r/BeAmazed • u/Wooden-Journalist902 • Nov 15 '25

Technology Hypersonic railgun round goes through metal plates like they are made of paper.

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u/bit_pusher Nov 15 '25

I worked in a lab testing high velocity projectiles against armor plating. Both using a rail gun and a two stage light gas gun. I’m am super surprised, a little alarmed, they are doing this in the open and not into a target tank. Holy shrapnel Batman

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u/Kittysmashlol Nov 15 '25

I expect that the only people anywhere near this are safe in a very thick concrete structure behind the gun