To: puppypusher
Yes but those still require mechanical fitting pins to touch off the rounds.
10 posted on
10/13/2023 12:36:06 PM PDT by
Seruzawa
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To: Seruzawa
Yes but those still require mechanical fitting pins to touch off the rounds.No. These are electrically primed as well. An electric current makes contact with the primer to initiate it.
16 posted on
10/13/2023 12:41:20 PM PDT by
Drew68
(Ron DeSantis for President. A conservative who fights and wins..)
To: Seruzawa
18 posted on
10/13/2023 12:42:25 PM PDT by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Seruzawa
Correct, they are not electrically fired; they are mechanically fired through a firing pin to a primer.
19 posted on
10/13/2023 12:42:42 PM PDT by
CodeToad
(Arm Up! They Have!)
To: Seruzawa
The 120mm M256 main gun in the M1A1/M1A2 tank has an electronic firing pin. The primer of the round is fired electronically rather than via percussion. I suppose in that sense it’s an “electric gun.”
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