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Optically guided .50-caliber bullets

Wonder how much velocity it loses performing those maneuvers. Certainly not enough to make a difference on a person, but .50 BMG is sometimes used against light vehicles as well.

Still, freaking awesome. I picture snipers wearing a militarized version of google glass that basically acts like an aimbot. Snipers because I doubt these things will be cheap enough to expend by the thousands.
 
irishScott said:
Wonder how much velocity it loses performing those maneuvers. Certainly not enough to make a difference on a person, but .50 BMG is sometimes used against light vehicles as well.

Still, freaking awesome. I picture snipers wearing a militarized version of google glass that basically acts like an aimbot. Snipers because I doubt these things will be cheap enough to expend by the thousands.
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Real life aim bots are totally the way of the future. Now if we could only figure out bunny hopping.
 
DesiPower said:
how the heck do they guide it?
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Controllable fins (4 of them), according to this article.

I'm NOT 100% sure if the controllable fins applies to the normal unmodified rifle version, but it presumably does.

The weaponsmiths at Sandia have already developed a steerable bullet that uses optical sensors in the tip and four controllable fins to reach its target. But that round needs a special smooth-bore gun to fire from, whereas EXACTO is designed to be fired by standard rifled .50-cal weaponry.
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irishScott said:
Wonder how much velocity it loses performing those maneuvers. Certainly not enough to make a difference on a person, but .50 BMG is sometimes used against light vehicles as well.
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Yeah looking at the deflection in the vid it has to lose a lot of velocity, and maybe hit at a skewed angle as well. Would still splatter someone in body armor I suspect.
 
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Cutaway of the bullet.

I understand the inventor is a big KISS fan.:sneaky::sneaky:
 
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