Electromagnetic railgun firing - video

[WmRMeyers]

I worked at Eglin AFB, FL, back in the mid-to-late 70's, and at that time, they were using something called a cine theodolite camera to track the bombs and missiles they were launching. I was a still photographer, and taking BDA (Battle Damage Assessment) photos after the drops. The base paper published a cine theodolite photo of a GBU-15 laser-guided bomb diving through the drivers-side window on a deuce-and-a-half truck. Very dramatic shot, sorry I can't find it again. They did some neat stuff back then. Later, in early 1991, I got to see video of live drops of the GBU-15's in Iraq during Desert Storm, and look at the BDA video footage as well. I doubt the Iraqis were as happy to see that stuff as I was.

Bill