Say the word "railgun" around a PC gamer and they'll instantly start telling you stories about the
Quake series, and how it's such an awesome weapon in a make-believe future universe. They're right on the former, but on the latter, not so much, because railguns are real, and the US Navy has one. Here it is undergoing testing. The project, which is being overseen by the Office of Naval Research, ha...
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