Vojnotehnički Glasnik (Jul 2010)
Elektromagnetni top - istraživački projekat ili uskoro u upotrebi? / Electromagnetic gun: Still just a research project or the reality of the operational use?
Abstract
Više od jednog veka istraživači u mnogim zemljama sveta bave se istraživanjem i razvojem elektromagnetnog (EM) topa koji bi bio u mogućnosti da lansira projektil vrlo velikim brzinama. U publikovanoj stručnoj literaturi veći broj radova odnosi se na teorijska razmatranja pojedinih fenomena električnog pogona projektila i na hardverska rešenja električnih uređaja i komponenata, a manje su dostupni javnosti radovi koji se odnose na borbenu upotrebu, koncepciju rešenja i mogućnosti primene takvog oružja u borbenim sistemima vojske. U radu se ukazuje na osnovne probleme projektovanja takvog sistema naoružanja i saopštavaju se informacije na osnovu kojih se može proceniti da li će, kada i na kakvoj platformi EM top biti uveden u operativnu upotrebu. / For more than a century researchers in many countries have been engaged in research and development of electromagnetic (EM) guns in order to launch projectiles with very high speed. In published sources many papers are related to theoretical considerations of certain phenomena of electrically driven projectiles and hardware solutions for electrical devices and components required for projectile launching. The works related to the philosophy of combat use, the concept of solutions and possibilities of application of such weapon systems are, however, less available to the public. The intention of the authors of this paper is to point out the basic problems of designing such weapon systems, and to give the readers the information on the basis of which they can assess whether it is possible, when and on what kind of platform for the EM gun to be approved for the operational use.
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