sathenu on 01/02/2008 11:37:33
bah what a noob mistake ...
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:48:00 -
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and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company 
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lofty29
Reikoku
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:54:00 -
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 Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 11:58:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits  ).
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Irish Whiskey
Caldari
The Black Fleet
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:19:00 -
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Quote:
Still, if these and other technical niggles can be ironed out
excuse me?
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Shalia Ripper
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:23:00 -
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Edited by: Shalia Ripper on 01/02/2008 12:24:29
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Jet engine = German. Sir Frank Whittle was good, but not that good.
Oops, called Frank John by accident. Damn Whittles.
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Entilzah Valen
Band of Builders Inc.
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:30:00 -
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Go Go Gadget Dahlgren!
Cruisers and Destroyers with reactors and 200 mile inland projectile ranges.
I can see it now.
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Entilzah Valen
Band of Builders Inc.
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:34:00 -
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And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
What would be the point of that when you can turn the final product over to someone like Lockheed Martin or United Defense and deploy it on multiple platforms throughout all branches of the military?
(PS to the moderator  )
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Spaced Skunk
9omH
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:57:00 -
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Originally by: Shalia Ripper
Edited by: Shalia Ripper on 01/02/2008 12:24:29
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Jet engine = German. Sir Frank Whittle was good, but not that good.
Oops, called Frank John by accident. Damn Whittles.
Yes this is true, the goverment funding for Whittle stopped after they failed to keep interest, however years later his engine design was used. The first jet plane was though indeed german, even if Whittle did start work on his before.
To Spawny, a great guy, a great laugh. Rest in peace buddy.
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Dheorl
Rionnag Alba
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2008.02.01 12:59:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Don't forget the supersonic jet.
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Hooch Flux
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:11:00 -
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Originally by: Dheorl
Originally by: Kirjava
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Don't forget the supersonic jet.
Don't get me started!
I say prep for dustoff, nuke the site from orbit...
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Vladimir Ilych
Gradient
Electus Matari
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:34:00 -
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So it has 10.6 megajoules of pwn. How much does a conventional DU tank round have I wonder?
Originally by: MotherMoon
I got a mail telling me I could buy eve gold.
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Concordokken Plox
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:41:00 -
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Edited by: Concordokken Plox on 01/02/2008 13:41:20
Originally by: Irish Whiskey
Quote:
Still, if these and other technical niggles can be ironed out
excuse me?
to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way
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to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:45:00 -
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Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:50:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
Its just that the people who run britain will refuse to pay for it, nothing to do with which country the company who owns the pattents/blueprints is in I'm afraid. The Brits could of gotten this done instead of building a new generation of nukes but no, they chose the less useful route of a weapon that will only ever be used once, thats more expensive to maintain etc. etc. etc.
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Wendat Huron
Stellar Solutions
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:51:00 -
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When will we see a corpse of something being shot by that?
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 13:59:00 -
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Originally by: Wendat Huron
When will we see a corpse of something being shot by that?
You won't...there won't be one left.
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Grimpak
Gallente
Trinity Nova
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Posted - 2008.02.01 14:48:00 -
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Edited by: Grimpak on 01/02/2008 14:48:55
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
Go Go Gadget Dahlgren!
Cruisers and Destroyers with reactors and 200 mile inland projectile ranges.
I can see it now.
dude, the return of the battleship and dreadnaught perhaps?
if in the railgun world bigger = better, you would want to slap a few big ones on the biggest platform possible.
and considering the stress that each railgun barrel is fated to have, a ship needs to have a large storage area, or at least a competent repair/recycling facility to grab on the used barrels and make them functional again.
also considering the mainframes for the targetting computers and such.
and the size of the reactors needed to power the railgun alone, nevermind backups and auxiliary ones.
it will be like it was back in the WWII, but instead sea battles being made by cruisers and heavy cruisers at 10/20km range, we will have battles made at 100/200km range.
Only diference is, you can't blow up a behemoth by slapping a bomb in their ammo storage area now
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Irish Whiskey
Caldari
The Black Fleet
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Posted - 2008.02.01 14:48:00 -
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Originally by: Concordokken Plox
to criticize, esp. constantly or repeatedly, in a peevish or petty way
or
to spend too much time and effort on inconsequential details
Ah ok thanks, I didnt even think about looking it up. I am amazed I can say this at work.
