Whatever your new toy is, mines cooler

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simms

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I didn't even have to click on this thread to know it would be a gun.. I don't know what gave it away, maybe because I know the OP is in the military, or something about his thread title that screamed look at my new toy that is better than everyone elses because it's a gun...

edit: but after actually looking at the toy that is pretty damn cool... if it were something else I probably would have let it stand ;)
 

MaxDepth

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Originally posted by: Linflas
This was the cool toy I got to play with when I was in the Navy.

The Viking or the catapult? My dad served aboard the Intrepid in the '60s and he sat in Intruders. I thought the 4 seaters were wild.

To TallBill: When do you all get targeting visors that do threat recognition like RoboCop?
:D
 

glenn beck

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That would be badass to have one sitting in my driveway, wouldn't have to worry about anybody
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: Raduque
Too bad you still have to load and cock it manually. :(

Actually, you dont have to charge it manually at all. And the top can holds 500 rounds. Its far more accurate then a regular 50 cal, so the rounds will last extra long. It'll put a 5 round burst through a window at 1100 meters easily.
 

MX2

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I dont get what it is with males and guns, then again, you guys probably dont get us and shoes:laugh: I will soon get the chance of handling weapons and training, maybe then I will understand...*shrugs*
 

Thorny

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Originally posted by: TallBill

Originally posted by: Raduque
Too bad you still have to load and cock it manually. :(

It'll put a 5 round burst through a window at 1100 meters easily.

Mounted on a truck?? How big of window you talking about here, Crystal Cathedral?

 

imported_Devine

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Pretty cool but our toys are cooler :p Let me know when you build a humvee around a gun kinda like when we built a plane around a gun, I give you the A-10 featuring the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger :D Stay safe over there, I'll be heading that way come January.
 

compnovice

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How do you get the perception of depth.. I mean its one thing to shoot in a video game but how do you know how far the target is?
 

TallBill

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Originally posted by: Devine
Pretty cool but our toys are cooler :p Let me know when you build a humvee around a gun kinda like when we built a plane around a gun, I give you the A-10 featuring the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger :D Stay safe over there, I'll be heading that way come January.

Yes, but are you signed for one? And as far as a field of depth, there's a laser that automatically computes distance and bullet drop.

And yes, its called CROWS, and its in the newest America's Army.
 

drinkmorejava

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Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Devine
Pretty cool but our toys are cooler :p Let me know when you build a humvee around a gun kinda like when we built a plane around a gun, I give you the A-10 featuring the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger :D Stay safe over there, I'll be heading that way come January.

Yes, but are you signed for one? And as far as a field of depth, there's a laser that automatically computes distance and bullet drop.

And yes, its called CROWS, and its in the newest America's Army.

I was just about to say that, pretty freaking sweet, especially with the grenade launcher.
 

Auryg

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Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: Devine
Pretty cool but our toys are cooler :p Let me know when you build a humvee around a gun kinda like when we built a plane around a gun, I give you the A-10 featuring the 30mm GAU-8 Avenger :D Stay safe over there, I'll be heading that way come January.

Yes, but are you signed for one? And as far as a field of depth, there's a laser that automatically computes distance and bullet drop.

And yes, its called CROWS, and its in the newest America's Army.

Why don't they put that laser on regular grunt guns?
 

BillyBatson

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are you allowed to post these pics?

nice toy. i think i still have some .50 unused ammo lying around here somewhere, mind if i bring em and fire a few shots?
 
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Been playing the new AA that added the CROWS, and having a blast with it. Would be sweet to use one for real though. :cool:

:thumbsup:
 

Geocentricity

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Originally posted by: Turin39789
I'm waiting for my agp aiw 9800 to ship, then we'll see who's cooler!

Mine shipped 3 months ago when ATI still allowed trade-ins fo the AIW 9800. I'm 3 months cooler and counting :p
 

BillyBatson

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Originally posted by: savoyboy
Originally posted by: BillyBatson
are you allowed to post these pics?

nice toy. i think i still have some .50 unused ammo lying around here somewhere, mind if i bring em and fire a few shots?

Remote control gun turret is not really a new technology. They had that on the M1A1, Bradley and Stryker vehicles for a while now.

no i didn't mean just because it is new, but the item at all, and the location of the pics
i am sitting on a bunch of iraq pics i have but was told i could never actually post them online