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Tashiro
post Jul 3 2013, 12:08 AM
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post Jul 3 2013, 03:17 AM
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QUOTE (Krishach @ Aug 2 2012, 11:53 PM) *
Guided rounds for a railgun will be a problem. If I recall, the largest problem the military had with the railgun was not the making-it-work part, but was the making-it-work... but-not-melt-the-gun part. Their rounds also turn to slag, especially at higher velocities.

-- I'm not aware of any railgun that has a muzzle velocity high enough to begin ablating the armature from atmospheric friction (but it only needs to last long enough to hit something it doesn't just fizzle away immediately after leaving the barrel). The current major issue for railguns (has been for the last decade) is abrasion of the rails caused by arcing currents and thermal management.

-- As most railgun projects are paired with a guided projectile I'm not sure if that is a problem. As is noted in studies, you don't actually need the electronics active during the launch.
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post Sep 12 2013, 07:30 PM
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Robotic Muscles are soon to be a thing - this is probably what we'd expect for cyberlimbs, but it is interesting to notice that they're needing a lot less 'muscle' for the amount of strength that can be created. The way I see it, a human-sized cyberlimb could possibly push into the Strength 9+ category without much effort. By 2050? I'm sure it would be refined to the point where you would get beyond your normal augmented cap.
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