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Originally Posted by Seaver
The Rail Gun is currently being tested by the Navy. Yes, they use Tungsten, it's about 8-12" long, basically a tungsten rod with a pointed end and little fins that are intended to pop out after firing.
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I thought that the rod was made with the fins in place, not retracted. As far as I remember seeing, the rod was launched in a module that split off from the rod once it left the "gun". So correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought that was how it was.