The Official "Ask Bürke About Military Hardware" Thread (1 Viewer)
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Much larger difference between weight of gun and bullet than a regular gun, hence less recoil as it absorbs more of the force... simple physics really. Not to say it doesn't have a large amount of recoil but is possible for a short amount of time without a tripod. I can't imagine it would ever be useful for anything besides looking cool in movies though.
When i was in high school, a few guys including me were a bit obsessed with this gun. It was in all the action games, appeared in movies such as The matrix, Terminator 2, Predator, ...
Our english teacher was i think its called "a reservist ?" (those guys who arent actively in the army, but still have frequent trainings and can be called into action when neccecary). He's also a gun collector.
When asked if there was body armor that could stop such rounds (we were ~15), he replied it had the impact of a jackhammer, so even if you carried enough plate, you'd be crushed cause of the massive force.
however, then he proceeded to say that the movies we saw are realistic, cause that thing weights a ton and cannot be shot from the hip with a belt.
For the sake of fantasy, i'd however love to hear he was wrong tho :tongue:
Our english teacher was i think its called "a reservist ?" (those guys who arent actively in the army, but still have frequent trainings and can be called into action when neccecary). He's also a gun collector.
When asked if there was body armor that could stop such rounds (we were ~15), he replied it had the impact of a jackhammer, so even if you carried enough plate, you'd be crushed cause of the massive force.
however, then he proceeded to say that the movies we saw are realistic, cause that thing weights a ton and cannot be shot from the hip with a belt.
For the sake of fantasy, i'd however love to hear he was wrong tho :tongue:
True, though they will be use in on ships probably within 10-15 years. Probably before 10 years for experimental/testing.
They may be like a Javelin or big .50 cal sniper rifle or something if they do become portable.
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They may be like a Javelin or big .50 cal sniper rifle or something if they do become portable.
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@Kyle, I've done some upgrades to the upper on my M4, thought you might be interested....
Let me get ze kamera out.
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Okay, so I took my stock M16A1 Carbine, which became the M4, and did this to it:
Replaced full upper with an HBAR modern M4 flat-top upper, with custom iron sights courtesy of MI, then ripped the hand rest off and put the Magpul MOE hand guard and heat guard on, then ripped off the birdcage and slipped on a nasty Primary Weapon Systems Compensator on the muzzle.
Finishing off the mods are the Magpul MOE handgrip and Battery Assistance Device.
Let me get ze kamera out.
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Okay, so I took my stock M16A1 Carbine, which became the M4, and did this to it:
Replaced full upper with an HBAR modern M4 flat-top upper, with custom iron sights courtesy of MI, then ripped the hand rest off and put the Magpul MOE hand guard and heat guard on, then ripped off the birdcage and slipped on a nasty Primary Weapon Systems Compensator on the muzzle.
Finishing off the mods are the Magpul MOE handgrip and Battery Assistance Device.
the upper receiver RIS, extended mag(?), and that flash suppressor