"Steve is such a niggler!"
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Grimpak
Gallente
Trinity Nova
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Posted - 2008.02.01 14:55:00 -
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Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Wendat Huron
When will we see a corpse of something being shot by that?
You won't...there won't be one left.
depends of the slug actually.
if you fire one that is sharp and small enough, it would be so fast and entering so hot that you would gain a new hole from one side to another and totally cauterized
now, if you're shot by something, let's say, a 88mm sized one, you would be pretty much transformed into a pulp. literally.
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Shalia Ripper
Caldari
Caldari Provisions
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Posted - 2008.02.01 14:57:00 -
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Originally by: Spaced Skunk
Originally by: Shalia Ripper
Edited by: Shalia Ripper on 01/02/2008 12:24:29
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Jet engine = German. Sir Frank Whittle was good, but not that good.
Oops, called Frank John by accident. Damn Whittles.
Yes this is true, the goverment funding for Whittle stopped after they failed to keep interest, however years later his engine design was used. The first jet plane was though indeed german, even if Whittle did start work on his before.
I forgot, the English built the first jet passenger aircraft....to crash.
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Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:01:00 -
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Originally by: Grimpak
if you fire one that is sharp and small enough, it would be so fast and entering so hot that you would gain a new hole from one side to another and totally cauterized
Think micrometeorites in space 
They don't kill you, you might not even notice they hit you, but the loss of air sure does suck.
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Hooch Flux
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:06:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Grimpak
if you fire one that is sharp and small enough, it would be so fast and entering so hot that you would gain a new hole from one side to another and totally cauterized
Think micrometeorites in space
They don't kill you, you might not even notice they hit you, but the loss of air sure does suck.
Actually it Blows!!!
Sorry, couldn't resist!
I say prep for dustoff, nuke the site from orbit...
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Grimpak
Gallente
Trinity Nova
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:06:00 -
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Originally by: Akita T
Originally by: Grimpak
if you fire one that is sharp and small enough, it would be so fast and entering so hot that you would gain a new hole from one side to another and totally cauterized
Think micrometeorites in space
They don't kill you, you might not even notice they hit you, but the loss of air sure does suck.
yeah you feel this needle-like sharp thing trespassing your leg, but you won't give it that much importance untill you start running low on O2
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:08:00 -
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Originally by: Grimpak
Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Wendat Huron
When will we see a corpse of something being shot by that?
You won't...there won't be one left.
depends of the slug actually.
if you fire one that is sharp and small enough, it would be so fast and entering so hot that you would gain a new hole from one side to another and totally cauterized
now, if you're shot by something, let's say, a 88mm sized one, you would be pretty much transformed into a pulp. literally.
He said shot by "that" referring to it specifically (I think), I think (and hope) that one fires nice big slugs that make you dissappear...just because that would be cool, but small railguns with small slugs would be like a lightsaber in effect, makes a hole on both ends and dries everything up just like you said 
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:28:00 -
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Originally by: Shalia Ripper
I forgot, the English built the first jet passenger aircraft....to crash.
ZING!
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Avery Fatwallet
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:31:00 -
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Edited by: Avery Fatwallet on 01/02/2008 15:32:32
edit: nvm i mixed up coil gun and rail gun.
anyways, there is a real working railgun site on the web, from two guys that built a railgun. very small but very working. and very years old too.
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Frezik
Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment
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Posted - 2008.02.01 15:43:00 -
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Originally by: Avery Fatwallet
Edited by: Avery Fatwallet on 01/02/2008 15:32:32
edit: nvm i mixed up coil gun and rail gun.
anyways, there is a real working railgun site on the web, from two guys that built a railgun. very small but very working. and very years old too.
Power Labs does all sorts of stuff along those lines, including both coil and rail guns.
Laboratory rail guns have been around for decades, and the basic theory goes back over a century. It's just that capacitor and reactor technology are catching up to make it a practical weapon.
