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1 Million Rounds Per Minute: Meet the Metal Storm ‘Gun’

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12-07-2021, 11:32 AM

(12-07-2021, 11:07 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:
(12-07-2021, 09:05 AM)homebiscuit Wrote: Pretty cool but I can’t imagine what its application would be.

I’ve stood above a Close-In Weapons System as it fired. 4500 rpm of 20mm sounds like flatulence of the gods.

Maybe an anti-missile weapon.   Put it on a ship and if all the other defenses fail for some reason, just fill the area with bullets.  It could be computer controlled.  

The problem I see with this weapon is, because of the rate at which it expends ammo, you might have a logistical problem with supplying enough ammo.  That's why I could see it on a ship as a specialty defensive weapon.

Edit: Now I read the comments after the article, and I see someone had the same idea.

In essence, that is what a CIWS already does. I also question the effectiveness of the range and mass of a 9mm round, but in no way am I very knowledgeable concerning ballistics.
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