Chinese Navy PLAN Electromagnetic Railgun
Pictures have emerged on social media that show a Chinese landing ship armed with what could be a prototype railgun. If confirmed, this would be the first time any country has actually installed an electromagnetic gun system on a ship, even for test purposes, and would be a game-changing development for China’s military.
China closer to equipping warships with electromagnetic railguns, state media reports January 4, 2019 (CNN)China is getting closer to equipping its warships with electromagnetic railguns, state media reports — which, if true, means its fleet could soon boast some of the most advanced weapons technology on the planet. Citing CCTV, the state-run Global Times on Thursday reported the underlying railgun technology — which utilizes electrical power rather than explosives to launch projectiles — was based on “fully independent intellectual property,” rather than copied from other countries. Unconfirmed sightings of a Chinese landing ship apparently equipped with a test railgun in… Read more »
BEIJING has fired a new weapon at sea for the first time — a supergun powered by magnets capable of hurtling guided shells at devastating speeds. IT’s a world first. China has confirmed it has a warship-mounted electromagnetic rail gun, and that sea tests are underway. It’s a new weapon that abandons conventional gunpowder for intense — but carefully controlled — magnetic fields. These can accelerate projectiles to enormous speeds — making them fly further and more difficult to dodge. undefined RELATED: China puts a railgun on a warship The gun works by placing a projectile on an armature between… Read more »
电磁炮是利用电磁发射技术制成的一种先进动能杀伤武器。与传统大炮将火药燃气压力作用于弹丸不同，电磁炮是利用电磁系统中电磁场产生的洛伦兹力来对金属炮弹进行加速，使其达到打击目标所需的动能，与传统的火药推动的大炮，电磁炮可大大提高弹丸的速度和射程。
The images now circulating online show the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Haiyang Shan, a Type 072III-class landing ship with the pennant number 936, sitting in Wuchang Shipyard in Hubei province with a new, massive gun turret fitted on its bow. The mount appears to be fully enclosed and features a large diameter gun barrel. The other vessels in the class have a significantly smaller twin 37mm cannon in that position.