“An electromagnetic rail gun, called the Blitzer rail gun, has been tested firing bullets at Mach 6 – six times the speed of sound. Designed by San Diego based General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems, the Blitzer rail gun uses electromagnets to send its projectiles hurtling off at thousands of miles per hour. Rail guns use electricity instead of gunpowder to accelerate a projectile at six or seven times the speed of sound.”
“Using an electromagnetic force known as the Lorenz Force, the gun accelerates a projectile between two rails that conduct electricity, before launching it at ferocious speed. This means the rail gun can fire further than conventional guns and maintain enough kinetic energy to inflict tremendous damage”
(H/T: The Truth About Guns)
