Re: [FT] Railgun Goals

>     A discarding sabot made of the appropriate materials allows the
most
> efficient "push" to the projectile, regardless of what the projectile
is
> made of. Which is why they are used. A short, large diameter barrel is
> easier to manufacture and aim than a long, thin barrel.

Agreed. But I think you'll agree also that a railgun (by nature) 
requires such a long thin barrell. And the pressure accelerating the 
round is not an expanding fuel air mixture such as in a CPR (HV) gun, 
but instead is either gravitic acceleration or electromagnetic 
acceleration. I'm not sure the sabot has as much use. 
 
> Andrew Martin
 
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