Currently, if you are hiding behind a sand dune twenty four miles from a U.S. Naval vessel you are relatively safe in your hideout. The Navy's current MK45 five-inch gun has a range of less than twenty three miles. It goes without saying that their missiles have a much further range. If you so choose to make an attempt to intercept a Naval vessel making passage through the Straits of Hermoz, you may also want to reconsider your options.

On Junuary 31, 2007, the U.S. Navy test fired an incredibly powerful new gun that is designed to replace conventional weaponry aboard U.S. Navy ships. "The big gun uses electromagnetic energy instead of explosive chemical propellants to fire a projectile farther and faster. The railgun, as it is called, will ultimatley fire a projectile more than 230 miles with a muzzle velocity seven times the speed of sound (Mach 7) and a velocity of Mach 5 at impact. "

The Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughhead is a man after my own heart when he was quoted as saying when asked about the need for a weapon of this type. "I never want to see a Sailor or Marine in a fair fight. I always want them to have the advantage"