Heck, I had one of those in '64
I'm sure we can take out Saddam with some of these babies...
Heck, I had one of those in '64
BWS, Inc. has drawn upon the modern day, virtually untapped knowledge base of post cold war MicroNuclear physics and today's desire for a compact blast-packing cartridge . World renowned Ex-Soviet MicroNuclear physicist "Borris" has recently joined our engineering team to bring the world yet ANOTHER hi-tech BWS product. The perfect addition to you JADED.50 Rilfe kit ...It's the Nuke50 MicroNuclear .50 BMG Round! (with additional "Concealed Carry" Nuke50 Delivery System also available.
"Sure, it's all fun and games ...until someone loses a major metropolitan city."
What is the Delivery System?
It happens time and time again. You fire off a M1 incendiary, API round or even the much ballyhooed Raufoss .50 BMG round only to be left completely disappointed in the lack of true "Hollywood" blast effects. Many times you just get a poof of smoke ...or don't get anything at all! BWS, Inc has taken a dramatic leap forward in small arms ammunition technology with the advent of the world's first MicroNuclear .50 BMG projectile. Behold, the "Nuke50" MicroNuclear .50 BMG round!
Most of you have already heard all of the stories about how the U.S. military used depleted Uranium as the substrate material for the projectiles lobbed at the Iraqis during "Desert Storm". Now there are all of these quasi-radioactive chunks of metal messing up all of that pretty desert scenery ...not to mention the 500 year half-life that many generations must face. Birdman Weapons Systems, Inc. realized the potential of these heavy metal projectiles in combination with today's modern Celeron/Pentium microcircuitry achievements. We combined these two hi-tech advancements in technology to bring you a mind bending MicroNuclear blast in a tiny, convenient and affordable package. The blast factor of just one single Nuke50 projectile is equivalent to 1,200 pounds of TNT! That's SERIOUS firepower folks! Not only that, you don't have any chunks of Uranium laying around for someone else to have to clean up!
Prototype Nuke50 testings (as seen in the video clips) yielded even greater results but were deemed extremely unstable and far too dangerous for the moderately "close range" action found in the Nuke50 Delivery System..
What is the "Nuke50 Delivery System?"
The Nuke50 Delivery System is a masterfully designed custom pistol chambered to fire any standard NATO .50 BMG ammunition. The pistol is outfitted with a custom proprietary "BWS Imaging System" for extreme long distance target acquisition with a hand gun. The "complete" Nuke50 Delivery systems includes a specially designed "Concealed Carry Case" and a tactical chemical/radiation suit (also seen in the video clips). Although it is not really necessary to have the entire system, it is strongly recommended for persons not properly trained or experienced in current MicroNuclear architectures and related capabilities.
What-- CORPORATIONS came up with this, not the guvmint? They better not be making too much on this!!!
There are many vunerabilities in this system.
First, a splash of mud disables optics. There's a lot of mud splashing around battlefields. Without the optics, the entire system is virtually useless. I wonder if they'll issue paper towels & Windex with this equipment?
Second, since the system includes a wireless network, the soldiers are emitting RF signals. I just hope the enemy doesn't come up with RF-homing mortar rounds. And like all electronics gear, it will emit heat as well, making IR detection of our troops that much easier for the enemy.
Third, any wireless network, no matter how secure, can be hacked. Imagine if the enemy could see a detailed battle map with our disposition of forces, and everything we knew about that enemy's forces? They would even be able to see through our soldiers' helmet cams in realtime. If they hack our signals, our troops die. And there's no way to know when those signals are being intercepted. We just assume our equipment is so secure, that it can't happen.
Fourth, these things have got to eat lots of batteries. Batteries are heavy, they don't last long with these kind of electronics, and on the battlefield there's never enough of them.
Fifth, EMP devices pumped by conventional explosive charges are a well-known technology that's been around for a couple decades. A conventional EMP bomb detonated nearby would turn all of our technology in the area into useless scrap.
Sixth, one of the big problems with communications that are too good is that squads in combat get micromismanaged by REMF pouge officers back at the command post who don't know sh*t from Shinola. Can you imagine the level of micromanagement if such officers can get realtime communications and video from each individual soldier all the time? Pity the poor squad leaders.
Seventh, as has been mentioned, all this eletronics gear is complex, heavy and prone to breakdown. Electonics and moisture aren't a good combination. Electronics don't do well with heat. Electronics also don't do well with being pounded on, vibrated, hit with shock waves from explosions and being fallen on by a couple hundred pounds of soldier desperately trying to set a new speed record in hitting the dirt after the first round of incoming goes off a dozen yards away.
I know we have to develop technology like this to keep ahead of the tech curve. But I think it's being rushed into the field by Pentagon goobers with a woody over this latest new technotoy. I think we'll use it in training and develop new tactics that create a strong dependance on this technology. And once it goes into the field for real, and it fails, or worse, the enemy hacks into and uses our own technology against us, our people will die.
At 20 or so pounds it is way too heavy for an infantry rifle.
It also requires batteries. Battery technology is not very good yet, heavy and short-lived.
Finally, while I have not seen it stripped, it appears to be a very complicated system. Infantry weapons should be simple. The M-16 has too many parts for my way of thinking (yes, I know it works).
I would much rather have an AK, an M-16, an M-1, an M-14(best choice), or even a lever-action 30-30, rather than one of these gee-whiz gizmos.