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I have been hearing about rail guns for years - so its a little surprising to me that the projectiles still cost 25k and they don't expect them to be on ships t
by netcraft 13y ago
I have been hearing about rail guns for years - so its a little surprising to me that the projectiles still cost 25k and they don't expect them to be on ships till the end of the decade.
- imdsm 13y agoThere isn't any immediate need for this, and so it isn't rushed. If all of a sudden things changed, and they needed the tech, it'd get rushed through. But why run when you can walk and still make it?
- bluedino 13y ago>> $25,000 for a railgun projectile versus $500,000 to $1.5 million for a missile It's a lot cheaper than the alternatives.
- sanoli 13y agoExactly. For what it does, and what is used today to do it, it's VERY cheap.
- penguat 13y agoI'm quite sure that the 25k price could come down, if they were being manufactured in bulk. I believe it's mostly an appropriately shaped lump of metal..?
- fit2rule 13y agoThe appropriate shaping is what costs so much, I imagine.