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Janu Hull
Caldari
Terra Incognita
Dark Matter Coalition
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:31:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
The US had no problem using British Harriers, I don't see where this will present a problem.
And for those who think 10 Mj is something, wait till this thing revvs up to 32Mj.
KABLAMMO!
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Janu Hull
Caldari
Terra Incognita
Dark Matter Coalition
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:34:00 -
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Originally by: Dheorl
Originally by: Kirjava
Americans believe they invented the lightbulb, television, motorcar, jet engine (we realy hold a grudge over this one, the USAF wanted to pool resources, they had nothing we had a proto, took the proto and said it was too secret to share with the Brits ).
Don't forget the supersonic jet.
And hypersonic. We've been up to Mach 6+.
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Janu Hull
Caldari
Terra Incognita
Dark Matter Coalition
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:34:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
We do, now get back to licking my boots.
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:38:00 -
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Originally by: Janu Hull
Originally by: lofty29
Originally by: Gyfrex
and not a single mention of the fact that the thing was built by a British owned company
Qft.
******* amerifags think they do everything.
We do, now get back to licking my boots.
Will do as soon as you get back to sucking off on our R&D, Scientists and Doctors.
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Doctor Fruitloop
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:39:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
We do, now get back to licking my boots.
Will do as soon as you get back to sucking off on our R&D, Scientists and Doctors.
Zing!
Originally by: me bored
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Frezik
Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:40:00 -
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Originally by: Janu Hull
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
The US had no problem using British Harriers, I don't see where this will present a problem.
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 16:41:00 -
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Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 18:52:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
Days of the Harrier are over, bring on the F-35B!
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 18:58:00 -
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Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
Days of the Harrier are over, bring on the F-35B!
Okay, I just want to know we have the best of the best. If we modify the F-35B for our own needs then thats good enough.
Eurofighter still kicks arse though - saw one at an airshow....
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 19:03:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
Days of the Harrier are over, bring on the F-35B!
Okay, I just want to know we have the best of the best. If we modify the F-35B for our own needs then thats good enough.
Eurofighter still kicks arse though - saw one at an airshow....
The F-35 (aka the Joint Strike Fighter) was developed by a load of nations (Britain, US, Australia are the ones that come to mind the most, but theres at least 5 more) so lotsa people are gunna have it. Eurofighter is a great interceptor...but with the days of close range dogfights over and its lack of stealth technology its gunna suffer compared to the 5th gen fighters like the F-22 or the F-35.
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Ademaro Imre
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.02.01 19:26:00 -
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Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
And they will probably NEVER manufacture the final, finished product once its developed.
Well, given it's a British company assume that even if the US is the client that Britain will have the technological knowhow to build it's own rails aswell.
The US get's the guns, we get the patents.
Not legally. Unless there is some sort of international treaty between the US and the UK, or the the US has given permission, the D.o.D. owns all the material and technology. If it was like anything where I worked before where we worked on lithium ion cells for air-to-air missiles and tank mounted laser guns, there will be a physical requirement that the research be done in the US and all material to stay in the US. Alcatel a french owned company, owned ours - they sent people to help us on projects, but the only thing they got out of our DoD contracts were profits.
In fact, a little web research shows the BAE has a division in Minniapolis where its doing this work. And, this contract is not involving only BAE, there are 16 other entities involved.
This is probably the best overview of the program, research plans, lethality and all the works; Liny
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ToxicFire
Phoenix Knights
Dark Nebula Galactic Empire
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Posted - 2008.02.01 20:17:00 -
[46]
Edited by: ToxicFire on 01/02/2008 20:16:56
Not the first RL railgun but first weapon's grade design prototype usage, we've had railguns for years.
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.01 20:26:00 -
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Point is, if all goes ****** with relations with the USofA, Britain can quickly build Railguns as we have the technical knowhow - noone respects those kinds of treatys during a conflict.
That will hopefully never happen but the point is, we can should we need to.
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JetJon
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Posted - 2008.02.01 20:51:00 -
[48]
Edited by: JetJon on 01/02/2008 20:57:40
not the first, just the biggest that i know of, and first military application that i know of Linkage
didnt see the other link.
this thread shows nothing new. a kid working in his basment while going to shcool full time made a nice railgun, the bigger one just cost more money to make. its still useless.
