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    Image of B3ND3R B3ND3R
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    I suppose that those are some nifty gizmos for "conventional" warfare, but prior to the imminent Zombie Apocalypse I plan on securing an AA-12.
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    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/20/09

    @B3ND3R: Gonna have to use this more in CoD....
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    Image of mruler360 mruler360
    11/20/09

    @Canoehead: I would suggest against it, it's quite crap in MW2.
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    Canoehead promoted this comment mruler360 was starred mruler360 was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/21/09

    @mruler360: Agreed - tried it a bit this weekend. No range and doesn't exactly hit like a sledgehammer at short range.
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    Image of ddhboy ddhboy
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    And this is why saying that the second amendment is a good idea to fend off a possible military take over doesn't work as an excuse. Military technology is light years ahead of what you're able to buy legally in most states
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    Canoehead promoted this comment ddhboy was starred ddhboy was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/20/09

    @ddhboy: Sure, but you don't need to win. Assuming your cause is just, you just need to hold out long enough and cause enough trouble that it is more trouble than it is worth to crush you.
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    Image of Zanzan42 Zanzan42
    11/20/09

    @Canoehead: The difference (at least compared to the American Revolution and Indian independence) is that England was separated from its colonies by a vast ocean.

    Any armed American Revolution today would probably look more like the Civil War, except that the military has equipment that is orders of magnitude beyond what a private citizen can get. Not pretty.
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    Canoehead promoted this comment Zanzan42 was starred Zanzan42 was unstarred
    Image of Canoehead Canoehead
    11/20/09

    @Zanzan42: Civil war never is pretty, but is still better than a massacre of unarmed citizens. While US military hardware is certainly orders of magnitude more advanced than anything in civilian hands (and that's fine with me), to use that hardware on a sustained basis against a widely popular civil insurrection would require a level of callousness that I don't believe exists in the US population at large, nor does it exist among the ranks of the military.

    I guess my point is that a completely disarmed citizenry can be relatively easily cowed by an armed, organized military force, whereas an armed citizenry raises the "pain threshold" such that voting populace and/or the military may decide that the price in blood, treasure and bad PR is too high and that a non-violent solution should be applied. Of course, there are no guarantees in life (and even less so in warfare), and an armed citizenry is not the only bulwark against a tyrannical government, but it is one that I would be loathe to lose.
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    To be pedantic, the grenades aren't actually laser-guided. That implies that they home on reflected laser energy and have an internal guidance mechanism. This is simply a rangefinding and automated sight elevation system, which is quite ingenious in its own right but not the same thing as a true laser guidance system. [In my head, I hear Sheldon from Big Bang Theory saying all this]
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    Image of Jack_Burton Jack_Burton
    11/20/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: Yeah. The airburst weapons have actual range-fuses... OICW XM-29 for example: [www.globalsecurity.org]
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    Edited by Jack_Burton at 11/20/09 9:51 PM Jack_Burton was starred Jack_Burton was unstarred
    Image of Apoorva Prasad Apoorva Prasad
    11/21/09

    @Jeb_Hoge: Yep, you're correct about that. But laser-guided grenades just sounds cooler, don't you think!?
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    Edited by Apoorva Prasad at 11/21/09 5:04 AM Apoorva Prasad was starred Apoorva Prasad was unstarred
    Image of Parapraxis Parapraxis
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    GAME OVER MAN!!! Game over!

    [/hudson]
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    Image of Hachiken Hachiken
    11/22/09

    @Parapraxis: "Why don't we build a fire? Sing a few songs?"
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    I actually have a grenade launcher, but it's been modified to lob golf balls with parade blanks. This little cutie looks like it could be a real improvement in my golf game. Must ask Santa for one.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    It took me a few moments to figure out the meaning of the title of this article.

    I understand now, well stated.
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    11/20/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: Yeah, didn't mean to trigger any sexism alarms.

    For the rest of you out there with raised eyebrows, it's that one particular acid-blooded xenomorphic bitch from the movies. Not just, you know, bitches in general.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/20/09

    @Wilson Rothman: Oh, I was thinking the 'bitch' would be the person that came back with all their ammo.

    It's Friday.
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    Image of barrywoods barrywoods
    11/20/09

    @Shamoononon: I shave my legs.: "By bitch we mean Zombies"
    [zombietools.net]
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    Image of Red_Flag Red_Flag
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    "You are your own air support."

    Awesome.
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    Image of lecti lecti
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    War has changed.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment lecti was starred lecti was unstarred
    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    11/20/09

    @lecti: But war, war never changes.
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    Image of Yerzriknot Yerzriknot
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    It's beautiful.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Yerzriknot was starred Yerzriknot was unstarred
    Image of Philip Han Philip Han
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    Shyeah Boiii!

    I'd love to shoot a Kriss, P90 or SCAR someday
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Philip Han was starred Philip Han was unstarred
    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    -= drools =-
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    Image of Zebatinsky Zebatinsky
    11/20/09

    @ninjagin: <That.
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    Image of iElvis iElvis
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    Okay, this one is actually pretty cool.
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    Image of Daniel Rust Daniel Rust
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    Coolest gun in the whole world
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    Image of paulrules paulrules
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    Sooner or later the world will be dominated by PMCs....

    WE MUST DESTROY GW!
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/20/09

    In reply to Bitch-Busting, Ammo-Counting Aliens Gun Is Real, Scary
    This is my new top priority tool in preparation for Z-day. Being able to count the infected and allocate bullets accordingly would be a godsend.
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    Image of robotsneedhugs2 robotsneedhugs2
    11/20/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: There's no time for counting when hundreds of zombies are shambling towards you!
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    Image of Woden501 Woden501
    11/20/09

    @robotsneedhugs2: No no no. Don't you see? That's what the grenades are for. The ammo count is for when you're sitting on top of the local mall playing shoot the celebrity look-alike.
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    Image of Shini: R.O.A.C.H. Shini: R.O.A.C.H.
    11/20/09

    @robotsneedhugs2: That's why... Uh, you know, we use technology to count everything for us, and also calculate the lead we're going to need on our grenades.
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    Wilson Rothman promoted this comment Shini: R.O.A.C.H. was starred Shini: R.O.A.C.H. was unstarred
    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/20/09

    @robotsneedhugs2: When you're cruising through the hoards you can leisurely count and shoot at the same time. Besides, gotta save bullets. Projectile weaponry is only as good as the ammo cache you can carry, and my armor-plated Winnebago can't carry it all yanno.
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    Image of gumwrapper gumwrapper
    11/20/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Now a real killer, when he picked up the SCAR assault rifle, would have immediately asked about the little red button on the bottom of the gun.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/20/09

    @gumwrapper: +1 for Fifth Element reference.
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