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Old 2008-10-21, 19:45   Link #1176
Daigo
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Originally Posted by Tri-ring View Post
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.
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.
How does that work? Why would feet on the legs have a better grip than treads or some other less complicated device?

Last edited by monir; 2008-10-22 at 18:12.
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