China's ambition to apply super electromagnetic cannon

Not only applied on new generation multi-purpose warships, China also has ambitions to apply electromagnetic guns in many branches of its military..

According to General Ma Weiming of the Chinese Army, in the future, the country's navy will have completely new multi-purpose warships in both design and weaponry.

The multi-purpose warship will abandon the traditional weapon system including anti-ship missiles, anti-aircraft missiles and torpedoes, and switch to using a combination of electromagnetic guns and laser weapons. This general said that the advantages of electromagnetic guns and laser weapons do not need much explanation because they are too perfect.

China's future warships will be equipped with electromagnetic guns.

To realize their ambition, professors and senior experts of China's National Defense University have begun developing a research program to manufacture electromagnetic cannons and have proposed 6 advantages and 4 applications of this type of weapon.

Here are some Chinese analyses of the electromagnetic cannon "dream": 6 Advantages First: Very high speed, relatively high accuracy, strong kinetic energy of the bullet. The time the bullet flies to the damage area is short and the target is directly destroyed.

Second: If a ship can only carry 70 missiles, then when equipped with rail-mounted electromagnetic guns, the number of bullets will be up to several hundred. The electromagnetic gun's warhead is 120 mm in size, 8-10 times smaller than a conventional warhead of the same caliber, so the number of bullets on board can be significantly increased.

In addition, the small weight of the cannon and ammunition will reduce the load on the technical and logistical support system. Third: The warhead is stable in flight, balanced and easy to control, and it has a highly accurate, almost perfect trajectory.

Fourth: The electromagnetic cannon has high camouflage ability, when fired it does not create smoke, fire and shock waves, so the firing position is very safe. Fifth: The electromagnetic cannon can easily customize the power to adjust the attack range. Sixth: This weapon has a warhead that is 10 times cheaper than using conventional bombs and ammunition.

Research into the manufacture of this type of ammunition has only just begun, but in the future it promises to be an effective means of combat. 4 applications First: Electromagnetic guns can be used to defend against missiles from the air and can ensure the destruction of satellites and rockets in low orbit.

Second: The railgun could become part of battlefield artillery, significantly increasing the target engagement range to 150 km. Third: This gun could become an effective anti-tank weapon.

The US test has shown that the 25mm caliber electromagnetic warhead weighing 50g can reach a speed of 3 km/s, ensuring high armor penetration. Fourth: In the future, anti-aircraft electromagnetic guns can replace anti-aircraft missiles, and can also be used to intercept long-range anti-ship missiles.

Although China has made impressive claims about high-tech weapons, according to the defense magazine The National Interest, this electromagnetic artillery program is still on paper without any progress in the past few years of development.

According to Baodatviet