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DubanFP
Caldari
Four Rings
Phalanx Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.01 21:10:00 -
[49]
Hate to break it to you but there's been working railguns for years. The problem isn't making a railgun that works "that is very easy". The problem is making a railgun that won't destroy the barrel the first time you shoot it.
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Bish Ounen
Gallente
Omni-Core Freedom Fighters
Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2008.02.01 21:19:00 -
[50]
Originally by: Kirjava
Point is, if all goes ****** with relations with the USofA, Britain can quickly build Railguns as we have the technical knowhow - noone respects those kinds of treatys during a conflict.
That will hopefully never happen but the point is, we can should we need to.
Actually, if you had read Ademaro Imre's post, the patent info and everything is held on US soil. So even if Britain and America were to have a catastrophic falling out and go to war with one another, England STILL wouldn't have railguns, unless they had already leased the technology back from the US, or developed their own in-house using another company.
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.01 22:00:00 -
[51]
Edited by: Gyfrex on 01/02/2008 22:01:01
Originally by: Bish Ounen
Originally by: Kirjava
Point is, if all goes ****** with relations with the USofA, Britain can quickly build Railguns as we have the technical knowhow - noone respects those kinds of treatys during a conflict.
That will hopefully never happen but the point is, we can should we need to.
Actually, if you had read Ademaro Imre's post, the patent info and everything is held on US soil. So even if Britain and America were to have a catastrophic falling out and go to war with one another, England STILL wouldn't have railguns, unless they had already leased the technology back from the US, or developed their own in-house using another company.
This, While the british may technically "own" the patents and blueprints, the US controls them, the only way to get them would be to use another section of the company with different scientists, and a modification of the blueprints, or to lease the BPs off the US, otherwise it MUST be a different company working off different blueprints, the US didn't want to give away the source code for the JSF let alone something as large scale as this, the Brits will get them, but don't expect them to be the same.
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Ademaro Imre
Caldari
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Posted - 2008.02.01 23:25:00 -
[52]
Originally by: Kirjava
Point is, if all goes ****** with relations with the USofA, Britain can quickly build Railguns as we have the technical knowhow - noone respects those kinds of treatys during a conflict.
That will hopefully never happen but the point is, we can should we need to.
What I wrote above applies more to pure research and would not apply to things already made like the HK-44 or the new guns the US is looking at and just want evaluation copies. Railguns are special and batteries that extend the flight time of air to air missiles by 6 minutes is special.
Oh course the UK has the know how, and so does the US. But there is a military axiom, I forget the name, that - your weapon is built by the lowest bidder. The US and the UK should have more cooperation on weapon systems as the overall cost is lowered because parallel development is avoided.
More than likely the majority of employees at BAE location in the US would be US citizens. To even work on those types of contracts you have to have at least some ability to pass a security clearance or at leastbe a US citizen unless the contract allows for administrators and the like. Akbar Obama Huessein, a British citizen, would certainly have to pass clearances to work on the actual research in the US if not already a US citizen. BAE would have to physcially take their paperwork, computers and employees to the UK to continue the work.
Of course, BAE is using their own technology to get the initial contract, but after that they won't have exclusive ownership or rights to their portion of the weapon system. They would have to start all over and find new contractors to start research into all the other parts of the gun.
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SoftRevolution
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Posted - 2008.02.01 23:28:00 -
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I'm surprised they aren't talking flywheels for the capacitor part of it.
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Frezik
Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment
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Posted - 2008.02.02 00:48:00 -
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Originally by: SoftRevolution
I'm surprised they aren't talking flywheels for the capacitor part of it.
Flywheels are good for storing up a lot of energy slowly and releasing it slowly. Capacitors are for storing up a lot of energy and releasing it all at once. Which is exactly what you need for a railgun.
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Bish Ounen
Gallente
Omni-Core Freedom Fighters
Ethereal Dawn
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Posted - 2008.02.02 00:53:00 -
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Originally by: SoftRevolution
I'm surprised they aren't talking flywheels for the capacitor part of it.
