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In reply to the discussion: Deadliest weapon ever invented- Metal Storm [View all]GreenStormCloud
(12,072 posts)22. You are too easily impressed.
The military value of this system is near ZERO. Once it is fired the bullets must be reloaded into each barrel. So the weapon is going to have a long downtime after being fired. Regular military full-auto is either belt-fed so thousands of rounds can be fired without reloading, or uses quick change magazines.
Super rapid fire is useful ONLY if you don't have to stop to reload.
In real combat this system would be next to useless.
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I wonder if anyone is considering a code of ethics for engineers that might make them think twice...
LongTomH
Aug 2013
#7
Accept the idea the Manhattan Project was, by 1944, not really about WWII you (generic you) then
HubertHeaver
Aug 2013
#41
This concept is 20 years old, has never been deployed (though the chinese are working on it)
AtheistCrusader
Aug 2013
#16
It's not a manufacturer's statement, it's an episode of a series on Discovery called
ET Awful
Aug 2013
#26