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"Nice of our Cabal allies to finally share one of these puppies with us, eh?"
"Didn't that guy who mugged a colossus already steal one of these?"
"What? No, that was one of their slug-throwers. This thing is in a whole other league."
"What's one big gun over another?"
"Ah, but that's just it: this isn't just a big gun. It's a whole multipurpose weapon platform."
"And what does that mean?"
"It means we've got not just the main functionality of the slug-launcher—which is essentially a repeater railgun—but also an additional, integrated, auto-firing battery of tracking micromissiles."
"So... it's a big gun with a tiny missile launcher on it."
"...It's a weapon platform."
(Grand Overture)
Orbital nuclear weapons platforms in 2001: A Space Odyssey
Heavy Object by Karf Oohlu Via Flickr:
What is an Enhanced Light Force Battalion?
What is an Enhanced Light Force Battalion?
A raft of advanced kit is being shipped to the personnel of 2nd Battalion, The Yorkshire Regiment as they take on an innovative new role in the Army’s structure. As the Service’s first enhanced light force battalion (ELFB), the Cyprus-based soldiers will experiment with new weapons, sights, communications equipment, robotic platforms and unmanned aerial systems over the next 12-to-18 months…
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How to Choose a Suppressor for Your Rifle
How to Choose a Suppressor for Your Rifle
When we watch action movies, say James Bond for example, we see that the various guns and rifles used may have a special attachment, which silences (or suppresses) the sound made by the weapon when it is fired. We often hear this attachment being called a silencer, and that exactly is what a suppressor is.
Suppressors are used not only in hollywood movies, they also have real-life applications…
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What is the Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition (C-DAEM)?
What is the Cannon-Delivered Area Effects Munition (C-DAEM)?
The US Army wants to build cannon-fired missiles that will use artificial intelligence (AI) to hunt their targets, out of reach of human oversight.
C-DAEM, as the project is known, requires the weapon to hit moving and imprecisely located armoured targets whose exact position has high uncertainty.
Unlike laser-guided weapons, which strike a target highlighted by a human operator, C-DAEM…
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Weapon Cleaning: A Thing of the Past?
Weapon Cleaning: A Thing of the Past?
Reported in the October 2019 issue of Soldier magazine, sitting around scrubbing weapons is set to become a thing of the past for British soldiers.
The Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU) is looking to introduce ultrasonic cleaning tanks – which are already used by industry and work by sending high-frequency soundwaves through water to remove dirt and carbon.
The plan was showcased…
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