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New super-gun to be tested in Feb
www.upi.com ^ | 1-22-06 | WestVirginiaRebel

Posted on 01/22/2006 6:55:55 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI)-Next month a new high-explosive munition will be fired in Singapore and then tested again by the U.S. Army, hearlding what may be a sea change in weaponry: a gun that can fire 240,000 rounds per minute.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: bang; banglist; boom; firepower; miltech; roundsperminute; technology; weapons
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Official link here. Looks like one mean-lookin' weapon!
1 posted on 01/22/2006 6:55:57 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Did they give up on their million RPS weapon?


2 posted on 01/22/2006 6:58:24 PM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (A Liberal: One who demands half of your pie because he didn't bake one.)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

They have battle bots too.
http://www.metalstorm.com/index.php?src=news&srctype=lister&category=Latest%20Video%20%26%20Live%20Firings


3 posted on 01/22/2006 6:58:28 PM PST by Darksheare (And baby says "RAAAAR!")
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I'd still like to know when they're getting those cool-looking laser guns I saw pictures of on one thread...


4 posted on 01/22/2006 7:00:57 PM PST by WestVirginiaRebel (The Democratic Party-Jackass symbol, jackass leaders, jackass supporters.)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Advanced Individual Combat Weapon (AICW) Demonstration Firings by Defence Consortium

Metal Storm today released information regarding a successful firing of the Area Denial Weapon System (ADWS)

5 posted on 01/22/2006 7:01:32 PM PST by M203M4
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6 posted on 01/22/2006 7:01:54 PM PST by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

I'd like a Maser system, cook the enemy with a megawatt of microwave energy from a distance.


7 posted on 01/22/2006 7:02:52 PM PST by Darksheare (And baby says "RAAAAR!")
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To: WestVirginiaRebel

Wow !!


8 posted on 01/22/2006 7:03:20 PM PST by Dustbunny (As happy as a toad in the Lord's pocket.)
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...a gun that can fire 240,000 rounds per minute...

So who gets to haul the 5 minutes worth of ammo?
9 posted on 01/22/2006 7:05:57 PM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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10 posted on 01/22/2006 7:07:01 PM PST by ChadGore (VISUALIZE 62,041,268 Bush fans. We Vote.)
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So who gets to haul the 5 minutes worth of ammo?

No kidding!

The good news is that the new gun is light, and shoots very fast.

The bad news is that one person can only carry two and a half seconds of ammunition.

11 posted on 01/22/2006 7:13:10 PM PST by Mr. Brightside
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Exactly. The rate of fire doesn't really help you after a certain point--the ammo handling requirements just become far too complicated. Now, the lessened recoil capabilities could help with accuracy, and that really can make a difference at the tactical level.


12 posted on 01/22/2006 7:13:27 PM PST by Future Snake Eater (The plan was simple, like my brother-in-law Phil. But unlike Phil, this plan just might work.)
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To: WestVirginiaRebel; Squantos; Jeff Head

Check this firepower out!


13 posted on 01/22/2006 7:15:59 PM PST by cibco (Xin Loi... Saddam)
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That's compared to 60 rounds per minute in a standard military machine gun.

Hunh?

This Metalstorm company has been around for awhile. Wonder what the holdup is. My assumption is some sort of heat dissipation problem.

14 posted on 01/22/2006 7:16:32 PM PST by wbill
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Will this be an even more offensive weapon than Bill Clinton's heat seeking moisture missile?
15 posted on 01/22/2006 7:17:53 PM PST by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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While I definitely understand the advantages, I still can't get over thinking that bullpups look... weird.
16 posted on 01/22/2006 7:20:15 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: Future Snake Eater

Maybe they could assemble one or two in orbit and fit it with an hour's worth of ammo - on standby with laser guidance systems, just in case - reload via shuttle.


17 posted on 01/22/2006 7:21:43 PM PST by AD from SpringBay (We have the government we allow and deserve.)
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I understand that's been a problem with caseless ammunition. No shell discharged = less heat removed from weapon after firing.


18 posted on 01/22/2006 7:22:42 PM PST by Gordongekko909 (I know. Let's cut his WHOLE BODY off.)
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To: AD from SpringBay
So who gets to haul the 5 minutes worth of ammo?

It'll have to be a fixed position, I guess. It's still a good bet to replace the phalanx guns on our larger ships.

19 posted on 01/22/2006 7:22:48 PM PST by Zeroisanumber
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To: AD from SpringBay
"So who gets to haul the 5 minutes worth of ammo?" One can understand why these guns have to be in battery. No one is gonna carry that much lead around, but the suysytem will likley change aircraft wesaponry and be deployed in fighting vehicles and ships.

I mean a vehicle stacked with 100 million rounds could cut its way right through a building and out the other side!

It could kill thousands of people in a riot or crowd as well. This mother has a very black side.

One or two guys with enough ammo could hold off a lot of people and make low altitude air attack pretty difficult.

20 posted on 01/22/2006 7:24:20 PM PST by Candor7 (Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
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