Thread 64117723

>AD 2025
>Still no man portable miniguns in service
We were promised a future!

>>64117723 (OP)
Batteries and ammo are expensive/heavy

>>64117750

Miniguns also are of incredibly limited utility as an infantry weapon. They make sense for vehicles because you have to throw down a lot of fucking lead to hit anything if you're on the move. But if you're a relatively stationary infantryman, you can kill most targets easily with just a run-of-the-mill M240.

As soon as we figure out a good battery source to power them we will

>>64117723 (OP)
Microguns don't count?

>>64117795
>no counterweight
This would be horribly uncomfortable after like 2 minutes as you would have to constantly fight gravity in order to not fall over.

>>64117845
The minigun has a waldo connected to the backpack.

>>64118077
Where's waldo?

>>64117760
pretty much this. no point in carrying around a weapon that heavy with that ROF when enough ammo to feed it for a decent amount of time would be a concern. as far as man-portable ways to say "fuck off" with a high ROF an MG3 would be far more practical.

also you reminded me of the dillon aero SUVs they make with the m134... if only i won the lottery.

>>64117723 (OP)
Cry some more!

>>64117836
They arent used in combat dingus. Your animes dont count.

The biggest obstacle isn't the weight per se, but the recoil. Richochets could be a problem as would the absolute lethality (via volume of fire) of otherwise meh friendly fire incidents. Grunts just cant really be trusted with all the firepower.

>>64117723 (OP)
>Still no man portable miniguns in service

Why would you need a minigun? You already have 1 to 2 M249s in your squad. Additionally at the platoon level you have 1 to 2 M240s on top of that.

>>64117723 (OP)
Maybe if you had soldiers built like Jesse Venture instead of the Pilsbury Dough Boy it would be feasible.

>>64117723 (OP)
>in service
that's dumb, they're too impractical

we need recreational miniguns for civilians

>>64117723 (OP)
https://youtu.be/ADkfzHay6T4?t=1025
Listen to the actual rate of fire during behind the scenes filming. The movie sound is underselling how fast it is firing.

Modern military, from top to bottom, is full of slack-jawed faggots.

>>64118344
modern military is nothing but tops and bottoms if you gnomesaiyan

>>64117723 (OP)
>Most military will never have Minigun on their apcs either.

>>64117723 (OP)
Why not an auto-loading recoilless rifle?

>>64117723 (OP)
>>>/tv/

>>64118482
>Slam shitloads of Tren
>15,000 calories a day
>do nothing but lift for 3 years
>Get mega swole
>carry around 220lbs Rheinmetall RMK30, 20lbs of batteries, and 50lbs of ammo
>fire that bitch from the hip
>??????
>Profit

>>64121297
What about the ammo?

>>64117750
>batteries
capitalist nonsense

>>64117723 (OP)
He's a mercenary not an enlisted soldier

>>64117723 (OP)
you can quick swap barrels manually, multiple barrels with single feed system is a dumb and inefficient design

>>64117750
>>64117795
Just use gas operation to spin like the XM133.

Of course nowadays even the MG42's 1200rpm is considered too fast so there's no chance.

>>64117760
>Miniguns also are of incredibly limited utility as an infantry weapon.
This, the shit they do can be reasonable covered by guns with significantly less drawbacks so it's a simple trade off
Now, shit like an automatic grenade launcher with programmable rounds for example brings new shit to the table so I'd wager we're gonna see them way sooner

>>64117723 (OP)
Counter argument: No man portable recoil operated Gast Guns.