Actually, I'd imagine something like an advanced capacitor would probably be more practical. Less moving parts and all. Of course, I have no idea how far along this technology is, but some kind of capacitance would be necessary to store the charge before firing.
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Janu Hull
Caldari
Terra Incognita
Dark Matter Coalition
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Posted - 2008.02.02 02:11:00 -
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Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
Days of the Harrier are over, bring on the F-35B!
That is the saddest excuse for a fighter I've ever seen in my life. It looks like a pregnant dart...
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hellsknights
RennTech
SMASH Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.02 02:29:00 -
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Don't worry everyone CCP will nerf it..lol
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Sphit Kar
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Posted - 2008.02.02 12:55:00 -
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It look good in theory but I doubt the viability of this thing. Just look how much energy it need to harvest! yikes
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Gyfrex
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Posted - 2008.02.02 13:41:00 -
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Edited by: Gyfrex on 02/02/2008 13:41:57
Originally by: Janu Hull
Originally by: Gyfrex
Originally by: Kirjava
Originally by: Frezik
Actually, the US Marines have quite a problem keeping Harriers from crashing. Except for helicopters, VTOL aircraft have a really bad safety track record.
But a successful 6:1 kill/death ratio in aerial combat against the Argintinians.
Days of the Harrier are over, bring on the F-35B!
That is the saddest excuse for a fighter I've ever seen in my life. It looks like a pregnant dart...
Yeah but looks mean nothing when you're fighting from miles away.
Edit: also its not an interceptor its a Multirole fighter so it needs to be fairly clunky to carry all the bombs etc, and still maintain its stealth profile.
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DrBiologist
Caldari
W.A.S.P
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Posted - 2008.02.02 22:25:00 -
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Will all you *******s stop complaining about america? every freakin thing about america is complained about! KISS OUR ASS! stop nip picking and complain about your own country. The rail gun is joint effort with many nations working together! WHO GIVE A RATSASS ABOUT WHO DID WHAT! I geuss all this complaining is our punishment for being the world superpower 
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Kirjava
Royal Hiigaran Navy
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Posted - 2008.02.02 22:36:00 -
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Originally by: DrBiologist
Will all you *******s stop complaining about america? every freakin thing about america is complained about! KISS OUR ASS! stop nip picking and complain about your own country. The rail gun is joint effort with many nations working together! WHO GIVE A RATSASS ABOUT WHO DID WHAT! I geuss all this complaining is our punishment for being the world superpower
What does Britain pride itself on most?
Enginearing.
What is the construction of a new weapons system?
Enginearing.
Why should we give a rats ass?
Go figure.
Also give it a few years, days of 1 superpower are numbered, the EU is still being built, India and China are on the rise.
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Erayo
Caldari
Science and Trade Institute
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Posted - 2008.02.02 22:48:00 -
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Edited by: Erayo on 02/02/2008 22:53:47
Did you guys know the railgun ammo was called a slug before today?
Another word learned for me. Btw some 3rd world countries could have used that 10~MW that they wasted
edit: oops, not 10MW, 10MJ hehe, my bad
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AncientGuardian
Gallente
Intaki Liberation Front
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Posted - 2008.02.02 22:52:00 -
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darn, sombody beat me to it.
wta 425mm Railgun II
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TimGascoigne
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Posted - 2008.02.04 05:47:00 -
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zomg this is kitty proving that we are all nerds. I for one I'm now off to the Wikipedia to read up on railguns at quarter to seven in the morning lyrical time.
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Dheorl
Rionnag Alba
Triumvirate.
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Posted - 2008.02.04 10:37:00 -
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Originally by: DrBiologist
Will all you *******s stop complaining about america? every freakin thing about america is complained about! KISS OUR ASS! stop nip picking and complain about your own country. The rail gun is joint effort with many nations working together! WHO GIVE A RATSASS ABOUT WHO DID WHAT! I geuss all this complaining is our punishment for being the world superpower
The term you're after is hyperpower. There are lots (well quite a few) superpowers.
Also what the poster below you said is completely true.
