Posted on 03/31/2006 9:07:44 AM PST by IrishMike
American troops are testing a new 12 gauge automatic shotgun in Iraq. Weighing 10.5 pounds unloaded, the Auto Assault 12 has a rate of fire of 360 rounds per minute, and uses either an 8-round box magazine or a 20 round drum magazine. Recoil on the system has been reduced to that of a light rifle, due to a sophisticated recoil system. The low rate of fire makes it possible to easily fire bursts of one, two, or three shots and is capable of using and mixing all types of 12 gauge ammunition. Allegedly, Iraqi insurgents have little respect for the M4 rifle and the 5.56mm round, but they fear shotguns, especially a "street sweeper" like the AA12. At first glance, packing an armor-piercing charge into a 12 gauge round sounds like overkill, but Iraqi terrorists are becoming increasingly sophisticated in fortifying themselves, vehicles, and fixed positions. Foreign fighters are using Russian-style body armor in their raids. Suicide bombers driving vehicles often wear body armor for protection until they get "on target" and some vehicles have been reportedly hardened with bullet-resistant glass and armor plate. In one incident, terrorists in a basement/crawlspace used a Russian machine gun equipped with armor-piercing rounds to shoot through a concrete floor to attack Marines. The American troops had no effective way of firing back and ultimately had to call for an air strike with a 500 pound smart bomb to eliminate the resistance. A combination of 12 gauge armor-piercing rounds with a shotgun would provide a weapon capable of effectively stopping an up-armored vehicle or larger truck without the extra weight and expense of a dedicated anti-tank weapon. It would also provide an enhanced capability in urban warfare with a convenient and familiar method of employment.
(Excerpt) Read more at strategypage.com ...
In before zot
bang
*waits for the MSM to jump on the anti-gun bandwagon with the word "street sweeper" being used in the article*
he could take out the reporters easily..........
I thought the South African Street Sweeper could do this........
I want one.
Sounds like something the irregular militia (you and me) need in the USA.
This sounds like they went to the Hollywood back lot and dug up the prop from "The Dogs of War."
Oh, My Glory!
I would not want to get zotted with this big honkin' weapon. LOL!
Overkill, my Benellit S90 is more then adequate for street sweeping.
This weapon has been a virtual weapon for a long time in a Quake II mod. The streetsweeper was one of my favorites. It mows through virtual people at close range very quickly.
I gotta get me one of these.......
Nice spelling numbnuts, benelli
So you can empty the 8 shot in 1.3 seconds and the 20 shot in 3.3 seconds.
At that rate of fire, it would be hard to not expend the entire capacity in the 8 round load with one squeeze of the trigger.
I can certainly see the gun would be effectifve on the enemy, particularly with "0" or "00" loads. I just wonder how practical it is to spend a minute or so loading 8 rounds for each squeeze of the trigger.
Is this the 12 round shotgun ? Ducks don't have a chance...
Good for flocks of quail .......
AND BOARDER SECURITY
Here's a link to the AA12
http://world.guns.ru/shotgun/sh29-e.htm
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