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Originally Posted by Tri-ring
Firing the railgun while in shuttle mode has a nagging problem of EMP that may render flight, navigation computers as well as the engine to shut down needing to reinitialize the system again. Not very good in a combat situation.
Especially in flight mode where there will be no system to compensate recoil.
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By that logic, railguns can't be used on anything. But yet, the Navy doesn't seem to have a problem developing them for their warships.
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Maybe the feet of the legs can grip the surface better than treds for when it is firing.
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How does that work? Why would feet on the legs have a better grip than treads or some other less complicated device?