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New precision targeting on historic .50-cal machine gun can hit enemy drones.
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| 1/9/2019
| By Kris Osborn | Warrior Maven
Posted on 01/09/2019 11:41:56 AM PST by Carriage Hill
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Headline implies it can already down drones. Body copy says they're underway.
To: PROCON
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:42:38 AM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: carriage_hill
Poor suckers downrange might get clobbered—enemy or friendly.
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:44:56 AM PST
by
SgtHooper
(If you remember the 60's, YOU WEREN'T THERE!)
To: carriage_hill
the .50-Cal has naturally been thought of as largely an area weapon able to lay down suppressive fireNot for the snipers who use the Barrett M82.
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:46:51 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Anything youÂ’ve ever said will be used against you.)
To: carriage_hill
I remember our boy Chuck Schumer referring to .50 caliber BMG rounds as “bullets the size of bananas!!!”
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:47:03 AM PST
by
dainbramaged
(If you want a friend, rescue a pit bull.)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Hornady amax bullet. Extremely high ballistic coefficient.
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:53:03 AM PST
by
Bulwyf
To: dainbramaged
bullets the size of bananas That's why this magazine is called a banana clip.
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:54:37 AM PST
by
Pollster1
("Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed")
To: dainbramaged
I remember our boy Chuck Schumer referring to .50 caliber BMG rounds as bullets the size of bananas!!! What about a pointed stick?
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posted on
01/09/2019 11:58:07 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: dainbramaged
Firing a half-million rounds a minute, just like an AR-15.
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:07:18 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: SgtHooper
I forget where I heard this:
Down range, a .50cal BMG will rip the skin right off your face if it passes with 12-15” of your head.
Anyone know if that’s true?
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:10:51 PM PST
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: carriage_hill
A 50 cal heavy machine gun with auto laser aiming mechanism. Thats a scary thought. Mounted in the back of a plckup truck that is one hell of a mobile weapon I hope I never run into on the wrong end.
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
there is a version I saw which is being used for sniping - took out some jihadi commander reviewing troops at a mile (I think) cut him in half. Forgot were I saw that but might have been on the war zone.
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:30:12 PM PST
by
PIF
(They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
To: carriage_hill
Probably similar or identical to the technology here:
https://www.tracking-point.com/
If so, I almost feel sorry for the people on the downrange side of that.
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:30:36 PM PST
by
Ancesthntr
("The right to buy weapons is the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
To: carriage_hill
>
Down range, a .50cal BMG will rip the skin right off your face if it passes with 12-15 of your head. Anyone know if thats true? Maybe if you're that close to the muzzle. But otherwise, no.
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:31:34 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Bloody Sam Roberts
Lots of time behind the M2 .50 cal. It is one of the best weapons ever developed and so much fun to fire while being one of the easiest weapons to disassemble and clean. The only problem were idiots who would forget head space and timing.
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:35:38 PM PST
by
shanover
(...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
To: carriage_hill
Mythbusters covered claims of this sort once, but they’re SJW’s, so here’s a link to demolition ranch covering this topic:
https://youtu.be/YrHpe5Z93wM
To: carriage_hill
Sounds like they’re talking about a scaled down C-RAM.
To: carriage_hill
"slue-to-cue" Kris Osborn needs a clue.
It's "slew-to-cue."
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posted on
01/09/2019 12:44:20 PM PST
by
Yo-Yo
( is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: PIF
"there is a version I saw which is being used for sniping"
Carlos Hathcock used to snipe with a 50 cal machine gun back in 'Nam. Ma Duce is quite versatile.
To: carriage_hill
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posted on
01/09/2019 1:04:57 PM PST
by
Rannug
(When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.)
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