![]() ![]() These are expected to arm the China’s first 10,000-tonne destroyer, the Type 055. The guns are power intensive systems and the landing ship generates enough power to fire them. Report also say that as the US funding for rail gun has declined has “provided China a chance to catch up.” The report accepts that picture making round was released and the rail gun was indeed mounted on the bow of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN) Type 072 II landing ship Haiyangshan. Giving credence to the buzz, People’s Daily- the mouth piece of Chinese government, on February 5, quoting a Chinese military expert, said, “Though, the US has been openly developing electromagnetic guns for years, it doesn’t mean that China is far behind in this field, as the latter keeps quiet about its progress due to secrecy concerns.” ![]() ![]() This created quite a buzz among the online defence sites. After a picture of a Chinese ship with mounted Gun, resembling EMRG appeared online, the world was alarmed to the fact that China appeared to have developed a working rail gun. The Office of Naval Research (ONR)-sponsored BAE Systems developed Electromagnetic Railgun (EMRG) is a long-range weapon that fires projectiles using electricity instead of chemical propellantsĭelive ring another surprise to the military planners in the Indo-Pacific, China, reportedly, is ready to test its first ship mounted Electro Magnetic Rail Gun (EMRG). ![]()
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