They needed a minigun. :roll: Karl.
They needed a minigun. :roll: Karl.
Doesn't everybody? [postal] [postal] [postal] [postal] [postal]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 :POriginally 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)...
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]
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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?![]()
Since it recently went official (and to establish that this thread isn't turning political after my last post), here are some oldervideos you've probably already seen
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.]![]()
Last edited by chrisguy; 09-22-2009 at 20:19.