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Watch the Navy's New Supergun Launch Shells at 5600 Mph
What shoots through the air at 7 times the speed of sound? It's the Navy's newest super gun, a long range weapon that uses electromagnetic technology.
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Watch the Navy’s New Supergun Launch Shells at 5600 Mph
What shoots through the air at 7 times the speed of sound? It’s the Navy’s newest super gun, a long range weapon that uses electromagnetic “Star Wars” technology. It launches projectiles that use speed, not explosives to do damage. Firing at 7 times the speed of sound, it can punch through 3 walls of reinforced concrete and costs a fraction of the price of a conventional Navy missile. But that still doesn’t mean its cheap.
