a minigun unit would work for vehicles
Posted on 04/17/2006 1:25:54 PM PDT by shrinkermd
The Trophy active protection system creates something equivalent to a hemispheric "force field" around the protected vehicle. It has three elements providing – Threat Detection and Tracking, Launching and Intercept functions. The Threat Detection and Warning subsystem consists of several sensors, including flat-panel radars, placed at strategic locations around the protected vehicle, to provide full hemispherical coverage. Once an incoming threat is detected identified and verified, the Countermeasure Assembly is opened, the countermeasure device is positioned in the direction where it can effectively intercept the threat. Then, it is launched automatically into a ballistic trajectory to intercept the incoming threat at a relatively long distance.
(Excerpt) Read more at defense-update.com ...
Think of it as CIWS for land vehicles. You could even put it on high-value buildings. While it doesn't employ a gattling gun, it works similarly to identify, track and destroy an attacking munition by direct file.
By design, it'll even be able to stop a mortar or artillery round.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ship/weaps/mk-15.htm
"Attention! You have one millisecond to back away from the vehicle." BLAM!
This is sure gonna make it tough on the bad guys...
Hope I never have to be a bad guy!
a minigun unit would work for vehicles
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