dmv wrote:
] ] 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?
]
] Overhyped in the article, but interesting.

I couldn't find much of anything on the company they purport to have developed it. Or any other real references... however, if true, it might explain why Metal Storm of Australia wasn't given a whole bunch of new funding. Cheers, -Pk

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