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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5837019" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>If it helps, think of this as an AP round. A very nasty AP round.</p><p></p><p>If a small enough version could be made- as in smaller caliber & thus power requirements and recoil- this could be a great weapon for tankbusting aircraft.</p><p></p><p>In addition to the effects Umbran mentioned, even if the round doesn't actually penetrate, it could kill via spalling. We also know that plasma is generated at launch, so the round itself is likely to be quite hot...hotter than conventional rounds. It may be able to deliver some of that heat energy as well as its kinetic energy, making it a de facto incendiary round as well.</p><p></p><p>And remember, this is still early-stage stuff. It is possible that, just as in gunpowder weaponry, they may be able to develop special rounds for these weapons. A railgun version of grapeshot could be hideous, for instance.</p><p></p><p>Not only would that be nasty for antipersonnel purposes, but if used in AA emplacements, accuracy becomes a non-issue- point at an area of the sky and hit everything in it with Mach 10 slugs, and most of that stuff will fall down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5837019, member: 19675"] If it helps, think of this as an AP round. A very nasty AP round. If a small enough version could be made- as in smaller caliber & thus power requirements and recoil- this could be a great weapon for tankbusting aircraft. In addition to the effects Umbran mentioned, even if the round doesn't actually penetrate, it could kill via spalling. We also know that plasma is generated at launch, so the round itself is likely to be quite hot...hotter than conventional rounds. It may be able to deliver some of that heat energy as well as its kinetic energy, making it a de facto incendiary round as well. And remember, this is still early-stage stuff. It is possible that, just as in gunpowder weaponry, they may be able to develop special rounds for these weapons. A railgun version of grapeshot could be hideous, for instance. Not only would that be nasty for antipersonnel purposes, but if used in AA emplacements, accuracy becomes a non-issue- point at an area of the sky and hit everything in it with Mach 10 slugs, and most of that stuff will fall down. [/QUOTE]
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