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    The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away

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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    Why don't the bullets have tiny processors (obviously extremely resistant to heat and explosive force) with built in accelerometers that readjust bullet angle (with the aforementioned tiny fins or what have you) in relation to the speed (y for gravity and x for wind resistence/other forces) and starting firing angle? That way the aerodynamics will redirect the bullet along the original target line.


    Makes sense to me.

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    Image of Mark Tran Mark Tran
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    who knew that the us navy employed ninjas... i thought only the us army employed american ninjas.
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    04/16/09

    @Mark Tran: The Navy doesn't employ American Ninjas. They employ shapeshifting, sub-aquatic, mer-ninjas.
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    Image of Rabid Penguin Rabid Penguin
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    What would you do with a drunken sailor?

    What would you do with a drunken sailor?

    What would you do with a drunken sailor,

    Early in the mornin'.


    Shoot 'em in the face with an EXACTO rifle.

    Shoot 'em in the face with an EXACTO rifle.

    Shoot 'em in the face with an EXACTO rifle,

    Early in the mornin'

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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    How about a rail gun? I don't think weather is going to affect a projectile going 7 times the speed of sound from a mile away.
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    Image of Révolution Révolution
    04/16/09

    @ripfire: Yeah. The exploding railgun will affect it though.

    [img][upload.wikimedia.org]]
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    Image of ripfire ripfire
    04/16/09

    @Révolution: You do realize that the "bullet" in that picture is 7lbs right? I'm thinking more of something in a smaller scale comparable to a 7.62.
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    Image of mocax mocax
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    why don't they just pour boiling oil on the pirates as they're climbing up the ropes/ladders?


    cheaper too.

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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    04/16/09

    @mocax: B/c something like this could happen?
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    Image of leonardlow leonardlow
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    Because pirates are the bad guys... right? I'm not so sure now... [www.boingboing.net]
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    04/16/09

    @leonardlow: While they're trying to make a living, they are ultimately responsible for the condition of their own country.


    What I love is hearing that US Seals killing pirates is escalation, and that they are going to be meaner to us in the future. Like we actually did something wrong by defending our own people.

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    Image of sinister6000 sinister6000
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    "The Pentagon has been working on the .50 caliber EXACTO for about a year already..."

    Sounds like someone watched Wanted.
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    04/16/09

    @sinister6000: Yeah, the sniper will just end up cutting his thumb open with it right as he is finishing a badass new death-star model...
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    Image of SirFenwick SirFenwick
    04/16/09

    In reply to The Pentagon's EXACTO Rifle Will Be Able to Take Out Pirates A Mile Away
    I don't understand why the Navy just doesn't sink those Pirates. Arg!
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    Image of The Magnificen7 The Magnificen7
    04/16/09

    @SirFenwick: With hostages onboard? Good plan.
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    04/16/09

    @The Magnificen7: No, doofus, nuke their speed boats.
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    Image of hhumbert hhumbert
    04/16/09

    @bpapa9013 - Is now an ego maniac thanks to his new star ->: Tactical Nukes, FTW!
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    Image of Vroomtrap Vroomtrap
    04/16/09

    @SirFenwick: They use boats that look like fishing boats or regular commuter boats. Most freighters can't tell that they are pirates until it's too late. Killing innocent fisher men because you "think" they are pirates is bad PR.
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    Image of Dillinger23 Dillinger23
    04/16/09

    @Vroomtrap: Well there should be a safe distance rule, IE if you are a fisherman stay 200 yds or more away, if you get closer we blast you in half.
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    Image of Marcus Marcus
    04/16/09

    @dillinger23: Gimme a ping, Visily.
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    04/16/09

    @hhumbert: *Nuclear Launch Detected*
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    04/16/09

    @Marcus:
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
    04/16/09

    @phoenix27: Find the "Ghost"! Bring an overlord or Observer in!


    @SirFenwick: @bpapa9013 - Is now an ego maniac thanks to his new star ->: Un-provoked attacks in territorial waters is not good precedent.

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    Image of Jesse in Japan Jesse in Japan
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    What, can't their snipers aim well enough?
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    Image of Oldbrass Oldbrass
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    Anyone out there remember the gyrojet round from Star Frontiers?


    Honestly, if we could use one sniper to kill one bad guy rather than dropping an 500 pound bomb on the wedding party rather than the badguy-hideout, I'd call this cheap money.


    I'm not for killing people, but I am about killing the RIGHT people when you have to. This would help.

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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/02/08

    @Oldbrass: Gyrojets were real; they were just too expensive, and the round had quite a long 'minimum distance' where it was still accelerating.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    The only way that rifle will work is if it had a chainsaw attached to the end. Then if you miss, you can run up to your target and chainsaw them to death.
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    Image of jdbaile3 jdbaile3
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    "spin-stabilized projectiles" you mean like rifled rounds?
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    Image of AmishJohn AmishJohn
    12/02/08

    @jdbaile3: Part of the problem is keeping them spinning, and not tumbling as the speed drops through the transsonic range. Tumbling bullets are less accurate, not to mention against the Geneva Convention.
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    Image of Curves Curves
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    Acme already has these bullets; Wylie Coyote bought them. The trick is the write the intended victims name on the bullet otherwise it circles back around the cacti and shoots you in the back.
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    Ahx!! They better watch or steam's gonna ban their asses.
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    Image of kazemizuhi kazemizuhi
    12/02/08

    In reply to Pentagon Putting $22 Million Into Aimbot-ish Bullets
    fkn n00b awp
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    Image of P3nnst8r P3nnst8r
    12/02/08

    @kazemizuhi: that's a barrett, but i see what u did thar.
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