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Blue_Adept

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27. Well, that's the point, isn't it?

Reply to Savannahmann (Reply #24)

Tue Apr 8, 2014, 07:30 AM

Apr 2014

If you're going to do it, do it the best way possible.

But it's also worth remembering that most defense projects end up with civilian applications and more, so it's not just a single-use kind of project.

Linkage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun#Applications

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