Coolest/Ugliest Weapons V5 - Bullpup AKs are the best - General

The angle would have to be a perfect 180 degrees though.

[QUOTE=Joazzz;40937318]add Newton's third law to any major sci-fi battlecruiser that fires full broadsides of projectile weapons, hilarity ensues[/QUOTE] You'd think they would have vector thrusters that hold the ship in place/counteract it.

Can anyone identify these weapons? [IMG]http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/06/07/170131009_620x350.jpg[/IMG]

Looks like generic AR's with funny optics

Some type of HK416? [img]http://www.imfdb.org/images/7/70/Heckler_and_Koch_416.jpg[/img]

Two HK416s, and some sort of MP5. [editline]7th June 2013[/editline] Also the HKs both have Leupold CQT scopes on them. [img]http://www.weaponsandgear.com/pictures/_L/_Leupold/LP67670_1.jpg[/img]

One guy had a G36K, looks like the PD there was set up with the "Because you suck and we hate you" company, what with all the 416s and G36s... fucking H&K... [img]http://o.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/WEBMAIL/thumbnail/386x217/http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1180642/thumbs/a-SANTA-MONICA-COLLEGE-386x217.jpg[/img]

[img]http://i.imm.io/18CFd.png[/img] Pretty interesting-looking rifle

[IMG]http://www.gunspictures.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_m7fzb42yRq1rv6yl6o1_500.jpg[/IMG] For when you absolutely have to shoot the fuck out of everything in front of you

[QUOTE=Semaru;40946186][img]http://i.imm.io/18CFd.png[/img] Pretty interesting-looking rifle[/QUOTE] Huh, that looks like something i sketched for a project I'm working on.

[QUOTE=Semaru;40946186][img]http://i.imm.io/18CFd.png[/img] Pretty interesting-looking rifle[/QUOTE] That's alright, but its got nothing on the Remington XP-100: [IMG]http://www.hatchergun.com/images/AE_XP_3001.jpg[/IMG]

[img]http://storage7.static.itmages.ru/i/13/0608/h_1370703745_2123019_1a9bd842ae.jpg[/img] Transformers?

[QUOTE=Azaz3l;40948641][img]http://storage7.static.itmages.ru/i/13/0608/h_1370703745_2123019_1a9bd842ae.jpg[/img] Transformers?[/QUOTE] Schwerer Gustavs in disguise?

[QUOTE=Azaz3l;40948641][img]http://storage7.static.itmages.ru/i/13/0608/h_1370703745_2123019_1a9bd842ae.jpg[/img] Transformers?[/QUOTE] More like.... [I]Trains[/I]formers! :v:

Another weird gun [img]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/guns-weapons-weird-10.jpg?w=500&h=120[/img] I bet it's French. [QUOTE=Zeeky;40946735][IMG]http://www.gunspictures.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_m7fzb42yRq1rv6yl6o1_500.jpg[/IMG] For when you absolutely have to shoot the fuck out of everything in front of you[/QUOTE] By how many centuries does this pre-date DOOM?

[QUOTE=TAU!;40950340]Another weird gun [img]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/guns-weapons-weird-10.jpg?w=500&h=120[/img] I bet it's French. [/QUOTE] That's actually from New Zealand IIRC. [editline]21:19[/editline] Yep, remembered right, it's called [URL=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton_Automatic_Rifle]Charlton Automatic Rifle[/URL] I remember bumping into it on wiki when looking at Lee-Enfield stuff.

[QUOTE=TAU!;40950340]Another weird gun [img]http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/guns-weapons-weird-10.jpg?w=500&h=120[/img] I bet it's French. [/QUOTE] what kind of retarded bastard makes a gun with the rear grip angled forwards it's ridiculously uncomfortable to hold

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;40936526]Consider what would happen in space since theres no gravity. If you shot a rifle in space, what happens when the recoil hits your shoulder?[/QUOTE] Not a whole lot, if you run the numbers. A 9x19mm round has a momentum of only 2.9kgm/s. In terms of pure recoil, an astronaut could dump an entire Glock magazine of 17 rounds (for example) and wind up with a net propulsion of just 0.5m/s, if his combined body+suit+gear mass is 100kg. If the astronaut is floating unsupported, he could fire the round downwards (think Ender's Game) to minimize the rotational impulse to basically nothing. If he's supported, then the recoil doesn't matter. The main problem with firearms in space isn't recoil, it's thermal sensitivity. Metal and lubricant going from just above absolute zero in the dark to several hundred degrees in direct sunlight don't like to play nicely. Alternative systems like the Gyrojet were designed because they're mechanically extremely simple.

