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I am heavy weapons guy... and ''this''... is my weapon.
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:She weighs 150 kilograms and fires 200-dollar custom-tooled cartridges at 10,000 rounds per minute.
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::It costs ''400,000 dollars''... to fire this weapon... for ''12 seconds''...
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:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY5qJHZCz2I
==Large yield==
==Large yield==
===[[wikipedia:Thermobaric_weapon|Vacuum bomb]]===
===Vacuum bomb===
This displaces the explosive charge into the surrounding air (in the form of powder or liquid spray) before the detonation takes place.
A [[wp:Thermobaric_weapon|vacuum bomb]] displaces the explosive charge into the surrounding air (in the form of powder or liquid spray) before the detonation takes place.
*Russia's "father of bombs", tested on 9/11, 2007, is a response to US MOAB (conventional bomb) used in 2003.
*Russia's "father of bombs", tested on 9/11/2007, is a response to US MOAB (conventional bomb) used in 2003.
*The FOAB is 4 times as powerful as the MOAB, and thus comparable to the smallest nuclear weapons.
*The FOAB is 4 times as powerful as the MOAB, and thus comparable to the smallest nuclear weapons.
*The dispersed explosives of the FOAB are apparently produced using nanotechnologies.
*The dispersed explosives of the FOAB are apparently produced using nanotechnologies.
*It's unclear whether this kind of ordnance will trigger a new arms race.
:(What ''is'' clear is that no one will use this except against 3rd parties. [[User:Geyser|geyser]])
;German article: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/International-Vakuum-Bombe;art123,2377878
;German article: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/International-Vakuum-Bombe;art123,2377878
;English article: http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/13954
;English article: http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/13954
;Russian video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ee_cDX7ys
;Russian video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ee_cDX7ys


==Auto-aiming==
==Auto-aiming==
Sentry guns and smart guns are common in science-fiction.
Sentry guns and smart guns are common in science fiction. You can see this weapon in Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence when the battleship fires at the Puppet Master's location. The closest real-world counterpart are [[wp:Close-in_weapon_system|Close-In Weapon Systems]] (CIWS).
:The closest real-world counterpart is [[wikipedia:Close-in_weapon_system|CIWS]] (close-in weapon systems)
You can see this weapon in Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence (battleship firing at the puppet master location).  
:The Sturmanderung-Camp is supposed to have a CIWS too. <strike>The current placeholder is "MARS" (mobile anti-rocket splatter).</strike>
::(MARS is already the German name for MLRS. BTW, stop making placeholder acronyms already: they suck ^_^ [[User:Geyser|geyser]])
 


==Long-range machine gun==
==Long-range machine gun==
===[[wikipedia:Railgun|Rail Gun]]===
===Railgun===
Mechanism: A rail gun use electricity to accelerate a projectile between two rails, simply said.
Mechanism: A [[wp:Railgun|railgun]] uses electricity to accelerate a projectile between two rails. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrpOCqwW3Rw This] is what it looks like.


How it look like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrpOCqwW3Rw
A projectile's speed is limited by various factors:
* Rail material (due to friction)
* Supply of electricity
* Air friction (which can burn up the projectile in the worst case)


The real speed is limited by various factors:
'''Figures from a test on 1/31/2008'''
* rail material (because of abrasion)
* The projectile reached [[wp:Mach_number|Mach]] 7; that's approximately 7 x 1,235 km/h, so 8,645 km/h (5,372 mph)
* limited electricity
* Shooting range: about 370 km (230 mi), with an accuracy of 5 meters (16 ft)
* air friction (which can completely burn the projectile in worst case)
* Projectile weight: 3 kg (7 lb)
* Rail length: 30 meters (100 ft)


'''statistics from newest test on 31.01.2008'''
'''Ammunition types'''
* the projectile reached [[wikipedia:Mach_number|Mach]] 7, that's approximate 7 x 1235 km/h, so 8645 km/h
* Soft projectiles: air friction breaks the projectile into numerous pieces which hits the target(s) like a shotgun
* shooting range: about 370 kilometres while the accuracy is 5 meters
* Hard projectiles: solid materials are used to get a bullet-like piercing effect
* projectile weight: 3 kilogrammes
* rails length: 30 meters


'''ammunition types'''
'''Future plans'''
* soft projectiles: the air friction breaks the projectile in numerous pieces which hits the target(s) like a shot gun
* The U.S. Navy has publicly demonstrated railguns at sea, and is working on integrating them into its ships (most do not have the electrical output to power them)
* hard projectiles: solid materials are used to get a bullet piercing effect
* China and India are also deploying and testing railguns on their large ships
 
'''future plans'''
* US-NAVY plans a public demonstration in 2016
* real military use on warships is planed for 2020
 
'''sources'''
* A German TV news report http://www.n-tv.de/913309.html
* A video from the Discovery Channel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40


'''Sources'''
* A German TV [http://www.n-tv.de/913309.html news report]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OqlTXwLG40 A video] from The Discovery Channel


