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Don't try this at home: SUV with remote-operated shotguns
If you think vehicle-mounted weapons are cool in video games, wait until you check them out in real life. Observe the HAMMER Remotely-Operated Weapons System for Robotic and Manned Vehicles, which is available for use in both manned and unmanned (remote-controlled) ground vehicles as well as unmanned air combat vehicles. The company says the system, which is comprised of two 12-gauge shotguns mounted on a turret system, is ready for applications such as peacekeeping (oh, the irony), urban warfare and law enforcement right out of the box.
Check out this video of the twin shotguns mounted atop an SUV making short work of some potted plants -- pretty cool/scary stuff depending on your sensibilities. There are certainly some benefits to having firepower on tap you can control accurately yet remotely while safely ensconced inside an armored SUV.
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Buster Hymen 4:33PM (8/07/2006)
I could absolutely use one of those on my car while driving here in Socal. There are so many rude pricks on the road that i'd love to honk my horn..that would beep out "SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIEND" as pull the trigger on the ahole in front me.
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iQuack 4:36PM (8/07/2006)
Elevates road rage a few notches.
Be sure to look at the top of the car before giving another driver the finger.
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Steve 4:39PM (8/07/2006)
That's one of the coolest things I have ever seen.
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gbh 4:42PM (8/07/2006)
I dunno, I prefer stealth.
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Fabulo 4:47PM (8/07/2006)
"We have a passion for destruction"
That's cool. Especially the comment about SoCal. The first thing that came to my mind when I read the post is that it would be good for LA freeways, L.A. Story style.
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JW 5:10PM (8/07/2006)
Freakin Sweet! I think a lot of us could use some of them.
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shoaib 5:28PM (8/07/2006)
Too bad it cant popup from inside the car Bond style
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Pinkerton 5:38PM (8/07/2006)
gbh,
If stealth is your game, check out this out...
http://www.ibistek.com/cobra_gallery.php
I may have posted on here about this company's product, but hey, it's too over the top not to.
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David 5:40PM (8/07/2006)
Funny that it's mounted to an SUV -- says something about the defensive mentality.
As for peacekeeping -- if I was part of the population being patrolled, I'd be annoyed at the sight of this thing. You've got to keep the local population happy with you, or you get a roadside IED.
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Matthew 5:52PM (8/07/2006)
am I the only one who thinks those don't look anything like shotguns?!!?!?
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Takeo 6:09PM (8/07/2006)
#10 Matthew, they are shotguns, some new combat shotguns look like really fat AR rifles.
If I ever see one of these on the streets of Silicon Valley piloted by a private citizen I'm buying an RPG-7 launcher and going hog wild on every soccermom driving an urban assault vehicle. As if Essuuvees weren't enough of a damn eyesore!
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WillDaThrill 6:58PM (8/07/2006)
That thing has frickin' shotguns on it's frickin' head.
Hells yeah, this would stop those whiny, crappy drivin', mid-finger poppin' losers from screwing with you. Then too some might go on a rampage with it; good thing it's produced for normal consumption.
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auto usata 8:51PM (8/07/2006)
Very Very Very Usefull!! Would be great to use in some traffic contitions!!!
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Bob_Ericson 9:17PM (8/07/2006)
GOTTA....HAVE....THAT!!!
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BOB 11:35PM (8/07/2006)
O_H M__Y G__O__D !_!_!_
I TOTALLY MUST HAVE ONE FOR LA TRAFFIC._____________
LET ME BLOW 'EM ALL BACK TO THE COUNTRY IN WHICH THEY LEARNED TO DRIVE.
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BOB 11:52PM (8/07/2006)
PS -- TOTALLY KIDDING, A FLEETING THOUGHT BY SOMEONE WHO LIVED HERE WHEN THE DRIVING WAS EXTREMELY POLITE (YES, I AM THAT OLD) -- SO NO INVESTIGATIONS OR HELICOPTERS, PLEASE -- THANKS
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gbh 11:54PM (8/07/2006)
Thanks Pinkerton, that draws far less attention (at least till you deploy anyway).
David makes the obvious point - as a general rule, intimidation is counterproductive. In scenarios of direct confrontation, 'bigger sticks' can be useful.
However, in day-to-day peacekeeping roles, the optimum situation is to have the locals not hate you, or think you're a power-tripping invader.
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WillDaThrill 11:58PM (8/07/2006)
I meant to say "not produced" oops!
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grunt 3:36AM (8/08/2006)
That would come in handy on the 405!
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Kelvin.Choy 5:57AM (8/08/2006)
that's crazy but cool. I love it , really!
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