These weapons use the power of an electrically induced magnetic field to launch a projectile at 3 km/s or 8.7 times the speed of sound; compared to the fastest bullet at 3.5 times the speed of sound.
What makes this even "better" for the military ships of the future is that the weight of the ship is lower because smaller projectiles are needed, no explosives are needed, and even more important the ship will not explode if the "Ship Magazine"[were all the artillery is stored on a destroyer] is hit in battle.
This is what a normal setup would look like.
The railgun system would look like this
(note how the projectile is light enough for one person to carry)
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