Not to be less than the US Navy, the Army has tested their own electromagnetic rail gun, firing several times at Dugway Proving Grounds. Manufacturer General Atomics calls it Blitzer. I call it Hey Enemy Tank, You Have Been Blended.Blitzer will continue testing through 2010, until they fire "tactically relevant aerodynamic rounds." That means shells designed to obliterate enemy tanks, bunkers, and anything that moves on the ground. Looking at it, I can't help but to think on Cowboy Bebop and Spike's Swordfish II fighter. Just imaging General Atomics mounting an optimized model in an oversized version of their Reapers. [General Atomics via Popsci]
I mean, c'mon. Who wouldn't want one of these:
It shoots through schools. (And pretty much anything else.)
Hmm, here's a thought. I hope this thing is not pointed anywhere near the Large Hadron Collider when it's switched on, otherwise, well, the universe may decide to use it to "self-correct".
Still, EPIC WIN.
Well, is this because terrorists are routinely choosing tanks? Or is this to stop commie Russians or Chinese big box retail in a next war? Amazed and confused....
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