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Monday, October 24, 2011

Iranian Experts Develop Electromagnetic Gun (Railgun)

railgunIranian experts announced that they have designed and developed an electromagnetic gun that fires steel bullets without explosive propellant.

According to FNA dispatches, the home-made advanced gun (Railgun) enjoys a capability to fire thirty 8mm steel bullets per minute at targets.

The gun needs 2 seconds to recharge after each shot and fires bullets at a velocity of 330 meters per second (about the speed of the sound).

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