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Robot Fires Million Rounds/Minute - Metal Storm Redback (VIDEO)
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Australian made firing system, Metal Storm, uses a computer controlled electronic ignition system to achieve its unprecedented hellish rate of fire. Enemy forces on the receiving end of this level of ordinance would be overwhelmed. The Redback is a robotic system featuring 40mm cannons using Metal Storm’s firing system.
Brisbane, Australia-based Metal Storm has delivered a four-barrel weapon to the Naval Surface Warfare Center for testing that uses a small electrical current instead a conventional firing pin to deliver stacked rounds at an astounding rate.
One version, the Redback, features a remotely operated 40mm that can automatically track targets by slewing around at almost 2 complete revolutions per second, according to the company. "The employment of Metal Storm's stacked round technology for a U.S. military weapon system is a huge step for us," Metal Storm CEO Lee Finniear said in the company's press release.
(crave.cnet)
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