Chinese electromagnetic launcher (railgun, coilgun .etc) informational pool

[clarkgap]

erhm, you were saying?

That is really an American prototype, not like this. I saw it in an IEEE journal.

 

[terranMarine]

That is really an American prototype, not like this. I saw it in an IEEE journal.

I know it's American, but he doesn't believe China was developing or at an advanced stage in this railgun tech

 

[Sommer]

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Link 1: Is This Chinese Navy Ship Equipped With An Experimental Electromagnetic Railgun?
http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zon...-with-an-experimental-electromagnetic-railgun

Link 2: Experimental Chinese Rail Gun aboard a Landing Craft...
http://www.snafu-solomon.com/2018/01/experimental-chinese-rail-gun-aboard.html

Copyright see photos watermark.
BTW, there is also a saying that, this is a new chinese 155mm artillery for landing support.(Which I hope not...)

 

[IblinI]

It is indeed the naval railgun.

 

[mkiyani]

wish Pakistan also do some RD on this as soon as possible ..

 

[Han Patriot]

you give off that vibe, it's a natural reflex of yours

The Yindu scent, you can smell it from miles away.

 

[Deino]

Guys ... can You please calm down again? No insults, no country bashing.

The one image in question (https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/chin...nformational-pool.527739/page-2#post-10066770) is an US-rail-gun, there's nothing to debate and this one shown yesterday a Chinese one. Period.

Every other additional off-topic post is ranting and trolling.

 

[python-000]

Congratulation CHINA for this Great Achievement....

 

[Deino]

via @cirr 's post in the other thread

 

[nika]

 

[Mitho1980]

Why no secrecy?

 

[aimarraul]

Why no secrecy?

no need for secrecy when it's ahead of the curve

 

[conworldus]

nika's picture is of much better quality than the one above! Thank you. This is DEFINITELY a rail gun, instead of a large conventional gun some have speculated. The thicken base of the barrel probably contains electric coil. My only thought is that, this gun is going to require so much electricity, so for actual deployment instead of testing, would you need a type 055 size ship with all electric propulsion just to power it? Smaller ship may not have enough electricity, unless a smaller and more energy efficient version can be developed.

In any case, what a great advancement.

 

[Beast]

Why no secrecy?

How to keep it secret when it needs to go open sea and test it?

Plus Wuhan shipyard has many civilian ships. It just like asking why no secrecy for China first domestic build aircraft carrier?

 

[monitor]

Asia Pacific
Photos suggest China is prepping to test a electromagnetic railgun at sea
By: Mike Yeo   1 hour ago

One of two electromagnetic railgun prototypes on display aboard joint high speed vessel USS Millinocket (JHSV 3) in port at Naval Base San Diego. Along with the U.S., China has been among the countries advancing the technologies, with recent photos suggesting China is prepping to test a electromagnetic railgun at sea. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Kirsop)
MELBOURNE, Australia — Images published online appear to suggest China has mounted what looks to be a prototype electromagnetic railgun on a ship, and started trials with the possibility of testing it at sea in the near future.

If confirmed, this would make China the first country in the world to mount such a system on board a ship and take it out to sea.

The series of photos on social media shows a large turret with what appears to be a gun barrel mounted on the front of the Haiyangshan, a 7,000-ton Type 072-III Landing Ship Tank of China’s People’s Liberation Army – Navy or PLAN.



Three standard sized containers are mounted on the ship’s open deck immediately aft of the turret, which are believed to be the generators and other associated equipment needed to power a railgun. Other modifications on the ship seen in the published photos also include a new additional observation gallery and an unknown sensor atop the original superstructure, which is believed to be a control room and observation platform related to the railgun.

The bow doors used for conducting amphibious operations has also been welded shut. It is not known where the modified ship was photographed, although the Haiyangshan was previously known to serve with the PLAN’s East Sea Fleet. The ship has made at least one voyage post-modification, suggesting underway trials to test the seaworthiness of the modifications has begun.


The choice of the Type 072-III to mount such a weapon would instead of the PLAN’s Type 909 weapons testing ship would seem strange, however analysts have suggested that the power requirements of the railgun may have exceeded what the Type 909 can generate, hence the need to mount in on a Type 072-III, which has ample space above and belowdecks to accommodate power generators and other equipment.


China launches its first locally built aircraft carrier
The new carrier is based closely on the PLAN’s sole operational aircraft carrier, Liaoning, with an angled flight deck and a ski jump for short takeoff but arrested recovery operations.

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Despite the name, railguns use electromagnetic forces to launch high velocity projectiles by means of a sliding armature that is accelerated along a pair of conductive rails. The projectiles normally do not contain explosives, relying on the projectile’s high speed to inflict damage.


The electromagnetic forces impart very high kinetic energy to a projectile, easily exceeding that produced by explosive fired guns. Other advantages are the absence of explosive propellants or warheads to store and handle, as well as the low cost of projectiles compared to conventional weaponry such as cruise missiles, while the high speed of their projectiles make them difficult to defend against.

The United States Naval Surface Warfare Center’s Dahlgren Division has demonstrated a railgun firing 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) projectiles in October 2006 as a prototype of a more powerful weapon to be deployed aboard Navy warships. Development of this technology is continuing, with the Office of Naval Research demonstrating in mid-2017 the ability to launch a “multi shot salvo” of two projectiles in a 12-second span.

However, these are land-based systems, and no railgun has yet been fitted on to a ship of the U.S. Navy although plans a afoot for ship mounting and integration tests this year.



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