Re: [FT] Railgun Goals

At 09:50 PM 11/26/98 +1300, you wrote:
>>>or: APFSDSDU  (I think I got the letters in the right order.)
>    Armour Piercing, Fin Stabilised, Discarding Sabot, Depleted
Uranium.
>
>>Of which 2 to 4 are of questionable utility in a vacuum.
>    Sorry, only Fin Stabilised is of no use in space.
>Armour Piercing allows penetration of target armour.
>Discarding Sabot allows the use of a short, large diameter barrel to
propel
>target - even if using a electro-magnetic rail gun.

That was the other one I was not sure about.  Hence the 2 to 4 comment.
But then, why would you necessarily want a short, large diameter barrel?
Wouldn't the KV-style RGs be long accelerators?

>Depeleted Uranium allows higher projectile density - more damage done
to
>target.