[BillCompton]

Also imagine the recoil and the muzzle blast on any of this stuff. Firing any of this would leave a 100 foot deep crater in the earth and wipe out anybody within 1,000 feet of the contraption.

I don't think you're understanding the nature of this technology. There is no "muzzle blast." It doesn't use an explosion to propell the projectile. The high rate of fire quoted as examples gives you capabilities, not suggestions. Can you think of no situation where rapid fire would be desirable? Since it is all controlled with solid state electronics, you have many aiming and firing options. If an incoming supersonic missile is heading toward an aircraft carrier, might we not want to fire as fast as necessary to deal with the danger? The million rounds per minute stat is not a suggestion that it be fired for a minute, but in a tenth of a second, we might want to fire 1,500 rounds. I don't understand people pooh-poohing an idea they know nothing about.

[PuNcH]

There is no "muzzle blast." It doesn't use an explosion to propell the projectile.

The million rounds per minute stat is not a suggestion that it be fired for a minute, but in a tenth of a second, we might want to fire 1,500 rounds. I don't understand people pooh-poohing an idea they know nothing about.

The system does use explosives like regular ammo.

I'm not pooh-poohing the idea I just wonder how it can replace artillery.

[RLK]

There is no "muzzle blast." It doesn't use an explosion to propell the projectile.

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Are you telling me there is no rapidly expamding gas or anything comparable to accelerate the projectile? Whit is this thing, a bow and arrow?

[Double Tap]

I don't think you're understanding the nature of this technology. There is no "muzzle blast." It doesn't use an explosion to propell the projectile.

You are the one that doesn't understand the technology of "Metal Storm". It uses multiple barrels that have multiple charges and projectiles in each barrel. There will definitely be muzzle blast. Lots of muzzle blast.

[pyx]

I don't think you're understanding the nature of this technology. There is no "muzzle blast." It doesn't use an explosion to propell the projectile.

I like the old fashioned, 'Pull the trigger and *blamo*' mechanical contraptions.

What is this new fangled stuff ? Is it like, the electronic 'rail gun' that uses magnetic induction to fire projectiles or sumthin' ? If it is, its way over this pharm boy's head.