Ive seen part of this but not the whole thing. If its a repost Ill dlete.
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Metl Storm
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I saw this a few years ago, and if I remember correctly it uses an electronic cartridge. So you can shoot one round at a time or the whole thing at once. I believe you then just slide a new column of cartridges down the barrel and you're ready to go again.
It's some pretty neat stuff!
I saw this a few years ago, and if I remember correctly it uses an electronic cartridge. So you can shoot one round at a time or the whole thing at once. I believe you then just slide a new column of cartridges down the barrel and you're ready to go again.
It's some pretty neat stuff!
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We worked with these guys a decade ago in my past life at GD. It's a pretty cool system and they keep advancing the technology. Their rate of fire is a proven 'million rounds a minute' but the reality is that they can only package a few thousand rounds in each module.
They are electronic primer. Each projectile is packed with a slightly different charge to account for the increasing barrel length as the 'stack' gets fired. That keeps velocities constant.
One of the interesting factoids about the system is that their targeting system is derived from ink-jet printing software. Take dots of ink and substitute projectiles... and you have an idea of the accuracy and flexibility of the system.
Got a map location w. a vulnerable position on it? They can 'print' a bullet or a shell around that position with unbelieveable accuracy... like a high-resolution photo print.
Betting that in a few more years, the AC130 is using some of this technology. But that's a guess on my part. But the core technology is definitely for-real.
Cheers,
Sirhr
We worked with these guys a decade ago in my past life at GD. It's a pretty cool system and they keep advancing the technology. Their rate of fire is a proven 'million rounds a minute' but the reality is that they can only package a few thousand rounds in each module.
They are electronic primer. Each projectile is packed with a slightly different charge to account for the increasing barrel length as the 'stack' gets fired. That keeps velocities constant.
One of the interesting factoids about the system is that their targeting system is derived from ink-jet printing software. Take dots of ink and substitute projectiles... and you have an idea of the accuracy and flexibility of the system.
Got a map location w. a vulnerable position on it? They can 'print' a bullet or a shell around that position with unbelieveable accuracy... like a high-resolution photo print.
Betting that in a few more years, the AC130 is using some of this technology. But that's a guess on my part. But the core technology is definitely for-real.
Cheers,
Sirhr
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i understood that their chief target for the military was base defense. stick a bunch of 40mm and sensors to detect movement.
i understood that their chief target for the military was base defense. stick a bunch of 40mm and sensors to detect movement.
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Cool. Thanks for posting but very old news. That thing has been around a good while. However, I am glad you bring it up because IMO it is quite scary.
Cool. Thanks for posting but very old news. That thing has been around a good while. However, I am glad you bring it up because IMO it is quite scary.