[QUOTE=catbarf;40952622]Not a whole lot, if you run the numbers. A 9x19mm round has a momentum of only 2.9kgm/s. In terms of pure recoil, an astronaut could dump an entire Glock magazine of 17 rounds (for example) and wind up with a net propulsion of just 0.5m/s, if his combined body+suit+gear mass is 100kg. If the astronaut is floating unsupported, he could fire the round downwards (think Ender's Game) to minimize the rotational impulse to basically nothing. If he's supported, then the recoil doesn't matter. The main problem with firearms in space isn't recoil, it's thermal sensitivity. Metal and lubricant going from just above absolute zero in the dark to several hundred degrees in direct sunlight don't like to play nicely. Alternative systems like the Gyrojet were designed because they're mechanically extremely simple.[/QUOTE] 'not a whole lot' can turn into a very big problem when you've got nothing to stop you

[QUOTE=Juniez;40952737]'not a whole lot' can turn into a very big problem when you've got nothing to stop you[/QUOTE] If an astronaut isn't anchored to anything and doesn't have any kind of attitude control system, meaning he's just floating in space, his chances of being able to face the target let alone aim at it and fire a round are low in the first place. In general if an astronaut needs to get anything done outside the station or rocket, he either stays anchored to the surface or he brings along an MMU.

[QUOTE=catbarf;40952622]Not a whole lot, if you run the numbers. A 9x19mm round has a momentum of only 2.9kgm/s. In terms of pure recoil, an astronaut could dump an entire Glock magazine of 17 rounds (for example) and wind up with a net propulsion of just 0.5m/s, if his combined body+suit+gear mass is 100kg. If the astronaut is floating unsupported, he could fire the round downwards (think Ender's Game) to minimize the rotational impulse to basically nothing. If he's supported, then the recoil doesn't matter. The main problem with firearms in space isn't recoil, it's thermal sensitivity. Metal and lubricant going from just above absolute zero in the dark to several hundred degrees in direct sunlight don't like to play nicely. Alternative systems like the Gyrojet were designed because they're mechanically extremely simple.[/QUOTE] Notice I said "rifle". I'm thinking 7.62x51 or 54r at the absolute smallest.

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;40952967]Notice I said "rifle". I'm thinking 7.62x51 or 54r at the absolute smallest.[/QUOTE] Why? When a depressurization is a mission kill at the very least, why bother with a large cartridge?

[QUOTE=catbarf;40953069]Why? When a depressurization is a mission kill at the very least, why bother with a large cartridge?[/QUOTE] If they only need to depressurize them, why don't they just use darts? Seems simple enough.

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[QUOTE=catbarf;40953069]Why? When a depressurization is a mission kill at the very least, why bother with a large cartridge?[/QUOTE] Because in space combat, penetration would be key; you shoot through Ivan's suit and pop, he's dead. Considering that most 9mm's can get easily stopped by modern bullet resistant vests and plates, I'd assume that combat-cosmonauts would be at the very least wearing some kevlar.

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;40954619]Because in space combat, penetration would be key; you shoot through Ivan's suit and pop, he's dead. Considering that most 9mm's can get easily stopped by modern bullet resistant vests and plates, I'd assume that combat-cosmonauts would be at the very least wearing some kevlar.[/QUOTE] Well, if we're positing combat-specific gear, I don't think it's unreasonable to assume that said combat-cosmonauts have some sort of MMU-esque attitude control system that would be able to compensate for weapon recoil. Anyways, this is starting to get off-topic, but I think the disadvantage of recoil in space is a little overstated. The Soviets installed guns on satellites for years, the problem wasn't recoil but rather mechanical reliability as I mentioned earlier. What you really need is a SPACE SHOTGUN [img]http://nightfallnews.ovh.org/space%20shotgun.jpg[/img] (an extraordinarily ugly space shotgun)

I like the way the HS-10 looks, now if only it worked.

It would work if a benelli m4 was put in there instead of the Rem 1100

[QUOTE=Zeeky;40946735][IMG]http://www.gunspictures.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tumblr_m7fzb42yRq1rv6yl6o1_500.jpg[/IMG] For when you absolutely have to shoot the fuck out of everything in front of you[/QUOTE] The "Polish Arms" watermark makes me feel patriotic every time I see this photo. :poland: I wish we still made batshit stuff like that instead of AK clones and that one SCAR ripoff that's probably gonna go the way of the CAWS. [QUOTE=kaine123;40954541][IMG]http://i.somethingawful.com/u/garbageday/2013/phriday/truck_nutz/Ovamars_01.jpg[/IMG] [URL="http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photoshop-phriday/truck-nutz-military.php?page=1"][B]Add Truck Nutz to Military Equipment![/B][/URL] A recent Something Awful "Photoshop Phriday."[/QUOTE] I was there when it happened and it was the best Photoshop thread I've seen in my life [QUOTE=asteroidrules;40955160]I like the way the HS-10 looks, now if only it worked.[/QUOTE] Oh, so that's what it's called! I saw it in an episode of Miami Vice and was wondering what it was. Looks like something a plumber with a lot of spare cut up pipes put together.