EPTthis could be a really good advantage for the country which owns it, but could also be incredibly bad if this technology became widespread.
eitherway it is interesting.
Metal Storm, new weapon technology
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[angst]chraej
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this could be a really good advantage for the country which owns it, but could also be incredibly bad if this technology became widespread. eitherway it is interesting. | ||
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SChasu
United States1505 Posts
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Kaolla
China2999 Posts
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[angst]chraej
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Regulator
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Ethenielle
Norway1006 Posts
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Last Romantic
United States20665 Posts
You could create a good anti-missile defense with such technology, unlike USA's current missile to missile, which works like 0.1% of the time. But if everyone and his kid brother somehow got hands on this gun... street fighting would become insane. Also, probably quite expensive to buy that much ammunition. | ||
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Regulator
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
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Servolisk
United States5241 Posts
 I don't think this would this would practically work out as an anti-missle defense. I don't understand where the energy is coming from. It looks like it would need a lot... | ||
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jtan
Sweden5891 Posts
Rather life saving for someone else | ||
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Last Romantic
United States20665 Posts
On October 20 2006 12:34 Servolisk wrote: Ugh I don't think this would this would practically work out as an anti-missle defense. I don't understand where the energy is coming from. It looks like it would need a lot... Yeah, I think it would... I always thought this system was magnetic [there was news about it awhile ago] but apparently it's electronic? rather strange. | ||
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Random()
Kyrgyz Republic1462 Posts
Just simple math: standard 9 mm pistol round weighs about 8 grams. When fired at 350 m/s, such round creates a 2,8 kg*m/s recoil impulse. So handling it is equal to stopping a 1 kg brick someone thrown at you, no big deal. But if it fires 16000 such rounds per minute, the recoil \"brick\" will weigh 250 kilos. In other words, if you weigh 70kg, in one second your body will receive enough impulse to achieve a speed of 10 m/s, or 36 km/h. | ||
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Random()
Kyrgyz Republic1462 Posts
On October 20 2006 12:48 penitent exile wrote: [removed quote within quote] Yeah, I think it would... I always thought this system was magnetic [there was news about it awhile ago] but apparently it's electronic? rather strange. I think they talk not about a magnetically driven bullet (aka railgun), but rather a usual chemically powered bullet, but instead of hitting it to make the gunpowder explode they ignite it electrically, thus "no moving parts" and "reliability", as if electrical ignition can't fail. | ||
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Aukai
United States1183 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32278 Posts
Imagine counter strike with a rapid fire weapon like this. Its like a hax, =[. | ||
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SCNewb
Canada2210 Posts
looks great too........definitely deadly in the wrong hands though | ||
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DarK]N[exuS
China1441 Posts
On October 20 2006 12:59 Random() wrote: Sounds pretty much like bullshit to me. 16000 RPM (or did he even say RPS)? Imagine how much recoil and heat such rate of fire would generate, it would be totally useless for handguns (I suppose that recoil is about the only thing limiting handgun firepower, there is no technological problems of creating ultra-powerful handguns except that the one who uses it would be decimated, such as minigun), and even mounted on a superheavy stationary turret it\'ll cause enormous barrel wear. Electric triggering is also not a new concept, it has been used in conjuction with caseless ammunition in projects such as H&K G11. Just simple math: standard 9 mm pistol round weighs about 8 grams. When fired at 350 m/s, such round creates a 2,8 kg*m/s recoil impulse. So handling it is equal to stopping a 1 kg brick someone thrown at you, no big deal. But if it fires 16000 such rounds per minute, the recoil \"brick\" will weigh 250 kilos. In other words, if you weigh 70kg, in one second your body will receive enough impulse to achieve a speed of 10 m/s, or 36 km/h. Um dude, 16000 out of a CANNON with like 16 barrels and multiple barrels within barrels. Like they said AND showed. | ||
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Kennigit
Canada19447 Posts
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ChoboCop
United States954 Posts
On October 20 2006 12:59 Random() wrote: Sounds pretty much like bullshit to me. 16000 RPM (or did he even say RPS)? Imagine how much recoil and heat such rate of fire would generate, it would be totally useless for handguns (I suppose that recoil is about the only thing limiting handgun firepower, there is no technological problems of creating ultra-powerful handguns except that the one who uses it would be decimated, such as minigun), and even mounted on a superheavy stationary turret it\'ll cause enormous barrel wear. Electric triggering is also not a new concept, it has been used in conjuction with caseless ammunition in projects such as H&K G11. Just simple math: standard 9 mm pistol round weighs about 8 grams. When fired at 350 m/s, such round creates a 2,8 kg*m/s recoil impulse. So handling it is equal to stopping a 1 kg brick someone thrown at you, no big deal. But if it fires 16000 such rounds per minute, the recoil \"brick\" will weigh 250 kilos. In other words, if you weigh 70kg, in one second your body will receive enough impulse to achieve a speed of 10 m/s, or 36 km/h. Impressive analysis. Are you a weapons/physics engineer?  | ||
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