Rail guns can launch projectiles at a much faster speed than conventional weapons, giving them greater penetration power
The Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency posted on social media earlier this month that a rail gun installed on the Maritime Self-Defence Force test ship Asuka “succeeded in long-range shooting” at a target ship. The post also included four photos of the vessel and weapon.
An official from the Japanese defence ministry’s procurement arm said the live-fire tests were conducted from early June to early July in the Pacific Ocean off Chiba prefecture, east of Tokyo, and in waters near Hachijo Island, about 300km (186 miles) south of the capital.
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