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Badman400 · 05-19-2006, 06:20 AM

The Weapon

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?
http://www.defensereview.com/modules...rticle&sid=526

wolfsburg_de · 05-19-2006, 07:22 AM

That's pretty sweet. There's a lot of potential with rail guns as well (using sequentially powered electromagnets around a non-ferrous tube). My brother built one for a science fair in high school. It used a Bic pen body as the tube, a half dozens small electromagnets and photo eyes, and could shoot a headless carpentry nail across the room and into drywall. Our parents weren't too happy about the last part.

mcb · 05-19-2006, 08:38 AM

Unless they are breaking the laws of physics it still has recoil.

mcb

mengelmar · 05-19-2006, 08:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcb

Unless they are breaking the laws of physics it still has recoil.

mcb

True in a sense, but it's not the same as in a traditional firearm. Because the weapon accelerates the projectile using a centrifuge the force is distributed radially with respect to the axis and therefore would not result in muzzle climb or backward travel etc.

Badman400 · 05-19-2006, 02:33 PM

If you read the whole article he does qualify the recoil statement by saying, "there is no felt recoil."

05-19-2006, 06:20 AM	#1
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	Check this out! The Weapon 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? http://www.defensereview.com/modules...rticle&sid=526 __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

05-19-2006, 07:22 AM	#2
wolfsburg_de XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SE PA Posts: 645	That's pretty sweet. There's a lot of potential with rail guns as well (using sequentially powered electromagnets around a non-ferrous tube). My brother built one for a science fair in high school. It used a Bic pen body as the tube, a half dozens small electromagnets and photo eyes, and could shoot a headless carpentry nail across the room and into drywall. Our parents weren't too happy about the last part. __________________ -Andy 1 X .177" , 2 X 0.224" , 2 X 0.308" , 2 X 0.355", 1 X 0.729" The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned - PA Constitution

05-19-2006, 08:38 AM	#3
mcb XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: North East Ohio Posts: 2,027	Unless they are breaking the laws of physics it still has recoil. mcb __________________ If at first you don't succeed; RELOAD _ _ _ _ My web site

05-19-2006, 02:33 PM	#5
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	If you read the whole article he does qualify the recoil statement by saying, "there is no felt recoil." __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

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