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striderteen · January 15, 2002, 11:44 AM

That's why it's not practical for an infantry weapon; you'd be changing the barrel an awful lot. It's also inherently inaccurate, because the barrel length keeps changing.

As a CIWS gun, though, slight inaccuracy is actually an advantage.

January 15, 2002, 11:44 AM	#8
striderteen Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2001 Location: Pasadena, California Posts: 590	That's why it's not practical for an infantry weapon; you'd be changing the barrel an awful lot. It's also inherently inaccurate, because the barrel length keeps changing. As a CIWS gun, though, slight inaccuracy is actually an advantage.