Weapons of the new era: in Japan successfully protested the Relmerrone on the maritime platform (video)

The Japanese Reilgan has a 40mm caliber and launches a 320-gram steel shells at a speed of almost 8000 km/h. Therefore, it is possible in the future that the gun will be able to intercept hypersonic goals. Japan's purchase and logistics technology agency has registered a successful test of an electromagnetic rail gun from the maritime platform. About it reports The War Zone.

Japan states that the test of Railgan has become an important step forward for technology because the country plans to use both at sea and on Earth. Information about the conditions of testing remains limited. However, earlier it became known that Relshtron is able to shoot 40 mm steel shells weighing 320 grams. For a shot, weapons do not use a chemical explosion of powders, but electromagnets. The shot speed is 2230 m/c or 7962 km/h with a capacity of 5 million energy joules.

In the future, the Relshtron can be installed at the ATOGO class, as the ship has improved energy generation capabilities that is needed for Railgan's operation. It is possible that the development will be able to get on Japanese multi -purpose anti -missile defense ships. The speed of the shells from the Relksotron is so high that they will probably intercept different goals, including hypersonic missiles. It is possible that the USA will join the Japanese development.