Coil Gun?

[mrmeval]

It's a lead acid battery either auto, marine or special purpose. I think it's mentioned in the text.
He's not on a government budget where he can order a million dollar battery.

 

[evan price]

Any of you ever checked out MetalStorm technology? They use multiple barrels containing stacks of caseless projectiles ignited by electric impulses.
There are videos on the site of the 36-barrel prototype firing 180 rounds at 600 RPM (Sounds like Ma Deuce), 30,000 RPM (Big fart) , 60,000 RPM (Sounds like a bigger faster fart) then 180 rounds @ 1,000,000 rounds per minute. Sounds like a shotgun firing ONCE.
www.metalstorm.com
Neat, worth a look! Esp. the 40mm grenade video including reloading.

 

[WeedWhacker]

Any of you ever checked out MetalStorm technology?

... which isn't even remotely related to coilguns. MetalStorm is either an overmarketed gimmick, or a niche application, depending on how you look at it. Those cited figures are not sustainable - they are, in essence, single-shot devices in that once they are fired, reloading time is very significant.

A large battery of many MetalStorm platforms *might* be of limited use for things like CWIS and anti-artillery. Completely impractical for replacement of almost any other small arm.

On a side note, coilguns are not "firearms" in the legal sense. Better buy your high-cap, full-auto coilgun while you can!

 

[mrmeval]

Metalstorm is an unperfected version of the roman candle.

I've not yet heard of any products deployed by any military. I've not even heard they've got a contract for anything but R&D.

 

[Sheldon J]

Metalstorm is an unperfected version of the roman candle.

I've not yet heard of any products deployed by any military. I've not even heard they've got a contract for anything but R&D.

a genuine one shot pony, electrically timed and fired tubes just like a blasting cap, puts one massive volly out then it's all done. Sort of like a minature bank of class B fireworks in rapid fire mode.

 

[evan price]

Interestingly enough, all you see are prototypes... if they can get the reloading time down, then how "trick" is it? Why would a single barrel/ammo assembly be any harder to load than a BMG round? If properly designed that is. Miniguns or gatling guns would be a pretty comparable way to utilize this technology.