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| − | Manufactured by [[Metal Storm Incorporated]] for the [[Kampfers Spec-Ops Army]], the Metal Storm Cannon is the most innovative vehicle-mounted machine gun in years. For centuries, gun manufacturers have only been able to finesse the firing process, and guns remain prone to jamming, misfiring due to deterioration of moving parts, and occasional explosive failure that can kill or severely injure the soldier firing the | + | Manufactured by [[Metal Storm Incorporated]] for the [[Kampfers Spec-Ops Army]], the Metal Storm Cannon is the most innovative vehicle-mounted machine gun in years. For centuries, gun manufacturers have only been able to finesse the firing process, and guns remain prone to jamming, misfiring due to deterioration of moving parts, and occasional explosive failure that can kill or severely injure the soldier firing the gun. The company [[Metal Storm Incorporated]] has an answer: Bring digital technology to what has been one of the battlefield’s last holdouts from the electronics revolution. Metal Storm’s solution—now being integrated into the [[Kampfers Spec-Ops Army]]—is to remove virtually every moving part from modern guns and replace them with electronic ballistic technology and computerized controls. Bullets stacked in the barrel fire at rates of up to 60,000 rounds per minute, even a million in certain multi-barrel configurations. Coded electric signals ignite propellant embedded within each specially designed bullet. The pressure created by the small explosion pushes out the bullet while at the same time enlarging the bullet behind it, sealing the barrel and preventing the other charges from igniting until commanded to do so. This is shown by figure 1 below.<br> |
[[Image:Metal_storm_2.gif|How a Metal Storm weapon fires]]<br> | [[Image:Metal_storm_2.gif|How a Metal Storm weapon fires]]<br> | ||
This system, when mounted on the back of humvees, creates a powerful “area-denial” weapon, but it can be adjusted to fit various needs.<br> | This system, when mounted on the back of humvees, creates a powerful “area-denial” weapon, but it can be adjusted to fit various needs.<br> | ||
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Manufactured by Metal Storm Incorporated for the Kampfers Spec-Ops Army, the Metal Storm Cannon is the most innovative vehicle-mounted machine gun in years. For centuries, gun manufacturers have only been able to finesse the firing process, and guns remain prone to jamming, misfiring due to deterioration of moving parts, and occasional explosive failure that can kill or severely injure the soldier firing the gun. The company Metal Storm Incorporated has an answer: Bring digital technology to what has been one of the battlefield’s last holdouts from the electronics revolution. Metal Storm’s solution—now being integrated into the Kampfers Spec-Ops Army—is to remove virtually every moving part from modern guns and replace them with electronic ballistic technology and computerized controls. Bullets stacked in the barrel fire at rates of up to 60,000 rounds per minute, even a million in certain multi-barrel configurations. Coded electric signals ignite propellant embedded within each specially designed bullet. The pressure created by the small explosion pushes out the bullet while at the same time enlarging the bullet behind it, sealing the barrel and preventing the other charges from igniting until commanded to do so. This is shown by figure 1 below.
How a Metal Storm weapon fires
This system, when mounted on the back of humvees, creates a powerful “area-denial” weapon, but it can be adjusted to fit various needs.
Metal Storm weapon mounted on a humvee
