TerryTOH

TerryTOH

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Well, my two cents.. A rail gun is a kinetic energy weapon. Meaning that it essentially fires a projectile (similar to a bullet from a gun) that first must be brought to the correct velocity using a long tube (linear accelerator). Essentially, these are fire and forget weapons. Point at your target and pull the trigger. The tubes generally would be as long as could be accomodated by the ship. I'd guess that would make it difficult to be able to use in a targeting arc as oppos

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