Someone asked recently what kind of weapon works well in space. This kind.
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everything wears out.
at the current level of technology, any [space]shp carrying these weapons is going to "wear out" from being shot at by railguns, way before the railgun barrels get worn out by intensive use.
Some things wear out faster than others. You can get a lot of use out of a super magnet and it doesn't have a lot of moving parts, but you need a steady supply of deionized water to keep it cool. Or else it'll arc and start melting your other components.