Japan tests equipped with electromagnetic ball weapons; Meet Js Asuka

Japan follows its development The first armed sea system using electromagnetic balls in the country. Military officials in the country visited the ship using the most advanced prototype of this technology and images show the progress of the project.

• Japan’s sea self -defense forces, commanded by Admiral Saito, supervised the JS Asuka test ship used for weapons experiments;
• In the photos shared in the X -Organ profile, you can see the old twitter, the weapon at the top of the deck at two different angles;
• The profile did not detail the reason for the visit and the current status of equipment development, but this electromagnetic ball is the latest registration;
• Currently, almost ten years after the beginning of the planning of this project is in the process of improveing ​​overall performance.

How does the Japanese defense system work?

• Japan’s electromagnetic ball development program started in the mid -2010s;
• At that time, the Ministry of Local Defense Planned Logistics Purchasing, Technology and Logistics Department as one of the priorities;
• The idea is that such a weapon is used as a defense system, not for aggressive purposes;
• Ball It can fire bullets against other explosive or unmanned armed works, such as missiles and drones;
• The first practical test of the ball was performed in October 2023 and the images were shared by the government;
• China, Russia and North Korea perform experiments similar to this technology, which is established on a ship placed on the shore of the region in the Japanese case;
• It is currently used in experiments, JS Asuka Ship has been operating since 1995 and the military ship used to verify the weapons and Japan defense systems.

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How does an electromagnetic ball work?

• An electromagnetic ball (Railgun) Unlike a laser weapon. Ball metal bullets fire, the difference of the laser weapon is the mechanism that directs the material;
• Instead of a gunpowder explosion, The electromagnetic ball uses a high -power electrical charge that produces a magnetic field;
• While shooting in this way, the bullet is on a track At the speeds above other similar equipment;

• JS AUKA’s ball It weighs about 8 tons and has a pipe of 6 meters long;
• Currently, a 40 mm -caliber -caliber metal bullets with a capacity of 120 shots per cartridge can fire;
• The speed reached in the final tests described Mach 6.5, six and a half of the sound speed and around 8,020 km/h. However, the current shooting range is up to 200 km.