Vifam7

what sort of rounds do you think the GU-11 has? I've never seen a real "official" statement on the ammo itself other than "55mm, bullet, big". Something akin to depleated Uranium for armor busting capability? Something along the lines of concussive or fragmenting to dice the pilots inside the zentradi war machines? After all, they knew they would be fighting giants so why not make your bigass ammo like the small "jacket breaker" bullets that work so well on fleshy targets encased in metal armor?

I think it'd be proximity fused (especially for space combat).

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Vifam7

LMAO!

btw has anyone ever seen one of the "plastic" cars made in russia during the late 70s-80s?  You thought the Yugo was bad :lol:

I have to question the reliability of this firearm.

Aren't the Russians known for creating reliable GI-proof weapons? I mean, I don't know of any Russian weapon that had troubles like the M16.

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Vifam7

I'm wondering how many rounds the GU-11 holds...

If pilots need at least 10 seconds worth of ammo (assuming they fire 1 sec bursts) then about 200 rounds are needed if the firing rate of the GU-11 is 1200 rds per min. I hope I have my math correct (I was never good with math)...

I don't see the GU-11 gunpod holding too many rounds though. I mean 55mm rounds should be pretty big.

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Vifam7

Anyone here excited about the special edition Final Countdown DVD release coming out at the end of this month?

Just wondering since folks here love the F14 Tomcat. And this movie features actual F14's from VF-84 "Jolly Rogers".

There's a nice preview review of the DVD here .

After suffering with the bootleg Pacific Home Entertainment DVD, I can't wait to get my hands on this.

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Vifam7