'Machine' Gun with no moving parts

[Stalwart]

So at the end of the day, what's the point of this?  I can't imagine any practical use for this sort of device.  I suppose it'll have some useful spinoff - if anyone knows what it is - please let me know.

How about as a last line of defense to intercept an inbound missile.   

Or, to smash MOABs on Balloon Tower Defense 4   

[Rob52240]

It was developed after the big ban on land mines, they also made a 3 barrel police version that offered lethal / non lethal ammo.  They also claim to be developing 40mm foam grenades to be fired from fire trucks to fight skyscraper fires.

[68ZooM]

HiTechs going to mount those on to the C47, yea come get some now   

[eagl]

I dropped a box of ammo on my foot... Basic math gives that dropping incident a cyclic rate of nearly 90,000,000 rounds per minute.  Doesn't make it militarily significant except that I had to go to the doc afterwards and it took me off of the schedule for a couple of days until I could put my boot on again.

[Rob52240]

http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/future-weapons-metal-storm.html

The Discovery Channel explains it a little better.

[allaire]

Hey eagl he asked how it was possible to have a RoF that high, I answered it.  Did I say anything about military significance?

[Rob52240]

No, and I don't think anyone is claiming to have invented something better than mines for purposes that mines were traditionally used for.

[fbEagle]

Hey eagl he asked how it was possible to have a RoF that high, I answered it.  Did I say anything about military significance?

The military significance of it is so the airforce doesnt have to use bombs all the time. They figure mounting a couple million of theese barels on the underside of a bomber and perferateing anything they want whatch the Future weapons episode on it.