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  1. 03-20-2011, 11:07 PM #1
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    Post The ultimate rifle: British snipers to be armed with supergun

    The ultimate rifle: British snipers to be armed with supergun that pinpoints the enemy by 'hearing bullets'

    By Daily Mail Reporter
    Last updated at 3:08 PM on 18th March 2011

    • 'Gunfire locator' uses sonar to calculate the enemy's position in little more than one second

    • Cross-hairs on target screen show sniper where to return fire

    • Sensor has been developed using same technology as Nintendo Wii games


    A supergun that targets enemy snipers by the sound of their gunfire is being trialled by British soldiers, it emerged today.

    The 'gunfire locator' is fitted next to the scopes of rifles which uses sonar to calculate an enemy's position within 1.3 seconds.

    To read the rest of the story click the link below.

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ed-troops.html

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    After today, it's all historical.
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  2. 03-20-2011, 11:18 PM #2
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    aww damn... its supressor time ! lmao ... i wonder if a muzzle brake flash hidder would make a differance in this new high tech england device.
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  3. 03-21-2011, 06:22 AM #3
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    And technology keeps marching on!
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  4. 03-21-2011, 01:39 PM #4
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    With such a weapon, why the need for it to be manned? It could easily be automated and likely would be more accurate and faster to acquire targets if it was robotic. But what would be the fun in that?
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  5. 03-21-2011, 06:33 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Schuetzenman View Post
    And technology keeps marching on!
    soon it will be futile to resist


    Rage
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  6. 03-21-2011, 07:14 PM #6
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    Oh GOD with such talk we will really be hireing " TERMINATORS " next.......
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  7. 03-21-2011, 07:18 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by romak10/63UF View Post
    Oh GOD with such talk we will really be hireing " TERMINATORS " next.......
    The Rise of the Machine!
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  8. 03-21-2011, 07:22 PM #8
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    I wonder how much longer it is before our local SWAT teams start using that???
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  9. 03-21-2011, 08:30 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by imanaknut View Post
    I wonder how much longer it is before our local SWAT teams start using that???

    When the economy gets back to normal.
    I am sitting in my angry chair!
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  10. 03-21-2011, 09:40 PM #10
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    How accurate would this locator be in areas that are subject to echos, like valleys, mountains, or inner city buildings, etc.?
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  11. 03-21-2011, 09:44 PM #11
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    Firecrackers in a steel pipe ought to make a nice decoy.
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  12. 03-21-2011, 11:09 PM #12
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    Just throw a firecracker next to anyone that you want to take out and let the SWAT team do the rest.
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  13. 03-22-2011, 10:38 AM #13
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    and then theres that
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