They needed a minigun. :roll: Karl.
Printable View
They needed a minigun. :roll: Karl.
Doesn't everybody? [postal] [postal] [postal] [postal] [postal]Quote:
Originally Posted by KarlPMann
Here's a vid of Phalanx:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...47549985392214
It's the 20mm raspberry of doom!!!!!11111 :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :PQuote:
Originally Posted by 2ndChildhood
Forgot about this thread until recently... sorry I haven't gone back to check if the previous links still work (ok the one w/ the Prius does :D)...
Anyway I just saw this and didn't remember hearing about it, thought I'd post.
Less fun, more "WTF?"
Did the Army really ban Dragon Skin body armor???
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KTrTrsJu3pk [<6min]
[Shock] [Whacko] [Dunno]
If you don't know what Dragon Skin is, here's the mfr site, which has more vids of tests and such, including clips from FutureWeapons:
http://www.pinnaclearmor.com/body-armor/
If anyone has news about this I'd be interested. Pinnacle's site says the NIJ has now pulled their certification over "concerns of [their] warranty" -- even though it's 6 YEARS?!? Anyone else smell corporate contract favoritism? [Bang]
Since it recently went official (and to establish that this thread isn't turning political after my last post), here are some older [Roll1] videos you've probably already seen [Roll1] of TDI's new KRISS .45 SMG:
Early coverage from FutureWeapons if you missed it, <8min:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=f2kEg8rEPl8
Coverage from SHOT 2007, can see some design elements that changed, <2min:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0AAFDkWnyUg
Official footage from TDI/Magpul, 01:45:
-video removed-
Want.
[Thanks for the inspiration Karl.] [Beer]