==Long-range bombardment==
==Long-range bombardment==
===Project Thor===
===Project Thor===
What could be simpler than metal rods, maybe with fins for stability, dropped precisely from a satellite orbiting Earth at 7,000mph (that's 9km/s, or Mach 10)? But what metal to use that can withstand this heat? Easy: tungsten. Melting point of 6192°F (3422°C). Boiling point is so high that it would stay liquid on the surface of the Sun. This has never been tried, so we don't know what it would look like when deployed. Obviously you wouldn't see the rods, only the result of their impact; could you see a plasma trail left behind in the atmosphere? Has the power of a railgun, or more, with the advantage that you don't have to deploy the weapon on or near the battlefield. No insanely high electrical consumption. Of course, there's that minor initial cost of orbital installation....
What could be simpler than metal rods, maybe with fins for stability, [[wp:Kinetic_bombardment|dropped precisely from a satellite]] orbiting Earth at 7,000mph (that's 9km/s, or Mach 10)? But what metal to use that can withstand this heat? Easy: tungsten. Melting point of 6,192°F (3,422°C). Boiling point is so high that it would stay liquid on the surface of the Sun. This has never been tried, so we don't know what it would look like when deployed. Obviously you wouldn't see the rods, only the result of their impact; could you see a plasma trail left behind in the atmosphere? Has the power of a railgun, or more, with the advantage that you don't have to deploy the weapon on or near the battlefield. No insanely high electrical consumption. Of course, there's that minor initial cost of orbital installation....
* [[wikipedia:Kinetic_bombardment|Kinetic bombardment]]


==Fast firing rate==
==High firing rate==
===Gatling guns===
===Gatling guns===
Gatling guns AKA chainguns AKA vulcan guns AKA miniguns ("If ''that'''s a minigun, I wonder what a ''maxi''gun is!") are often featured in video games (DOOM, Serious Sam, Gunman chronicles, etc, etc).
Gatling guns, AKA chainguns, vulcan guns, and miniguns ("If ''that'''s a minigun, I wonder what a ''maxi''gun is!") are often featured in video games (DOOM, Serious Sam, Gunman chronicles, etc., etc.). They use multiple barrels combined with a single loading and firing mechanism, which allows every barrel to cool down between two of the barrel's firing cycles. The firing rate is roughly that of a single barrel times the number of barrels, the limiting factor being the cooling rate.
:They use multiple barrels combined with a single loading and firing mechanism, which allows every barrel to cool down between two of the barrel's firing cycles.
::The firing rate is roughly that of a single barrel times the number of barrels, the limiting factor being the cooling rate.
 
====Kashtan etc====
The fastest chainguns in operation are [[wikipedia:CADS-N-1_Kashtan|Kashtan]] and [[wikipedia:AK-630|AK-630]] (6,000 and 5,000 round/min, respectively)
:They equip Russian Navy cruisers.


====[[wikipedia:GAU-8_Avenger|GAU-8_Avenger]]====
====Kashtans====
That one is used on the famous A-10 Thunderbolt II "tank killer" aircraft.
The fastest chainguns in operation are the [[wp:CADS-N-1_Kashtan|Kashtan]] and the [[wp:AK-630|AK-630]] (6,000 and 5,000 round/min, respectively), equipped on Russian Navy cruisers.
:The ammunition is stored in a large cylinder-shaped container and fed to the gun by a belt.
::A similar, but much smaller variant is carried by the [http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Vulcan_Raven.jpg Vulcan Raven] in Metal Gear Solid.


===[[wikipedia:Metal Storm|Metal Storm]]===
====GAU-8 Avenger====
That one is closer to a [[wikipedia:Volley_gun|volley gun]] than to a chaingun, the only difference being that a volley gun uses several barrels.
The [[wp:GAU-8_Avenger|GAU-8 Avenger]] is used on the famous A-10 "tank killer" aircraft. The ammunition is stored in a large cylinder-shaped container and fed to the gun by a belt. A similar but much smaller variant is carried by the [http://metalgear.wikia.com/wiki/Image:Vulcan_Raven.jpg Vulcan Raven] in Metal Gear Solid.
:Bullets are loaded/reloaded in a single barrel as a "tube" of specially designed, assorted rounds, and fired in a sequence.
The theoretical firing rate of 1,000,000 round/min is as usual limited by the cooldown of the single barrel, and by the feeding rate of the ammo.
:The guns are intended for CIWS systems, and in that respect are similar to the more conventional gatling gun arrays.
;photos:http://www.metalstormserver.com/freedomweb/index.php?submenu=Graphics&src=photo&category=Photos
;video:http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1355388 ( alternative http://video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-7993209051502788528 )


===Metal Storm===
[[wp:Metal Storm|Metal Storm]] is closer to a [[wp:Volley_gun|volley gun]] than to a chaingun, the only difference being that a volley gun uses several barrels. Bullets are loaded/reloaded in a single barrel as a "tube" of specially-designed, assorted rounds, and fired in a sequence. The theoretical firing rate of 1,000,000 rounds/min. is as usual limited by the cooldown rate of the single barrel and by the feed rate of the ammo. The guns are intended for CIWS systems, and in that respect are similar to the more conventional gatling gun arrays.


