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Self-Guided Bullet
2012-01-31
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  Micro/Nano-missles.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2012-01-31 23:45  

#2  Shamelessly stolen from the comments at Slashdot:
Personally i don't believe it. A mile away? They probably couldn't hit an elephant at that dist

I am fascinated by the evolution of ordinance towards ever-smaller, yet deadly packages. Here at the 'Burg, we love our MOABs, ARCLIGHTS (and yes, even our F-150s), but over a rather short period of time, we have gone from carpet bombing cities, to precision munitions, to shooting selected miscreants individually. Imagine a loitering drone, loaded with smart bullets, waiting for an opportunity to pick someone out of a crowd...



P.S. Apologies to Gen. Sedgewick
Posted by: SteveS   2012-01-31 23:42  

#1  What are the implications for handloading, I wonder?
Posted by: no mo uro   2012-01-31 18:32  

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