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"Area Denial Weapons System"

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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 04:00 PM
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36 barrel 40mm cannon:

http://www.metalstorm.com/clientuploads/di...6barrel_mpg.zip

4 barrel 40mm cannon with automatic target tracking:

http://www.metalstorm.com/clientuploads/di...als_2005wmv.zip

Craziness. More pics/vids/info here:

http://www.metalstorm.com

Vids are ~10mb
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 07:59 PM
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Dang. Can the barrels withstand that amount of firing for any significant amount of time? I would think after 10 seconds, they would melt.
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 08:59 PM
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Thats what we need lining the borders
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Old Apr 27, 2006 | 09:00 PM
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Ahh, is that whats coming up on future weapons next week? They showed somethin like that on the preview...
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Old Apr 28, 2006 | 12:54 PM
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I didn't see the preview.. my buddy saw it on a Discovery Channel show and sent me the link.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 06:03 AM
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That's pretty incredible to be able to sustain that INCREDIBLY high rate of fire. I can see all kinds of uses for weapons like that.
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Old Apr 29, 2006 | 09:28 PM
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I need one of those for my commute to work and back.
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