Because nothing says “Y’all behave” than .50 BMG at 1,300 rounds per minute
Notice the recoil moving the Humvee MRAP even when the system has recoil absorption.
Hat tip to Joe C.
By Miguel.GFZ
Semi-retired like Vito Corleone before the heart attack. Consiglieri to J.Kb and AWA. I lived in a Gun Control Paradise: It sucked and got people killed. I do believe that Freedom scares the political elites.
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Good idea but ok execution. FN makes a version of the M2 called the M3M/GAU-21 which has a rate of fire of 1,100 rpm at half the weight of the GAU-19 and no need for external power.
Have a friend that joined the Coast Guard out of HS, told about training day on a Ma Deuce mounted on a patrol boat. They had a training officer standing over them to yank them off the gun ifhey lost track, because the.50 would push the boat off coursein a hurry, even turn themaround if fired to either side. That .50 BMG is quite a thing.
I never cease to admire the physics of shooting. When I found out that an A-10 actually slows down when shooting its GAU, I thought it was BS, but several sources confirmed it.
At 5 bucks a round, that’s 6500 buck per minute. I need to win the lottery.
The three-barrel design reminds me of (Geeky youngster moment ahead) the mini-gun out of the Halo series. All it would need to complete the look is a hexagonal shield at the receiver.
Also my grandfather tells a story from Vietnam where a patrol boat annihilated a sampan into nothing but splinters with a quad 50 (Thanks Ma) and I can only imagine the same setup with the M3