tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post5464436127755092825..comments2024-03-28T00:43:37.279-05:00Comments on Future War Stories: FWS Armory: ROCKET GUNS by Yoel Williamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17218428427067689631noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-33636871580016860102021-01-23T22:39:37.642-06:002021-01-23T22:39:37.642-06:00I wonder if this weapon will wind up an a future W...<i>I wonder if this weapon will wind up an a future World War II video game shooter?</i><br /><br />Take a look at this game, then get back to me:<br /><br />Sniper Elite 4 - Deathstorm Part 2: Infiltration: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dInqJ5tDGSg&feature=youtu.be<br />Lionel Braithwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251435131708623589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-6269268511872001902018-07-27T10:52:48.330-05:002018-07-27T10:52:48.330-05:00My novel's heroine needed a gun that was small...My novel's heroine needed a gun that was small, light, lethal at close range but has a long reach.<br /><br />My idea was to turn the rocket inside out by wrapping the "neck" of a mortar shaped bullet with a gear-shaped block of propellant. The gear shape produces a high burn rate at launch for close range lethality and a slow burn rate after launch to overcome drag. The bullet's head plugs the barrel, the fins align it (and allow the rounds to be guided) and the "neck" doubles as an aerospike nozzle.Annaishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564915758680240731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-30025211008147977552018-07-26T23:23:07.210-05:002018-07-26T23:23:07.210-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Annaishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09564915758680240731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-61391324276523645762017-07-24T10:36:21.173-05:002017-07-24T10:36:21.173-05:00Couldn't read from the link, but I found these...Couldn't read from the link, but I found these two:<br />http://www.pmulcahy.com/best_stuff_that_never_was/best_smgs_that_never_were.htm<br />https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/feasibility-of-the-18-5mm-submachine-gun-feasibility-model.207817/Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478044561737083973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-84313068962484822072017-07-18T16:07:40.621-05:002017-07-18T16:07:40.621-05:00Interesting concept from the '70's - a com...Interesting concept from the '70's - a combination of rocket ball,rocket and shot shell: <br />https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_BJgKhwD2o4C&pg=PT401&lpg=PT401&dq=aai+18.5mm+rocket+submachine+gun&source=bl&ots=pnOfsBcPXG&sig=C8UPvBkKZsZwqHjHp4MT7DkfRTM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijvdnK35LVAhWRK1AKHf9ABT0Q6AEIEjAD#v=onepage&q=aai%2018.5mm%20rocket%20submachine%20gun&f=trueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10940535661399125656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-30794521839304792942017-06-14T16:38:44.651-05:002017-06-14T16:38:44.651-05:00Go right ahead, I'd be flattered. I look forwa...Go right ahead, I'd be flattered. I look forward to reading your ideas on the technology.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478044561737083973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-46960723837291500722017-06-14T13:04:25.333-05:002017-06-14T13:04:25.333-05:00Happy to hear you liked my ideas and concepts! Goo...Happy to hear you liked my ideas and concepts! Good job you did with the drawing of deviantart!<br /><br />You right about the advantages and disadvantages you listed, all of those and more will appear in the advantages & disadvantages segment of the article.<br /><br />With your premising I might copy some of your drawing to the Realistic Configurations segment...<br /><br />Yoel<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-17585809357906689382017-06-03T19:30:49.719-05:002017-06-03T19:30:49.719-05:00Second, since I'm very excited to hear your th...Second, since I'm very excited to hear your thoughts on Metal Storm, I have a few thoughts of my own should you be interested.<br />The benefits seem to be the lack of moving parts which might cause a malfunction, as well as the degree to which the weapons are sealed from the environment (which, as the good fellows at InRange TV have shown, is one of the main considerations when it comes to reliability in adverse conditions), combined with the potential for higher capacity or rates of fire than some current weapons. <br />Downsides seem to be that capacity is dependent on length instead of height (which may or may not be a bad thing, depending on the weapon), that an increased number of barrels increases weight, and that the effective barrel length changes with each shot. <br />I believe that the change in barrel length can be compensated for by adjusting the amount and burn rate of propellant for each round in order to generate the same muzzle velocity. I also think that, for those worried about failures in electronics, while those fears are not unfounded, we have come a remarkable long way in the military use of electronics (with some optics being expected to outlast the rifle they're mounted to) and expect things to only get better.<br />I have a number of ideas regarding weapon and magazine design for Metal Storm systems, which are available here if you are interested (http://luke-man.deviantart.com/gallery/). Either way, I look forward to your next installment of this series.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478044561737083973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-25787410010189805882017-06-03T19:22:36.936-05:002017-06-03T19:22:36.936-05:00First off, thank you very much for this article. I...First off, thank you very much for this article. I have long been a fan of the Gyrojet just because of how interesting it was, but I always considered it a dead-end as a technology. However, your ideas for future applications have changed my mind on that! While I doubt we'll ever see much of the rocket gun, I credit that to how invested we are with conventional guns rather than any lack of merit of the technology.Lukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478044561737083973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-27467914663797199982017-02-26T22:17:19.536-06:002017-02-26T22:17:19.536-06:00I have to disagree on the crime an terror angle, b...I have to disagree on the crime an terror angle, because regular guns, don't require advanced metallurgy, and the rockets would still be expensiveJJLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943455130502414536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-77189322547959825102017-01-25T09:08:36.597-06:002017-01-25T09:08:36.597-06:00laser cut jet nozzles.
mass production problem fix...laser cut jet nozzles.<br />mass production problem fixedStructured Answerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16099134783225642045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-726484495782035142.post-7076504574121046992017-01-23T21:14:32.934-06:002017-01-23T21:14:32.934-06:00A fine comprehensive article on Rocket Guns. I mus...A fine comprehensive article on Rocket Guns. I must admit that I learned quite a few things from this as I never really paid them much attention. Things like the Danish Voss Musket I never knew about. <br /><br />A fine article from you both. I look forward to more.Nicholas Mewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823238401109164712noreply@blogger.com