[Dmander]

Metal Storm Ltd., an Australian weapons developer, unveiled its 36-barrel stacked-projectile prototype in June 1997. The electrically fired system stored multiple projectiles nose-to-tail in each barrel and had no conventional cartridge cases or moving firing mechanism.

The promotional range demonstration showed the prototype firing at stated rates of 600 and 60,000 rounds per minute before discharging 180 rounds in about 0.01 seconds. Metal Storm presented the final test as equivalent to more than 1 million rounds per minute. That figure was an extrapolated burst rate across all 36 barrels, not a sustained cyclic rate. The demonstration also showed smoke surrounding the box-shaped launcher and extensive damage to plywood target panels. The system remained a proof of concept and was never fielded. Metal Storm collapsed in 2012, and its intellectual property was later acquired by DefendTex.

[SJ]

That's awesome.

[Dmander]

At that cyclic rate I wonder how they keep it cool, thats a lot of metal to metal contact unless the barrels are ceramic even then, the friction would create heat.

[firedog25]

I think that's a part of the Metal Storm project. Caseless, electronically fired rounds. They have a handgun prototype if I remember correctly.

[bozotc]

yea but at that many rounds ur just wasteing it you kno becouse you only need one round to take someone down

[Dmander]

Originally Posted by bozotc ↗

yea but at that many rounds ur just wasteing it you kno becouse you only need one round to take someone down

I see it as "puff the magic dragons" little nephew in his infant stage (if that doesnt show my age nothing does)...

Hit every inch in a grid and you will detonate any potential mines or IEDs, more RPM the lower and faster you can clear an area, its raining lead...

If someone was to integrate a GIS program, with GPS integration into this weapon, and give it access to known data ( "delivery vehicle" speed combined with air drag vs velocity and past targeting) and you have one scary machine.

[firedog25]

Originally Posted by bozotc ↗

yea but at that many rounds ur just wasteing it you kno becouse you only need one round to take someone down

Actually it becomes a psychological weapon at that point much like the B-52... which, incredibly, is still in service and will be until like 2047. You may only need one round to take a person down, but you can hide from a single bullet, you can't hide from a million very easily.

[güttsfükk]

seems a little pointless to me

[firedog25]

Originally Posted by parasyte ↗

seems a little pointless to me

How about when it's in use as an anti-missile system? Or maybe mounted to the bottom of an aircraft peppering the shit out of a battlefield? Do you think the AC-130 is pointless? Any of our bombers? Chainguns? Machine guns? All are the same idea, this gun has few if any moving parts because it's electronic so it's actually more reliable.

[güttsfükk]

Originally Posted by firedog25 ↗

How about when it's in use as an anti-missile system? Or maybe mounted to the bottom of an aircraft peppering the shit out of a battlefield? Do you think the AC-130 is pointless? Any of our bombers? Chainguns? Machine guns? All are the same idea, this gun has few if any moving parts because it's electronic so it's actually more reliable.

perhaps the video isn't a very good example of what it can do, but all the video showed was a lot of bullets in quick succession hitting one spot