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Title: A huey with a big shotgun in front(1,200 barrels)
Post by: maxmwill on February 09, 2015, 09:38:14 PM
Not sure if this has been discussed before, but here is an idea that was tested and found wanting, a 1,200 barrel shotgun bolted to the front of a Huey:

https://medium.com/war-is-boring/the-u-s-army-tested-a-helicopter-shotgun-armed-with-1-200-barrels-ce1ca126537d
Title: Re: A huey with a big shotgun in front(1,200 barrels)
Post by: zenrat on February 10, 2015, 12:56:19 AM
Interesting read.
The clickbait link to the 10,000 rpm "Microgun" is also interesting.
Title: Re: A huey with a big shotgun in front(1,200 barrels)
Post by: Dizzyfugu on February 10, 2015, 03:02:27 AM
Reminds me of the more recent "Metal Storm" guns? These can reach a 16.000 rounds per second, but it's rather a dense, single blast of slugs than true continuous fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Storm
Title: Re: A huey with a big shotgun in front(1,200 barrels)
Post by: Captain Canada on February 10, 2015, 03:45:34 AM
Great read, thanks ! Allsorts of interesting links at the bottom as well.

:cheers:
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