Hybrid Chemical/Electrical guns

invalid@example.com (Uso), Uso
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 07:13:20 +0000
Setting Discussion

What reason is there for a combination Chemical/Electrical gun?

Sure, you could build a conventional chemically powered gun with black powder and everything, and then further accelerate the bullet with a coilgun at the end... but my initial thought was that this would be needless complex. Would there be any advantages to using both types of propellant to contribute 50% of the firepower over just making a weapon that gets all its firepower from one type?

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