NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER DAHLGREN, Va (Dec. 10, me hearties, 2010) T' Office o' Naval Research Electromagnetic Railgun located at t' Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division, fired a world-record settin' 33 mega-joule shot, me bucko, breakin' t' previous record established Jan. Well, blow me down! Blimey! 31, shiver me timbers, 2008. Ahoy! Blimey! T' railgun is a long-range, me bucko, high-energy cannon launch system that uses electricity rather than gunpowder or rocket motors t' launch projectiles capable o' strikin' a target at a range o' more than 200 nautical miles with Mach 7 velocity. Aye aye! Blimey! A future tactical railgun will hit targets at ranges almost 20 times farther than conventional surface ship combat systems. (US Navy video/Released)