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New Machine Gun fires 50 rounds/Second!!

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"What's all this I hear about Modern Marbles? What's wrong with the ones I used as a little kid?"
 
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tedginn05 said:
May have been that show. I can't remember, but I do know it was on History Channel.

They showed it and it was a squared-shape box. Looked like it had about 50-60 holes on it and there was multiple rounds in each hole.
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its called metal storm. they are still in the testing phase but it will likely replace the close in weapons systems for the navy.
 
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martinss01 said:
its called metal storm. they are still in the testing phase but it will likely replace the close in weapons systems for the navy.
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It has a matrix grid of over 100 barrels, and rounds are loaded down the barrels in line and are fired electronically in rapid succession. I believe it had a max burst rate of approaching a million round per minute...when they shot it, the fire rate was so fast that it made a real loud buzzing sound instead of a bunch of bursts.
 
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MililaniBuckeye said:
It has a matrix grid of over 100 barrels, and rounds are loaded down the barrels in line and are fired electronically in rapid succession. I believe it had a max burst rate of approaching a million round per minute...when they shot it, the fire rate was so fast that it made a real loud buzzing sound instead of a bunch of bursts.
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yep, that be the one. i believe they are working on individual fire systems as well. multiple rounds in a single barrel. no clips and few moving parts. very interesting conscept.
 
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martinss01 said:
yep, that be the one. i believe they are working on individual fire systems as well. multiple rounds in a single barrel. no clips and few moving parts. very interesting conscept.
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That's what the Aussie's (Metal Storm is an Australian project) are looking at for their OICW equivalent. Essentially it's a Steyr AUG with a 40mm GL that runs the length of the weapon and instead of being single shot it has multiple grenades along it's entire length (sort of like a tube magazine on a 22), once the rounds are all fired you just replace the entire tube. Essentially it acts as both the barrel and the magazine (there's also the obligatory computerized fire control module as well).

The one issue with metal storm type systems is that you are limited by the amount of ammo in the tube. Once it's depleted you have to swap it out. That's why you see the large number of individual barrels on some of these prototypes, it's the only way they can maximize ammunition supply.

It has great potential for a CIS role as the Navy is looking at, or for self defense on vehicles etc...but it does have some limitations.
 
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