sidewinder
Mongoose
I was just wondering if anyone has mentioned the Metal Storm system for the americans? It is something that we have now, much less 10 years from now.
Question about weapon for USMC
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The-Patriot
Mongoose
Ah Metal Storm, did you know the company is Australian based?
Go aussie! :lol:
On topic, Metal Storm technology is not currently deployed. I know they are working on the Advanced Individual Combat Weapon for the Australian Defence force as a service weapon for 2010 or 2011.
Yes they are working on systems for the US, but no I havent heard of any Metal Storm systems for Battlefield Evolution US forces.
Go aussie! :lol:
On topic, Metal Storm technology is not currently deployed. I know they are working on the Advanced Individual Combat Weapon for the Australian Defence force as a service weapon for 2010 or 2011.
Yes they are working on systems for the US, but no I havent heard of any Metal Storm systems for Battlefield Evolution US forces.
The-Patriot
Mongoose
What about railguns?
I remember reading something about a US interest in railguns to takeout incoming missiles.
I remember reading something about a US interest in railguns to takeout incoming missiles.
The-Patriot
Mongoose
Yeah I read some talk about a railgun with magnetic mombo jumbo being able to fire at speeds fast enough it could track and fire at incoming missles.
Sounds cool in theroy.
Sounds cool in theroy.
Locutus9956
Mongoose
That would be pretty awesome but the problem I can see is, and correct me if wrong here, but at the moment railgun technology, despite being extremely accurate, long ranged and so on still tends to be pretty bulky and slow to actually fire (in terms of rate of fire, charge time from pressing the 'big red fire button' and so on as opposed to projectile speed of course (that needless to say is insanely fast, sort of the whole point really 
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Now a system like that is great for blowing up tanks, buildings ships etc from miles away but trying to hit small fast moving object like a missile?
Cant see how this would be any more effective really than current Phalanx defence systems and so on.
Would be awsome if they could pull it off though. In my oppinion theres a simple fact here:
MORE RAIL GUNS = BETTER
)).Now a system like that is great for blowing up tanks, buildings ships etc from miles away but trying to hit small fast moving object like a missile?
Cant see how this would be any more effective really than current Phalanx defence systems and so on.
Would be awsome if they could pull it off though. In my oppinion theres a simple fact here:
MORE RAIL GUNS = BETTER
The-Patriot
Mongoose
Well im not sure about being slow, but I hear you have to service the damn things after each shot.
Locutus9956
Mongoose
Cool 
i trust mechanical weapons over electrical weapons any day to do the job.
them is big batteries in dat der vehicla bob, Yup its fur dem rail shootin fingmajigys guns, woozyy bob cant they just shoot shells like ol mama, this is the army bob, nor USMC.. YUP..
wonder with all this climate change there go solar powered
them is big batteries in dat der vehicla bob, Yup its fur dem rail shootin fingmajigys guns, woozyy bob cant they just shoot shells like ol mama, this is the army bob, nor USMC.. YUP..
wonder with all this climate change there go solar powered
sidewinder
Mongoose
Metal Storm is reliable. theres no moving parts other then the bullet.
EmperorNortonII
Mongoose
A railgun on an armored vehicle is very impractical.
What ISN'T impractical is a railgun on a ship, where there's plenty of fuel and no worries about moving it over harsh terrain.
If anything, this will be replacing Tomahawk and similar systems for supporting land forces from the ocean.
What ISN'T impractical is a railgun on a ship, where there's plenty of fuel and no worries about moving it over harsh terrain.
If anything, this will be replacing Tomahawk and similar systems for supporting land forces from the ocean.
Turtle said:
It's easier to store, but more hazardous. Tanks, for instance, require systems to prevent the ammunition from cooking off. Rounds that are launched with electricity don't face this type of danger. So as a result, ballistic weapons technology will always be limited by storage technology. :wink:
