Re: Metal Storm

At 10:12 AM +1100 1/18/02, Alan E Brain wrote:
>
>This system is not suitable for co-ax work from under armour. It is 
>way suitable for replacing the pintle mount on top.

If you want a big boxy pintle on top.

>Why? How much do 10 25mm rounds weigh? The barrel is about as heavy 
>as the 25mm cartridge cases.
>This is hypothetical: the only experimental models have been 80mm, 
>40mm, 9mm, 20mm AFAICR.

>No, it's as thin as a cartridge case along its whole length. Almost. 
>Actually rather thicker, but made of something quite a bit stronger 
>and very much lighter than brass.

Sounds nice and resiliant.

>Take a look at the web site!

I went looking at this thing when it started its rounds in the 
Military News groups about 2 years ago. I wasn't convinced it will 
replace all weapons then, and I'm not now.

>  >Each one of those
>>  rounds will have a different muzzle velocity because they will have
>>  traveled down a different length barrel. Sure you might be able to
>>  vary the powder portion per round,
>
>Correct, this is what they do.

How close do they get with the accuracy and precision.

>[snip]
>I think you're labouring under a misapprehension: There's no breech. 
>Take a look at the web site.

Ok, something that will contain the force of the expansion of gasses 
of the propellant from the last round. For a 25mm, that is pretty 
substantial. Even it if is for just one use.

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