Ramjet artillery shell of a big size

Thread starter Destroyer500
Start date Mar 31, 2023
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Ramjet Shell

In summary, the person is trying to come up with a 1000km range artillery shell that uses a ramjet engine. They have some parameters to work with, such as height, thickness, and material of the shell, as well as the weight of the shell without engine or fuel. The range is 1000km, the max speed the shell could fire, and the fuel and engine that the person is considering.

Apr 6, 2023

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Destroyer500 said:

Havent done much research on the SR-71 but i remember that it was using a scramjet so thats a bit too far fetched for the ww2 era

The SR-71 used a conventional (Pratt & Whitney J58) turbo jet engine behind a spike ram intake. It was technology developed post WWII in the mid-1950s, and was first run in 1958.

Destroyer500 said:

Electro magnetic launch ? So the projectile is fired by a standard gun and is then accelerated ? But isnt that a railgun ? Also dont railgun throw just tungsten rods so no actual explosive payload or am i wrong ?

EM launchers are colloquially known a 'rail-guns', but they can launch any object ahead of a metal conductor. Railguns are used for a launching ballistic projectiles, but the are not limited to such objects.