See the world's most powerful super gun

The US Navy has successfully developed a state-of-the-art gun, hailed as the strongest in the world and capable of completely destroying a target over 160km away with a bullet that has 8 times faster flight speed. sound speed.

The US Navy super-electromagnetic gun is advertised capable of completely destroying a target over 160km away. It is currently located at the Naval Center in Dahlgren, Virginia state. Photo: Getty Images.

At recent US naval tests at the Naval Center in Dahlgren, Virginia, a bullet fired from a new super-electromagnetic gun created 33 mega-jun forces to escape the barrel - a record new world of gun energy, 3 times more than the previous record.

A mega-jun is roughly equivalent to a 1-ton truck moving at a speed of 160.9 km / h. The power of the bullet fired, hitting a target will be 33 times that force.

Experts are testing long-range, high-energy ballistic systems that are rated as the world's strongest. Photo: Getty Images.

According to the Daily Mail , super-tech guns use bullets or missiles weighing more than 9kg. The manufacturer claims, when escaping from the barrel, the bullet takes only a few minutes to fly more than 160 km and reach the destination with absolute accuracy thanks to a speed that is considered "impossible" for the members. bullets used in conventional guns.

Diagram to simulate the operation of super electromagnetic guns. Photo: Daily Mail.

Instead of relying on an explosive like gunpowder, super guns use an explosion of electric energy to fire bullets at Mach 8 speeds. The bullet does not explode when it collides but completely destroys anything it pierce with absolute power.

Currently, US warships can only reach targets within a distance of nearly 21 km. Therefore, the US Navy hopes the new super guns will allow them to perform attacks from a much safer distance.

Instead of relying on an explosive like gunpowder, super guns use an explosion of electric energy to fire bullets. Photo: Daily Mail.

Rear Admiral Nevin Carr, who is in charge of naval research, revealed that super-electromagnetic guns could hit the arsenal on an enemy ship and "turn their explosives into their explosives". However, the US authorities admitted it would take at least 5 years, even 10 years before the weapon was ready to be used on board.

An ultra-high-speed camera recorded a super gun shot from a world record shot with 33 mega-jun energy on December 10, 2010 in Virginia (USA). The black square was the bullet when it shot out of the barrel, leaving a thick layer of smoke behind. Photo: Getty Images.

" People only see things like this in video games but they are completely real. This is a historic invention, " said Roger Ellis, director of the electromagnetic gun development program.

The program of researching and developing electric guns has consumed 211 million USD of US military in the last 5 years. The main challenge now that the US Navy is trying to study is to pass enough electricity to help super guns maintain bullets with supersonic speed.

The bullet flew away at 8 times faster than the speed of sound. Photo: Youtube.

In tests last weekend, the super gun took about 5 minutes to gather enough power before firing a bullet that flew 1.7km through the forest, causing a small explosion before falling back to earth. harmless way. Scientists say, by 2025, they will deploy the technology to double the power of the gun, allowing it to fire a bullet far away from 321.9km in 6 minutes.