I've been shot at before... but this is insane!!

Printable View

12-15-2005, 12:07 PM
Treibenschnell

I've been shot at before... but this is insane!!

Imagine that... an M1 as the world's largest shotgun...

http://images.military.com/pics/SoldierTech_M1028-1.jpg

LINKIE to story...

Quote:

December 11, 2005: The M-1 tank has finally, oficially, gotten its M1028 "shotgun shell" for its 120mm gun. This is for use against hostile infantry. The XM1028 shell holds 1100 10mm tungsten balls that are propelled out of the gun barrel and begin to disperse. The tungsten projectiles are lethal at up to 700 meters. The official requirement of the XM1028 is to kill or disable more than 50 percent of a 10 man squad with 1 shot and do the same to a 30 man platoon with 2 shots.

::Allah::
12-15-2005, 12:15 PM
Billy Blaze

Now that's a Shotgun shell!!
12-15-2005, 06:47 PM
Jiggerachi

HOLY CRAP!! Man Id love to take that to the range! ::2Guns::
12-15-2005, 07:43 PM
RX7-2nr

oh yeah!!!! ever seen the movie swordfish? i can imagine.
12-16-2005, 10:22 AM
ccage

Man, they've been using "cannister" rounds since the Civil War where they'd pack the cannon with nails, musket balls, and whatever else they could find around. Nasty stuff.

C
12-16-2005, 10:24 AM
Treibenschnell

Quote:

Originally Posted by ccage

Man, they've been using "cannister" rounds since the Civil War where they'd pack the cannon with nails, musket balls, and whatever else they could find around. Nasty stuff.

C

True... hell, pirates were shooting chains and nails at each other back in their heyday... but now from an Abrams! :clap:
12-16-2005, 10:46 AM
EvilSpeeder

Wow, that makes 00 Buckshot look pretty puny.
12-16-2005, 11:50 PM
icepenguin66

Holy Crap! I wanna see a test video of that!::2Guns::
12-17-2005, 03:33 PM
RX7-2nr

Quote:

Originally Posted by icepenguin66

Holy Crap! I wanna see a test video of that!::2Guns::

yeah- on a car at about 300yds.