The Future of Firepower: The Disruptive Potential of the Electromagnetic Railgun

Abstract

Artillery delivered fires over the past fourteen years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan was frequently reserved for the delivery of expensive precision munitions from a single cannon or missile launch. The advancement of the Electromagnetic Railgun by the Office of Naval Research could transform the employment of artillery across the services. Specifically, a ground based Electromagnetic Railgun with increased capabilities in range, rates of fire, and precision coupled with reductions in logistics requirements, costs, and projectile weight could provide the warfighter with superior firepower capability in the close and deep fight in future wars.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 06, 2015
Accession Number
AD1178441

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Carter

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Artillery Fire
  • Artillery Units
  • Combat Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electromagnetic Guns
  • Firepower
  • Governments
  • Ground Based
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Gunfire
  • Guns
  • High Energy
  • Howitzers
  • Indirect Fire
  • Military Applications
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • New York
  • Precision
  • Projectiles
  • Propellants
  • Strategic Weapons
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • ballistics.