I really couldn't give a crp bout america being a hyperpower, it can't actually use most of it's power anyway.
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MAXSuicide
Cosmic Fusion
When Fat Kids Attack
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Posted - 2008.02.04 10:54:00 -
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been tested a lot before mate, this one was going for the record.
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Amberly Coteaz
Amarr
Blood Corsair's
Blood Blind
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Posted - 2008.02.04 13:39:00 -
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Originally by: Grimpak
Edited by: Grimpak on 01/02/2008 14:48:55
Originally by: Entilzah Valen
Go Go Gadget Dahlgren!
Cruisers and Destroyers with reactors and 200 mile inland projectile ranges.
I can see it now.
dude, the return of the battleship and dreadnaught perhaps?
if in the railgun world bigger = better, you would want to slap a few big ones on the biggest platform possible.
and considering the stress that each railgun barrel is fated to have, a ship needs to have a large storage area, or at least a competent repair/recycling facility to grab on the used barrels and make them functional again.
also considering the mainframes for the targetting computers and such.
and the size of the reactors needed to power the railgun alone, nevermind backups and auxiliary ones.
it will be like it was back in the WWII, but instead sea battles being made by cruisers and heavy cruisers at 10/20km range, we will have battles made at 100/200km range.
Only diference is, you can't blow up a behemoth by slapping a bomb in their ammo storage area now
Im just waiting for the Krogoths...
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foolishness
Caldari
Philo Beto
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Posted - 2008.02.04 16:36:00 -
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Originally by: lofty29
******* amerifags think they do everything.
So, if you're British, did you not just call me a cigarette?
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Frezik
Basically Outdated Stereo Equiptment
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Posted - 2008.02.04 16:43:00 -
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Originally by: Dheorl
Originally by: DrBiologist
Will all you *******s stop complaining about america? every freakin thing about america is complained about! KISS OUR ASS! stop nip picking and complain about your own country. The rail gun is joint effort with many nations working together! WHO GIVE A RATSASS ABOUT WHO DID WHAT! I geuss all this complaining is our punishment for being the world superpower
The term you're after is hyperpower. There are lots (well quite a few) superpowers.
The term "superpower" is relatively new. It was invented specifically to describe the two big cold war powers. Obviously, we could use a new definition at this point, but I'm not buying this new "hyperpower" term. No one outside of the US is quite strong enough to be considered a superpower yet. They're all lacking in either economic or military power. We'll see how long that lasts, but it should be maintained for the near future.
Originally by: Erayo
Edited by: Erayo on 02/02/2008 22:53:47
Another word learned for me. Btw some 3rd world countries could have used that 10~MW that they wasted
edit: oops, not 10MW, 10MJ hehe, my bad
Whenever someone says "poor country X could have used resource Y", it needs to be backed up by a workable plan to get resource Y to country X. Lacking such a plan, the statement is simply a jumble of words.
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Patch86
Di-Tron Heavy Industries
Atlas Alliance
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Posted - 2008.02.04 17:54:00 -
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Originally by: foolishness
Originally by: lofty29
******* amerifags think they do everything.
So, if you're British, did you not just call me a cigarette?
Nope, British English is a versatile and confusing beast
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Posted - 2008.02.04 22:02:00 -
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Well looks like another P-ssing match on who did what when and better!
In the long haul in life none of this will matter it all will depend on who is using it to the best of it's AbilityÆs .
The name calling is just more of who has the biggest pee-pee not who use it the best!(just like this game)
This is about rail guns come to life! Yes they have been around so on and so forth! sci-fi meets main stream what ever you want to call it. This what the post is about not who came up with the idea in the frist place.
It is all good and bad. The bad is when you have to us it in real life, sound good till you are on the receiving end of it.
What is coming next this is the question, not who came up with it frist.
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Battleclash
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Posted - 2008.02.04 23:12:00 -
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Let's not forget that all those parts, yeah, they're made in china
Originally by: Vladimir Ilych
Stupidity is universal.
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DrBiologist
Caldari
W.A.S.P
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Posted - 2008.02.06 05:32:00 -
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they're made in china
Then we must keep our children away , they will get lead poisioning.
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