From: Horrocks, Aaron (ACHb@pge.com)
Date: Mon Oct 13 2003 - 09:21:12 PDT
Well, there's one minigun that went INTO production recently. For Military Simulations, using the standard 6mm BB, the guys over here made a minigun: http://www.theqproject.com as the barrels spin up, it feeds in BBs, and shoot 'em out at an incredible rate of fire. It's almost at 1:1 scale, and not quite as heavy as the real thing. Made to he handheld, it would still be ideal for mounting on an appropriate piece of armor like an M113!
Aaron Horrocks
1952 M38A1
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Shoop [mailto:shoop19@brick.net]
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 9:20 AM
To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
Subject: [MV] Miniguns
Miniguns have been out of production since the end of the vietnam
war........
Jon
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul A. Thomas" <bluewhale@jaxkneppers.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] HEY! This is an MV List!
> > Screw twin 50's. Give me an M163 PIVAD on one of those M113 hulls on a 5
> ton chassis. THAT's a gun truck for > the next generation. With that
> powerpack pulled out, I bed you could mount a nice large 20mm ready use
> > magazine.
>
> umm... I never hear anything on list about the weapon the movie makers
have
> loved the past 10 years, the 'man held' mini-gun. ( see Arnohld movies
> like Predator, T2... or Steven Segal's Under Seige ) Is the idea
> deterrence or wiping out any opponents? In the scheme of things I can't
> believe the cost difference between twin 50's and a mini gun would mean
> anything. Or would the powers that be worry about the ... cong, Iraqi old
> regime, whomever getting a functional mini-gun to use on us? I never
> considered that, but it Would be a devastating weapon to be used on
> us. Perhaps they could fit it with a 'failsafe' self destruct if we lost
it?
>
>
> Puzzled in Bay Pointe, Ca.
> MVPA@ 24986
>
>
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