ELECTROMAGNETIC GUN FIRE
An electromagnetic railgun is fired at 10.64 megajoules with a muzzle velocity of 2,520 meters per second at Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Va., Jan. 31, 2008. U.S. Navy photo

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An M109A6 Paladin self-propelled 155mm howitzer belonging to Bravo Battery, 1-41 Field Artillery Battalion stands ready on the gun line here. It can fire 96-pound projectiles up to a distance of 24,000 meters in direct support of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, Regimental Combat Team-6, and the 3rd Brigade, 1st Division of the Iraqi Army.Photo submitted 04/08/2007 Taken by Lance Cpl. Christopher Zahn

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