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[[File:Internet Railgun example.png|thumb|250px|Schematic diagram of a railgun]] | [[File:Internet Railgun example.png|thumb|250px|Schematic diagram of a railgun]] | ||
A '''railgun''', alternatively spelled '''rail gun''', is a type of electromagnetic projectile weapon. While often confused with [[coilgun]]s, rather than accelerating their projectiles through the use of magnetic coils, railguns, as their name suggests, utilize magnetic rails to perform this task. More precisely, a railgun accelerates a conductive projectile along a pair of metal rails, using two sliding or rolling contacts that permit a large electric current to pass through the projectile. This current interacts with the strong magnetic fields generated by the rails and this accelerates the projectile. | A '''railgun''', alternatively spelled '''rail gun''', is a type of electromagnetic projectile weapon. While often confused with [[coilgun]]s, rather than accelerating their projectiles through the use of magnetic coils, railguns, as their name suggests, utilize magnetic rails to perform this task. More precisely, a railgun accelerates a conductive projectile along a pair of metal rails, using two sliding or rolling contacts that permit a large electric current to pass through the projectile. This current interacts with the strong magnetic fields generated by the rails and this accelerates the projectile. |