tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985287502362877219.post7676870568328209651..comments2023-11-10T11:44:01.894-05:00Comments on The Miller: A Big MondayJB Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06747865545380623939noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985287502362877219.post-28666595528190661712016-03-28T22:16:46.242-04:002016-03-28T22:16:46.242-04:00LOL, this should be fun!LOL, this should be fun!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985287502362877219.post-80985507699323847202016-03-28T20:46:02.014-04:002016-03-28T20:46:02.014-04:00Caseless ammo is a good start. How about self-form...Caseless ammo is a good start. How about self-forming projectiles. A disk that has one side coated with propellant and primer. Primer ignites propellant, propellant forces disk down a channel/tube that forms the projectile into the desired shape (doesn't have to be cylindrical). Think Tround or more corners maybe?<br />More advanced electronics allows seeker heads on smaller ammo, though I'm not convinced that it could get small enough for rifle/pistol ammo. But small enough rounds could have a beacon embedded in it to track what was hit.<br />Lasers work nice but require time to heat the object. How about a focused microwave beam?<br />Electric propulsion? Rail-gun or gauss rifle in a larger form factor? Focused EMP pulse?<br />Larry Niven/Jerry Pournelle had a great idea: The rifle discharges a beam that neutralizes the charge on an elemental particle, causing the material literally to disintegrate. Then had a parallel beam of the opposite charge, and carved a large canyon in a planet's face. Powerful stuff.<br />Phased plasma rifle in the 40-Watt range?<br />But like gasoline, oxygen/RP1, oxygen/UDMH, gunpowder and its derivatives are just really hard to improve on.Wandering Neuronshttp://www.wandering-neurons.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2985287502362877219.post-67921767849241243282016-03-28T07:16:35.950-04:002016-03-28T07:16:35.950-04:00If you have not already checked it, Atomic Rockets...If you have not already checked it, Atomic Rockets, http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/ has a good section on sidearms.<br /><br />Looking forward to the new book(s).John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.com