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  • The issue is that large scale railguns tend to self destruct, either from the heat or from the immense forces, so it can only fire a few shots before it needs extensive maintenance, and the time it takes to recharge is quite long in most practical applications (warships and such) which is why the american military has given up on the concept.

    For launching stuff you have the same issues, except you now the payload isn’t a solid piece of metal but an intricate component which somehow needs to survive the insane acceleration (unless you use a really long barrel)