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DEW is the future,no need for projectiles anymore.

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There will always be the need for projectile weapons. Directed energy weapons can't be lobbed at an enemy position on the other side of a mountain, for example.

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Not a great example. Railguns require line of sight. It's effectively a high velocity cannon, not a mortar or artillery.

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True. I wasn't thinking of a railgun when I used that example. My response was unclear.

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DEW strike from above(drones) Rail guns are gone for a reason,there are more efficient weapon systems now

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You think a fucking drone has the ability to generate the current required for a DEW? Maybe if it's the size of a 737.

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DEW "Directed Energy Weapon"

Wouldn't that be a regular gun since its directing kinetic energy?

I know what you mean, but all guns direct energy.

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Yeah I don't know if its dead so much as publicly shelved. The energy requirements would make it unsuited for a mobile platform. The potential for electromagnetically propelled projectiles is huge in my opinion. What is the current maximum velocity that we can accelerate something with these things? Imagine the damage if you could propell a 50 caliber ball to 1/100 lightspeed.