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by hw_penfold 2863 days ago
The 32GB of RAM is silly, because virtual machines, and PCI buses lol.

But I suspect the 150 mile marker has some other objective driving factor behind the reasoning for that number, which Amazon incidentally has some advanced insight on, due to other commitments.

It probably draws directly from line-of-sight targeting at visible horizons for some sort of specific altitude. Zero altitude, mean sea level gets you maybe a thirty mile shot with conventional artillery, targeting a multi-story building. But then again, rail guns seem to be capable of sending shells or slugs over 200 miles [0], so who knows...

[0] https://www.cnet.com/news/futuristic-navy-railgun-with-220-m...