Recently, the United States Navy decided to shelve its electromagnetic railgun (EMRG) project. Soon after the news release, Chinese state-owned media started publicizing that country’s progress in electromagnetic railguns and suggesting that it has surpassed the United States in the field.
The electromagnetic railgun is a new concept weapon. It uses electromagnetic forced to launch non-exploding projectiles at a speed exceeding Mach 7 (i.e. seven times the speed of sound), and a range of up to 124.3 miles. Due to the speed and high kinetic energy, the projectiles can cause considerable damage even without explosives.
