Peter_Puget Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Very fast! THE TECHNOLOGY Introduction Metal Storm's technology provides a means whereby objects, such as bullets that have been tightly grouped in multiple tube containers such as barrels, can be stored, transported in and electrically fired from those same containers. These containers or barrels can be grouped in any configuration, to meet any particular application. The technology has no known equivalent, and can provide an electronically variable burst rate of fire, from conventionally slow to previously unobtainable rates, in excess of one million rounds per minute. The technology was originally inspired by a desire to try to reduce the number of mechanical steps required to load, fire, eject and reload weapons. In a quantum leap Metal Storm takes ballistics from nineteenth century mechanical operations into the new millennium. The Concept Metal Storm's technology achieves its unparalleled performance through the concept of numerous bullets stacked in a barrel, with each bullet separated by a propellant load, such that the leading propellant can be reliably ignited to fire the bullet, without the resulting high pressure and temperature causing unplanned blowby ignition of the trailing propellant load, and without collapse of the projectile column in the barrel. This unique concept has been accomplished through the invention of a bullet which on the one hand expands and locks in the barrel in response to high pressure immediately in front of the bullet. As a consequence, each bullet in turn can be fired in sequence from the barrel, and an individual barrel tube, loaded with numerous rounds and exclusive of any ammunition feed or ejection system, breech opening, or any mechanical operation whatsoever, when provided with an electric priming system is, in effect, a complete weapon. Barrels can be grouped in any configuration required for a particular application, while remaining simple and compact, and have no moving parts, no separate magazine, no ammunition feed or ejection system. Excluding consideration of appropriate ancillary systems such as recoil control systems, target acquisition systems and turreting systems, the only moving parts in Metal Storm's barrel technology are the bullets. Use of the Technology As an effective military weapon system, the technology offers the safety of 100% electronic keying capabilities, the advantage of on-board selection of a non-lethal response capability, and in another form, the potential to provide an area denial capability without the use of conventional landmines. The technology also has potential application in a range of diverse commercial areas, including fire fighting, fireworks, precision agricultural chemical distribution, fastening systems for use in the construction industry, and seismic surveying for minerals and oil. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 That's 16,666.67 rounds per second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 who cares that stuff was in Scientific American like 5 years ago they also plan to use the same system as a propellant for maneuvering micro space probes in zero G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allthumbs Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 no shit. that couldn't read anymore gay than if you wrote in pink ink on a picture of Richard Simmons wearing nothing but a bow tie and a 'cum hither' look, you 47th rate fag with a poodle scat fetish and a penchant for midnight self-pleasuring excursions into city public parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Off_White Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 No, c'mon Trask, don't hold back, say what you really think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 wasn't "metal storm" what they called the Pantera/White Zombie/Slayer/LimoZeen tour in 1991? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sk Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Dru said: wasn't "metal storm" what they called the Pantera/White Zombie/Slayer/LimoZeen tour in 1991? Dru yer killin' me today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter_Puget Posted July 16, 2003 Author Share Posted July 16, 2003 Trask - That reminds me today while walking thru Freeqway Park I noticed the cameras positioned in several areas and realized I had unwittingly been the star of a porn film. Dru - These guys have actually pulled off the 1,000,000 per minute rate that is freaking amazing. PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregm Posted July 16, 2003 Share Posted July 16, 2003 Peter_Puget said: freaking amazing. PP The Oracle of Starbucks said: Behold the Oracle's wisdom: Personality type: Lame You're a simple person with modest tastes and a reasonable lifestyle. In other words, you're boring. Going to Starbucks makes you feel sophisticated; you'd like to be snooty and order an espresso but aren't sure if you're ready for that level of excitement. People laugh at you because you use fake curse words like "friggin'" and "oh, crumb!" Everyone who thinks America's Funniest Home Videos is a great show drinks large drip coffee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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