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.

A little known fact (to video game/movie educated populace) is that silenced weapons use subsonic ammuniniton. Any projectile moving at 8000fps is going to make a loud noise. The lack of recoil must be due to firing two equal projectiles in opposite directions at once --a useful technique for one-man armies that are surrounded.

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