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2018-10-02 Science & Technology

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Posted by Deacon Blues 2018-10-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Metal storm

Posted by Skidmark 2018-10-02 00:41|| 2018-10-02 00:41|| Front Page Top

#2 When the adversary fields the same weapon how do you defend against it? You can't. Which means ground troops in a war will be a thing of the past.

Posted by Ebbavirt Clunk4147 2018-10-02 03:03|| 2018-10-02 03:03|| Front Page Top

#3 ....This is a truly cool idea, and there are aspects of it that I think will be incorporated into future weapons - but it's not too likely this will ever be a new battlefield rifle for the US. Way too complex, unlikely to survive battlefield handling, and in order to use it poor Private Snuffy needs to lug around yet another battery and a heavy set of ammo blocks.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-10-02 04:56|| 2018-10-02 04:56|| Front Page Top

#4 And then the barrels overheated.

Posted by KBK 2018-10-02 08:26|| 2018-10-02 08:26|| Front Page Top

#5 New ammunition blocks fired by electromagnetic actuators that could theoretically give the weapon a firing rate of 250 rounds per second.

Heat is not your friend. How is it cooled at these firing rates? Moreover, I'd worry about electromagnetic actuator melt-down. Needs a thorough testing.

Posted by JohnQC 2018-10-02 09:19|| 2018-10-02 09:19|| Front Page Top

#6 And lugging heavy still blocks with only 4 rounds as ammo? no thanks, will take a conventional rifle over that.

Might work for police/bear/hog defense or home defense but not what I'd want for regular use.

Posted by Silentbrick 2018-10-02 18:43|| 2018-10-02 18:43|| Front Page Top

#7 So you fire a single (aka one or "1") bullet? Do you finish your patrol with only three(3) bullets in your weapon until you reload? How hard is it to "top off" the magazine?
...Sounds like a *Cute* weapon...

Posted by magpie 2018-10-02 19:51|| 2018-10-02 19:51|| Front Page Top

#8 4 are chambered. it does reload.

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-10-02 23:38|| 2018-10-02 23:38|| Front Page Top

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