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2016-05-29 Science & Technology
A First Look at America’s Supergun
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Posted by Steve White 2016-05-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ]  Top

#1 Lotta WTF in the article.
Still hope it scares the poopoo out of potential targets.

Take away, we're gonna need MORE POWER.
Posted by Shipman 2016-05-29 14:17||   2016-05-29 14:17|| Front Page Top

#2 I wonder how effective current ship anti-missile systems are against it?

I suspect not very. Would take a lot of energy to deflect a lump of high density metal travelling at Mach 6.

I also wonder if this is steerable in flight?
Posted by phil_b 2016-05-29 22:19||   2016-05-29 22:19|| Front Page Top

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