==Related==
==Related==
*The German '''Infanterist der Zukunft''' program: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IdZ
Also see the cancelled [[wp:Future_Soldier|Future Soldier]] project.
*For an overview of similar projects worldwide, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Soldier


[[Category:Real World]]
[[Category:Real World]]

Revision as of 19:21, 1 March 2020

I am Heavy Weapons Guy, and this... is my weapon. She weighs 150 kilograms and fires 200-dollar custom-tooled cartridges at 10,000 rounds per minute. It costs 400,000 dollars to fire this weapon... for 12 seconds.


Large yield

Vacuum bomb

A vacuum bomb displaces the explosive charge into the surrounding air (in the form of powder or liquid spray) before the detonation takes place.

  • Russia's "father of bombs", tested on 9/11/2007, is a response to US MOAB (conventional bomb) used in 2003.
  • The FOAB is 4 times as powerful as the MOAB, and thus comparable to the smallest nuclear weapons.
  • The dispersed explosives of the FOAB are apparently produced using nanotechnologies.
German article
http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/International-Vakuum-Bombe;art123,2377878
English article
http://www.russiatoday.ru/news/news/13954
Russian video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1ee_cDX7ys

Auto-aiming

Sentry guns and smart guns are common in science fiction. You can see this weapon in Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence when the battleship fires at the Puppet Master's location. The closest real-world counterpart are Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS).

Long-range machine gun

Railgun

Mechanism: A railgun uses electricity to accelerate a projectile between two rails. This is what it looks like.

A projectile's speed is limited by various factors:

  • Rail material (due to friction)
  • Supply of electricity
  • Air friction (which can burn up the projectile in the worst case)

Figures from a test on 1/31/2008

  • The projectile reached Mach 7; that's approximately 7 x 1,235 km/h, so 8,645 km/h (5,372 mph)
  • Shooting range: about 370 km (230 mi), with an accuracy of 5 meters (16 ft)
  • Projectile weight: 3 kg (7 lb)
  • Rail length: 30 meters (100 ft)

Ammunition types

  • Soft projectiles: air friction breaks the projectile into numerous pieces which hits the target(s) like a shotgun
  • Hard projectiles: solid materials are used to get a bullet-like piercing effect

Future plans

  • The U.S. Navy has publicly demonstrated railguns at sea, and is working on integrating them into its ships (most do not have the electrical output to power them)
  • China and India are also deploying and testing railguns on their large ships

Sources

Long-range bombardment

Project Thor

What could be simpler than metal rods, maybe with fins for stability, dropped precisely from a satellite orbiting Earth at 7,000mph (that's 9km/s, or Mach 10)? But what metal to use that can withstand this heat? Easy: tungsten. Melting point of 6,192°F (3,422°C). Boiling point is so high that it would stay liquid on the surface of the Sun. This has never been tried, so we don't know what it would look like when deployed. Obviously you wouldn't see the rods, only the result of their impact; could you see a plasma trail left behind in the atmosphere? Has the power of a railgun, or more, with the advantage that you don't have to deploy the weapon on or near the battlefield. No insanely high electrical consumption. Of course, there's that minor initial cost of orbital installation....

High firing rate

Gatling guns

Gatling guns, AKA chainguns, vulcan guns, and miniguns ("If that's a minigun, I wonder what a maxigun is!") are often featured in video games (DOOM, Serious Sam, Gunman chronicles, etc., etc.). They use multiple barrels combined with a single loading and firing mechanism, which allows every barrel to cool down between two of the barrel's firing cycles. The firing rate is roughly that of a single barrel times the number of barrels, the limiting factor being the cooling rate.

Kashtans

The fastest chainguns in operation are the Kashtan and the AK-630 (6,000 and 5,000 round/min, respectively), equipped on Russian Navy cruisers.

GAU-8 Avenger

The GAU-8 Avenger is used on the famous A-10 "tank killer" aircraft. The ammunition is stored in a large cylinder-shaped container and fed to the gun by a belt. A similar but much smaller variant is carried by the Vulcan Raven in Metal Gear Solid.

Metal Storm

Metal Storm is closer to a volley gun than to a chaingun, the only difference being that a volley gun uses several barrels. Bullets are loaded/reloaded in a single barrel as a "tube" of specially-designed, assorted rounds, and fired in a sequence. The theoretical firing rate of 1,000,000 rounds/min. is as usual limited by the cooldown rate of the single barrel and by the feed rate of the ammo. The guns are intended for CIWS systems, and in that respect are similar to the more conventional gatling gun arrays.

Related

Also see the cancelled Future Soldier project.