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New machine gun capable of firing 1 million rounds a minute
www.wired.com ^ | Sept. 28, 2001 | Stewart Taggart

Posted on 09/28/2001 7:36:38 AM PDT by webster

Edited on 06/29/2004 7:08:20 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SYDNEY, Australia -- It may not be ready for George Bush's "first war of the 21st century." But it may well be ready if there's a second.

In perhaps the most audacious upgrade of high-speed weaponry since the introduction of the Gatling Gun, Australian inventor Mike O'Dwyer has developed a machine gun that can fire bullets at a rate of 1 million rounds per minute.


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To: webster
And, if the gun wasn't calibrated just right? If it had some dust or dirt from the war field? Water? Cold?

Talk about an ugly accident....

101 posted on 09/28/2001 2:28:48 PM PDT by DCPatriot
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To: He Rides A White Horse
Coming soon, the personal version. The caliber is next to zilch, but the recipient dies a death of a thousand cuts. Literally.

Loaded with fleshettes? Handheld beehive!

102 posted on 09/28/2001 2:32:34 PM PDT by Jolly Rodgers
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To: Jolly Rodgers
Every weapon ever devised that has utilized a projectile (whether it be a lead ball, a 'spear' (or dart), started off big and clumsy. Or even a rock, like a catapult.

Just imagine shooting something like this at somebody. Even a scaled down version, projectiles the size of pins (or less). They'll be able to do it sooner or later.

103 posted on 09/28/2001 2:50:15 PM PDT by He Rides A White Horse
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To: He Rides A White Horse
They'll be able to do it sooner or later.

I don't doubt it. I'm interested in seeing how they handle rate of fire and reloading. Perhaps we'll one day have single use disposable firearms just like we have single use disposable cameras today.

104 posted on 09/28/2001 2:54:39 PM PDT by Jolly Rodgers
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To: Jolly Rodgers
Perhaps we'll one day have single use disposable firearms just like we have single use disposable cameras today.

There's a thought, jolly. Completely within the realm of possibility.

Many are wondering about the, for lack of a better word, 'reloadability' of such a weapon.

You don't reload it. You pull another one out of your field back and proceed to kill another 100 enemy soldiers.

106 posted on 09/28/2001 2:59:55 PM PDT by He Rides A White Horse
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To: webster
I just knew that something practical would come from watching "Junkyard Wars".
107 posted on 09/28/2001 3:02:33 PM PDT by AmusedBystander
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To: webster
Can you imagine if we had this baby at Gettysburg?
109 posted on 09/28/2001 3:13:40 PM PDT by Edmund Burke
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To: He Rides A White Horse
Straight out of sci-fi - the needler gun.
110 posted on 09/28/2001 3:20:38 PM PDT by Storm Orphan
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To: webster
Maybe we could line up approx. 400 terrorists in a straight line and see how many this baby will go through in 10 seconds. Just a thought.
111 posted on 09/28/2001 3:40:11 PM PDT by PeterBarringer
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To: toddhisattva
Yeah, but they DO sound SOOOO sweet when they fire! Like the roar of a pissed off demon from hell...
113 posted on 09/30/2001 7:03:44 AM PDT by RandallFlagg
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To: Travis Mcgee;Squantos
PING!
114 posted on 09/30/2001 7:17:03 AM PDT by NoCurrentFreeperByThatName
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To: NoCurrentFreeperByThatName

Just a bigger and more expensive version of this one that shoots 700 each 10.5 grain steel balls and is quite man portable and when broke open the 1.5 pounds of C-4 filler can be used for improvised demolitions and heating up your morning cup O'Joe.........

Stay Safe and don't be taken in by "new and improved", sometimes it just isn't so .......:o)

115 posted on 09/30/2001 9:31:45 AM PDT by Squantos
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To: AmusedBystander
I love that program...lol
116 posted on 10/01/2001 6:17:10 AM PDT by webster
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To: kylaka
It only fires for a fraction of a second before it is completely emptied.

Then everything has to be replaced... Doesn't sound that useful to me.

117 posted on 10/01/2001 6:29:31 AM PDT by DB
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To: Squantos
Yeah, but unlike a Claymore, this thingy doesn't have a backblast. I can think of uses...
118 posted on 10/01/2001 1:29:54 PM PDT by Cogadh na Sith
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To: Squantos
Stay Safe and don't be taken in by "new and improved", sometimes it just isn't so .......:o)

You got that right. Anyone who knows there gun history knows that these types of guns were build back in the 17 & 1800s

The first that I can think of. Was a flintlock that was loaded the same way. Charge projectile with a touch hole were each charge was. And you slid the lock back for each shot.

But one of the things wrong was. If you did not have a good seal between each bullet in the barrel. After the first shot the flame would set the one off behind it after some delay. Like a Roman candle.

No knew ideal hear just an upgrade.

119 posted on 10/01/2001 2:08:04 PM PDT by quietolong
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To: chookter
For every action there is a reaction. ?......:o) Stay safe !
120 posted on 10/01/2001 10:04:18 PM PDT by Squantos
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