China's Deadly Naval Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Can America Match It? The National Interest


China's railgun tech on a surprising fast track Asia Times

China's ship railgun was reportedly first tested in 2014, with its development starting in 2011. Apart from large ship-mounted railguns, China announced in 2019 plans to develop magnetized plasma artillery derived from railgun technology. The technology involves creating a layer of plasma inside artillery gun barrels using electromagnetism.


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Back in February, photos circulating on social media appeared to show a railgun-esque deck gun mounted on the bow of the Type 072III-class landing ship Haiyang Shan.


China closer to equipping warships with railguns, state media reports CNN

The Chinese navy's prototype railgun has made a new public appearance, this time under way. Its profile and the markings of the testbed vessel on which it is mounted indicate that it is likely the.


Is This Chinese Navy Ship Equipped With An Experimental Railgun?

China has unveiled a super-ship concept, a railgun-armed nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, reviving an old Soviet concept in line with its bastion strategy in the South China Sea. However, it may be more of a prestige weapon than a viable warship design.


Does China's Navy Really Have a Railgun? (Or Is It a Hoax?) The National Interest

While the U.S. Navy is reportedly struggling to build cannon-sized railguns for its ships, not only has China already put a railgun-armed ship to sea, it is now showing off rifle- and.


DRDO Railgun The Future Weapon Of Indian Navy YouTube

The Chinese navy plans to field its own secretive version of the electromagnetic railgun on naval vessels as early as 2025, according to a U.S. intelligence assessment first reported by CNBC.


China'Watch'Canada PHOTOS of Chinese ‘secret railgun’ mounted on ship emerge online

The Chinese military has been conducting electromagnetic research since the mid-1980s, and as recently as 2015, a Chinese defense firm claimed to have achieved a major breakthrough on applying.


China May Be Testing a ShipMounted Railgun

Photos shared on Twitter show that the Chinese Navy's Type 072III landing ship tank (LST) Haiyang Shan, #936, has a new turret installed on its bow, replacing the H/PJ76F 37mm anti-aircraft.


China's Deadly Naval Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Can America Match It? The National Interest

A Chinese naval warship has been pictured out at sea carrying what appears to be an electromagnetic railgun. Key points: Railguns use enormous electric currents to shoot projectiles from tracks at great speed China's first railgun was revealed in 2011, and has been since tested for more range


Chinese tanklanding ship with railgun passes sea trials

A railgun (also spelled rail gun) is a linear motor device, typically designed as a weapon, that uses electromagnetic force to launch high- velocity projectiles. The projectile normally does not contain explosives, instead relying on the projectile's high kinetic energy to inflict damage. [2]


The Navy's New Railguns Will Be Able To Move Mountains The National Interest

Pictures have emerged on social media that show a Chinese landing ship armed with what could be a prototype railgun.If confirmed, this would be the first time any country has actually installed an.


China's Navy Railgun Is Out for Sea Trials. Here's Why It’s a Threat to the U.S. Navy. The

If the Chinese Railgun actually fired at a range of 200 km, as suggested by US intelligence, then the test could actually have taken place on January 14 as the maritime area closed for "military operation" that day is exactly a 220 km x 25.5 km rectangle shape.


New pic of Chinese Prototype Railgun [1800X1253] r/MilitaryPorn

December 9, 2023 by Brian Wang A group of Chinese navy engineers claim to have built an electromagnetic rail gun that can swiftly fire a multitude of projectiles without sustaining damage. There were older photos that China had mounted a full-sized railgun onto a navy ship.


Look Out America, China Is Building Navy Railguns Of Its Own The National Interest

CNN — China is getting closer to equipping its warships with electromagnetic railguns, state media reports - which, if true, means its fleet could soon boast some of the most advanced weapons.


Chinese Navy ship reportedly spotted with a deadly railgun see images

Via China Defense Blog. According to a new report, China may have beaten the U.S. to mounting a railgun on a ship. A naval vessel called the Haiyangshan, carrying what appears to be a railgun on.


Navy Pursuing Upgraded Railgun, HigherPower Laser Gun By 2020 USNI News

China's railgun first appeared in January 2018 in a photo of the Chinese navy Type 072 landing vessel Haiyang Shan while the ship reportedly was at a facility in Wuhan on the Yangtze River.