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Tuesday 11-Apr-06

Modern Warfare (Part2)

Trench not enough? I guess it would have been better if the shotgun was automatic! Then start earning ranks to unlock this great weapon! It is a 12 gauge, gas-operated automatic weapon. It is one of very few fully automatic shotguns, and although patented in 1987, it never entered full scale production. Some sources state that only two fully automatic prototypes exist. The engineer would surely pack a punch if you will unlock the MK3A1 Jackhammer!

The weapon, excluding the barrel, is constructed largely of a rynite plastic in order to reduce weight. It features a bullpup layout to preserve a 525 mm barrel length in an overall 787 mm package. The gun is fed by a 10 round capacity center-rotating drum using conventional 12 Gauge (18.5×76 mm) cartridges. The gun weighs 4.57 kg and has a maximum rate of fire of 240 rpm. The drum's method of rotation is very similar to the Webley-Fosbery semi-automatic revolver.

The floating barrel is driven forward by gas pressure from the fired round. It is returned by a spring and moves the drum operating rod, breaking the tight seal between the barrel and the drum and allowing the drum to revolve to offer the next round. On the return stroke the barrel and drum are re-sealed allowing the round to be fired without loss of gas. Spent cartridges are not ejected, remaining in the magazine.

Planned future versions would carry a unique and distinctive feature: a magazine drum that can be used as an antipersonnel mine. Called "The Beartrap", it detonates by firing all 10 shotgun rounds simultaneously when it is triggered by the weight of a person stepping on it.

The distinctive appearance and futuristic stylish design (which does not look like a typical shotgun) has made it popular in action television programs, films, and computer games. This article, like all the other articles in the "Modern Warfare" series, was taken from Wikipedia.org.


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Comments

Osprey 11-Apr-06 14:25:37
I think there was something similar in Max Payne.

Bejzinator 11-Apr-06 15:22:13
Now that is my kind of weapon
Bejzinator 11-Apr-06 15:23:57
looks really similar to the pic..
Ravenite 12-Apr-06 20:42:12
I thought this was also called the "Jackhammer" or have I gotten it mistaken with something else. In Max Payne there was one with that name.
Osprey 12-Apr-06 21:06:07
Yep! It's the same thing. Not sure if it is an official name, but I bet the name is indicative of the recoil it produces.
Bejzinator 12-Apr-06 23:55:05
I think there is also something similar to it in Splinter Cell : Chaos Theory. Seems a little out of place for a spy to have a shotgun. LOL. Imagine 007 running around with a shotgun. hehe
Ravenite 14-Apr-06 20:03:16
007 has his own pump action so I don't think he needs another, Lol
Bejzinator 14-Apr-06 20:47:58
lol
Rambo 14-Apr-06 21:04:27
YESS it is the jackhammer.... imagine the bejzinator with this gun... x cuc hu 007... lol
Ravenite 14-Apr-06 22:15:33
Imagine anyone with it. As long as they can withstand the recoil. You'd punch a whole through the guy.
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