Posted on 05/12/2005 3:58:56 PM PDT by Jackknife
Imagine a gun with no recoil, no sound, no heat, no gunpowder, no visible firing signature (muzzle flash), and no stoppages or jams of any kind. Now imagine that this gun could fire .308 caliber and .50 caliber metal projectiles accurately at up to 8,000 fps (feet-per-second), featured an infinitely variable/programmable cyclic rate-of-fire (as high as 120,000 rounds-per-minute), and were capable of laying down a 360-degree field of fire. What if you could mount this weapon on any military Humvee (HMMWV), any helicopter/gunship, any armored personnel carrier (APC), and any other vehicle for which the technology were applicable?
That would really be something, wouldn't it? Some of you might be wondering, "how big would it be," or "how much would it weigh"? Others might want to know what it's ammunition capacity would be. These are all good questions, assuming of course that a weapon like this were actually possible.
According to its inventor, not only is it possible, it's already happened. An updated version of the weapon will be available soon........
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Centrifugal weapon could deliver stealth firepower ^
Posted by LibWhacker
On News/Activism ^ 05/11/2005 1:07:57 PM PDT · 179 replies · 3,962+ views
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1401192/posts
As an aside, whatever happened to the 'Metal Storm' technology? Haven't heard about it in quite some time.
Dear Santa: Forget the pony, I'm off to bigger and better things . . . . .
Don't forget the extension cord!
Wow.
I want one .... and the best thing ? It's totally unregulated by current BATF firearms tax laws.
Maximum firepower: Design for the DREAD Weapon System.
>>I want one .... and the best thing ? It's totally unregulated by current BATF firearms tax laws.<<
I want one for traffic jams...
And I've already got my excuse worked out "but officer, it's really only a BB gun." :)
If we only knew what was coming down the line?
I just know Muttly will want one of these.
Expecting a crowd?
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – 22 March 2005:
Metal Storm has successfully completed a series of live fire demonstrations held at the US Army’s range facility at Picatinny Arsenal in New Jersey.
The demonstrations consisted of multiple live firings of a purpose-built version of the Metal Storm 40mm weapon system mounted on a Talon unmanned ground vehicle (UGV). During the demonstrations approximately 100 guests saw the Metal Storm equipped Talon engage a variety of targets, including simulated personnel, an infantry carrier and a bunker, with pyrotechnic rounds.
The purpose of the demonstration was to showcase the technical and operational capabilities of the Metal Storm 40mm weapon system combined with a robotic platform currently in use by the US military. The demonstrations were attended by senior scientific and technical personnel from the US Department of Defense as well as selected defense industry representatives.
The Metal Storm 40mm weapons system employed in the demonstrations was a specially designed 4 barrel array loaded with 4 rounds per barrel and utilizing significant design and engineering improvements, including improved cartridge reload and recoil management systems. It also incorporated an optical targeting system integrated with a purpose-designed mount which provided 2-axis control, stability and accuracy in aiming and operating the weapon. Metal Storm’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. David Smith, said the demonstrations had achieved their objective in generating a positive response from key defense industry personnel. “Our system performed extremely well and we are delighted with the positive feedback and interest expressed by those attending. We already have a number of new potential opportunities under discussion as a result of the demonstrations and our technical staff has gathered very valuable data on the performance of the system. This is the outcome we were aiming for.” he said.
The demonstrations were held as part of a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) that the US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) has with Metal Storm. Under the terms of this agreement, Metal Storm develops rapid fire weapons technology while ARDEC demonstrates and evaluates such technology for potential US Army use. Personnel from the Medium Caliber Ammo Branch of ARDEC attended the live fire demonstrations to observe the functionality of the system. Under the CRADA they will be working with Metal Storm on the development of a range of munitions for use in the Metal Storm 40mm weapon system. The live fire demonstrations at Picatinny Arsenal did not include firings from the Dragonfly DP4X unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) as previously planned because of operational restrictions on the range which prevented in-flight live fire trials being possible. Arrangements are currently being made for in-flight test-firings and demonstrations to be held in the next few months at another location. Video and still images from the live firings at Picatinny will be available for viewing on the Metal Storm website as soon as they are approved for release by the other parties involved in the program.
Heck, I want one, maybe more!
It ain't a golf ball: The ball ammo used in the DREAD system.
OMG!
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