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Old 01-20-2007, 06:55 AM
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Default More bang for your buck; Navy style

http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/F...ex_html?page=1

Here's a link to a 2 page article about the Navy's new electric cannons. There are pics, too. Tom Swift lives!
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Only ship I know of capable of firing a 16 inch shell were battleships, wonder if the Navy is contemplating bringing them back into service.
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