@Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agoWhich of your favorite sci-fi tech seems achievable in a reasonable timeframe, say 100 years?message-square105fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhich of your favorite sci-fi tech seems achievable in a reasonable timeframe, say 100 years?@Zonefive@sh.itjust.works to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square105fedilink
minus-squareToes♀linkfedilink0•4 months agoRailguns, there already exist prototypes that destroy themselves. So close!
minus-square@surewhynotlem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink0•4 months agoI thought we already had rail guns on ships?
minus-square@scintilla@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilink0•4 months agoNo. Well kinda. The Ford class uses what is basically a rail gun to launch planes but big navy decided against continuing development on railguns as a weapon.
Railguns, there already exist prototypes that destroy themselves. So close!
I thought we already had rail guns on ships?
No. Well kinda.
The Ford class uses what is basically a rail gun to launch planes but big navy decided against continuing development on railguns as a weapon.