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Railguns just seem to have no advantage compared to missiles. The only locations where railguns seem to make sense are in space, or low-gravity environments li
by ArkanExplorer 5y ago
Railguns just seem to have no advantage compared to missiles.
The only locations where railguns seem to make sense are in space, or low-gravity environments like the moon - specifically for launching cargo.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_driver
Even on Mars, to reach escape velocity you would need a 200km long track:
https://marspedia.org/Mass_driver https://marspedia.org/Mass_driver