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Colt Canada's EAGLE is a single-shot, side-loading, direct-fire grenade launcher that incorporates a double-action trigger and features an ambidextrous barrel and controls. The double-action trigger offers a mechanism that enables the operator to safely re-strike a misfired cartridge without the need to manually open the breech and re-cock the firing mechanism. The EAGLE is able to fire all 40x46mm Low Velocity ammunition. The launcher can be quickly mounted on any weapon (C8/M4, C7/M16 series) that provides a bottom MIL-STD mounting rail with a recoil lug. The EAGLE side-loading launcher is uniquely ambidextrous. The operator can easily reconfigure the side-opening feed, sight mounting, and sling attachment to either the left or right side, without any special tools. For more information, visit: https://lnkd.in/gAvPPm8V or email questions to: intel@cobbsindustries.com. #ColtCanada #Eagle #SideLoading #GrenadeLauncher #AmbidextrousBarrel #COBBS #COBBSINDUSTRIES #forthemanontheground

💡 Piercing tools, also known as moles, missiles, hogs, and more, are a simple and effective tool for trenchless technology. Read more about piercing tools and how they work https://lnkd.in/gmFRVqU5. #MobilePower #SolutionsProvider #PiercingTools #Trenchless

💡 Piercing tools, also known as moles, missiles, hogs, and more, are a simple and effective tool for trenchless technology. Read more about piercing tools and how they are applied https://lnkd.in/gmFRVqU5. #MobilePower #SolutionsProvider #PiercingTools #Trenchless

China’s ‘metal storm’ #gun fires 450,000 rounds a minute, scientists claim #China has developed a new rapid-fire machine gun with as few as five barrels, capable of firing up to 450,000 rounds a minute per barrel. This produces an unopposed barrage of fire capable of intercepting hypersonic missiles exceeding Mach 7. By comparison, the US military’s most advanced Phalanx system fires only 4,500 rounds a minute. Researchers in Taiyuan, China’s central industrial hub, have devised a novel solution: a replaceable container-like magazine loaded with pre-loaded barrels. After firing, the barrel and the entire container are discarded as a single-use unit. The box-style rotary operating system increases reloading speed, reduces barrel wear and maintains accuracy, allowing for multiple hits, sustained operations and rapid counterattacks. The development was detailed by Lu Xutao and his colleagues from the North University of China in a December paper published in the China Journal of Detection & Control. Traditional machine guns with mechanical triggers cannot meet the PLA’s requirement of 7,500 rounds per second. To overcome this, Lu and designed an electronic trigger using a coil, the South China Morning Post reported. The contactless trigger works by instantly melting an alloy wire embedded in the bullet, creating a high-energy jet of metal to ignite the explosive. The electronic trigger achieves remarkable efficiency, with a firing time of just 17.5 microseconds, and is capable of meeting the target performance of 450,000 rounds per minute per barrel. Million-round-per-minute #weapons Some have made test rounds equipped with sensors and chips, while others have sought to lower the cost and improve the performance of disposable barrels. Furthermore, these efforts have made significant strides in recent years. China’s version of the Metal Storm gun can exceed the rate of fire of Western prototypes made a decade ago by at least ten times, making it a potential asset in a range of military applications. Machine guns are entering the million-round-per-minute era in response to the advent of #hypersonic #missiles.

What is the bulletproof mechanism of bulletproof vests and helmets? There are two basic mechanisms for bulletproof vests and helmets: One is to eject the fragments formed by the fragmentation of the projectile body; The second is to release the kinetic energy of the warhead through bulletproof data. #ProtectionProducts #defensesolutions #ArmorTechnology #BulletProofVest #bulletproofhelmets

What is the bulletproof mechanism of bulletproof vests and helmets? There are two basic mechanisms for bulletproof vests and helmets: One is to eject the fragments formed by the fragmentation of the projectile body; The second is to release the kinetic energy of the warhead through bulletproof data. #ProtectionProducts #defensesolutions #ArmorTechnology #BulletProofVest #bulletproofhelmets

Imagine that. Mounting machineguns and cannons on a pick up truck...and then controlling the resulting fires as part of a collective effort, so that not only the paths the individual bullets take through the air, but the pattern(s) they make when they blow through / fall upon the target can have the desired terminal effects. Perhaps we can name those two phenomenon the Cone-of-Fire and the Beaten-Zone respectively... you know, just for sh!ts and giggles. And then maybe....just maybe, we can distinguish the resulting fires in say...three ways; fire in relation to the gun, fire in relation to the target, and fire in relation to the ground. Imagine then wrapping all of that up with eight (or so) overarching guiding principles of Machinegun Employement. We could even give it one of those goofy sounding, reverse engineered acronyms... Then imagine all of this from the back of a pickup truck. How Technical... Maybe we can call that truck a...get this -- a "Technical Vehicle..." eh? eh?" Does anyone have any Traversing & Elevation (T&Es) mechanisms and some extra orange paint we can send them? One step at a time I guess.

The Nimrod Tactical Tracer Unit series is the perfect tracer for gas-operated rifles or other airsoft models.

The machine gunner is the most effective and dominant operator of the team in small unit organizations. They use 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm depending on the mission purpose or the ammunition used by other operators in the team. It can use large diameter (7.62mm) explosive, destructive or incendiary ammunition depending on the target evaluation. Additionally, taking into account the ammunition diameter used by other team operators, 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm ammunition can be preferred in order to facilitate ammunition supply within the team. #machinegunner #sat

Important if you have Airwolf TT straps...