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Daily Mail: Radical railgun revealed: US Navy's 'Star Wars' weapon that can fire shells at mach 6 and penetrate concrete 100 MILES away shown in public for first time
* Technology fires a shell weighing 10kg at up to 5,400mph over 100 miles
* Warships can carry dozens of conventional missiles, costing around £600,000 each, but could be loaded with hundreds of railgun projectiles, at only £15,000 each
* Weapon uses speed rather than explosives to destroy its target and comes equipped with menacing Latin motto 'I, who am speed, eradicate'
More News On The U.S. Navy's Railgun
Navy Aiming To Put Railgun On Third Zumwalt Destroyer -- FOX News
3-star: 'Lot of work' before railgun arrives in fleet -- Navy Times
NAVSEA Commander: Exotic Weapons Must Be Adapted to Warship Space, Power Capacity -- Seapower
More railguns and lasers, less gunpowder -- the Navy’s future high-tech weaponry -- Network World
Navy Considering Railgun for Third Zumwalt Destroyer -- USNI News
