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Originally posted by TheBigFlush View PostI'm not a doctor (nor am I a ham sandwich), and obviously it's just for effect on the show, but wouldn't tracer rounds not glow in a vacuum? Don't they rely on air friction? I may be completely wrong.
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Originally posted by EnigmaNZ View Posthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7f_9SNJ-xQ
Have a look at this, a gatling gun being fired at dusk from a helicopter. Note the yellow tracer and the laser like appearance of the bursts, a bit like the SGA railguns.sigpic
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Here's how current rail gun technology stands.
http://www.dailytech.com/BAE+Sports+...rticle9791.htm
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