| The DREAD gun sounds very Star Trekie... in a good | | | | projectiles) depart the weapon, the opposite reaction |
| way. However, if it's electric it must have power - | | | | is transmitted to the power driving unit which would |
| #1, and #2, what about EMP. An EMP device would | | | | exhibit a rotational reduction (recoil) for the exact |
| be the logical counter device to this weapon. EMP | | | | moment of the departure. Which is so small that it |
| damages electronics, i.e. things with computer chips in | | | | would be insignificant. As the Electronics, they can be |
| them. Electrical devices, like mom's mix master and | | | | BY PASSED at anytime and allow manual operation. |
| dad's electric drill, will continue to operate. The | | | | The motor, well that would not be affected by an |
| Soviets designed against EMP by using old-fashioned | | | | EMP. |
| tube electronics in their aircraft. Apparently EMP is a | | | | The DREAD does have recoil but not in the |
| threat to the very small circuits of computer chips, | | | | conventional sense. Prior to the projectiles being |
| bulkier devices can withstand them. | | | | released, they are already energized and once |
| The concept of recoil-less is interesting, but doesn't | | | | departed; the opposite force is transmitted to the |
| make sense. It can only be discussed in the terms of | | | | rotational power drive which exhibits a minute |
| the reaction generated by a conventional weapon's | | | | rotational reduction. Totally insignificant. The |
| impulse that is used for the weapon and chamber | | | | programmable fire control system can be disabled |
| the next round. The recoil you feel is dependent on | | | | anytime and the weapon operated manually. The |
| the weapon design but can never be less than the | | | | Electric motor is not affected by any EMP saturation. |
| energy of the round. Every action has an equal | | | | The rates of fire mentioned, must be put into |
| reaction. If you expel mass the recoil is equal to the | | | | context, like the M16 for example, which has a rate |
| mass expelled times the square of its velocity. | | | | of fire of 700/800 rounds per minute but does not |
| This uses a centrifuge, not propellant. Think of a | | | | necessarily mean the soldier is going to accomplish |
| rotary engine over a piston engine. I would imagine | | | | that. His magazine capacity is only 30 rounds. Should |
| that an EMP device could take out this device | | | | he fire and empty the entire clip, the rate of |
| because the article talked about it being | | | | discharge is measured in rounds per minute, meaning |
| programmable. It also talked about setting it up in an | | | | the weapon's cyclic rate. |
| automatic mode. EMP could take out the sensors. | | | | This is a very interesting concept of a weapon. |
| Unless they put in hardened chips - which is not that | | | | However it simply isn't possible according to physics. |
| hard to do, just more research time. You may not | | | | How can a 50 cal. weapon fired at 8,000 fps. Not |
| run out of ammo very often... but what about | | | | have recoil? As, explained it must according to |
| batteries? I'm betting this system is pretty | | | | science. Also, no heat due to no friction, yet more |
| demanding on power. Setting up a base defense or | | | | accurate than today's sniper rifles? A projectile must |
| putting the Dread on a vehicle is great... until the base | | | | spin through the air and be tapered to be accurate, |
| generator gets knocked out or the vehicle battery | | | | not lobbed and shaped like a golf ball. This is why |
| goes flat. | | | | you're BB gun shot where it wanted to and grandpa |
| As I understand the devise, there IS RECOIL but not | | | | didn't make thousand yard shots with his musket. |
| in the conventional sense. As the (already energized | | | | |