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==Large yield== | ==Large yield== | ||
===Vacuum bomb=== | ===Vacuum bomb=== | ||
A [[wp: | 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. | ||
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==Auto-aiming== | ==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 [[wp:Close- | 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). | ||
==Long-range machine gun== | ==Long-range machine gun== | ||
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'''Figures from a test on 1/31/2008''' | '''Figures from a test on 1/31/2008''' | ||
* The projectile reached [[wp: | * 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) | ||
* Shooting range: about 370 km (230 mi), with an accuracy of 5 meters (16 ft) | * Shooting range: about 370 km (230 mi), with an accuracy of 5 meters (16 ft) | ||
* Projectile weight: 3 kg (7 lb) | * Projectile weight: 3 kg (7 lb) | ||
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==Long-range bombardment== | ==Long-range bombardment== | ||
===Project Thor=== | ===Project Thor=== | ||
What could be simpler than metal rods, maybe with fins for stability, [[wp: | 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.... | ||
===MIRV=== | ===MIRV=== | ||
A [[wp: | A [[wp:Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle|multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle]] (MIRV) seems like a harmless-sounding name for what looks like (and is) death raining down from above. The invention of MIRV pretty much guaranteed [[wp:Mutual assured destruction|mutual assured destruction]] during the Cold War since it's almost impossible to defend against all the incoming warheads. Breathtaking/scary pictures [https://web.archive.org/web/20140606052220/http://blog.markloiseau.com/2012/05/mirv-reentry-pictures/ here]. | ||
==High firing rate== | ==High firing rate== | ||
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====Kashtans==== | ====Kashtans==== | ||
The fastest chainguns in operation are the [[wp: | The fastest chainguns in operation are the [[wp:Kortik CIWS|Kashtan]] and the [[wp:AK-630|AK-630]] (6,000 and 5,000 round/min, respectively), equipped on Russian Navy cruisers. | ||
====GAU-8 Avenger==== | ====GAU-8 Avenger==== | ||
The [[wp:GAU- | 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 [https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/metalgear/images/8/80/Vulcanraven.gif/revision/latest?cb=20091128172933 Vulcan Raven] in Metal Gear Solid. | ||
===Metal Storm=== | ===Metal Storm=== | ||
[[wp:Metal Storm|Metal Storm]] is closer to a [[wp: | [[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. | ||
==High caliber== | ==High caliber== | ||
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==Related== | ==Related== | ||
Also see the cancelled [[wp: | Also see the cancelled [[wp:Future Soldier|Future Soldier]] project. | ||
[[Category:Real World]] | [[Category:Real World]] | ||