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USS Lincoln wasn't resupplied because Hegseth 'hid' that Iran destroyed main U.S. base: Rohde (www.ms.now)
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President Trump continues to say that Iran wants to make a deal to end the war and that the U.S. has control over the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, the president downplayed concerns about the conditions aboard the USS Lincoln. MS NOW Senior National Security Reporter David Rohde and New York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker join Stephanie Ruhle with more details and analysis.

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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

They cut the rail gun program a couple of years back or something.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

    I seem to recall reading the rail kept melting

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    I bet, it's an incredible weapon, I would think it would be a good way to start out payloads into space, instead of just rocket boosters, throw them into the air at 30k mph or whatever, then hit the boosters.

    Obviously if people are onboard that wouldn't work as the gravity force would kill them.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    The railgun projectile is comparatively tiny. The energy requirements to put anything of significance into orbit by that method would be prohibitive.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    How about Lake Cabo Venezuela, they have so much lightning they can read a newspaper at night over 200 nights of the year.

    Find places like that, set up lightning towers, with super heavy wires to carry the current (also prohibitively expensive but would pay for itself in this.) and use that, perhaps combined with added electricity. Lightning is a lot a lot, but just for an instant, which is exactly what a rail gun needs.

    But I haven't done the math maybe it's too big for lightning idk.

    The first rail guns on navy ships had a huge flywheel they would get spinning super fast then kick off electromagnets to bring it to an instant halt and generate a large spike of electricity. I think they had to be replaced regularly because the amount of current would blow them out.

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