Re: [TML] A source for TL6/7 hand held weapons for use in space Jeffrey Schwartz 01 Dec 2016 01:36 UTC
I wonder if "open-cycle liquid cooling" could be adapted for a counter-thrust mechanism to handle recoil. I've got this image of a bunch of vents around various points on the weapon, and a computer that decides which ones to open. Obviously, that's more than TL7... On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 7:48 PM, Ethan McKinney <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote: > Even more so when there's no air-cooling for the gun. > > Not sure how much this limited the 23mm the Soviets test-fired. Probably > doesn't matter much with a handgun in a short fight, but anything like a > machine-gun or in a long fight is going to face problems. > > Open-cycle liquid cooling is the most likely candidate. > > > On Nov 27, 2016 6:32 PM, "Kurt Feltenberger (via tml list)" > <xxxxxx@simplelists.com> wrote: >> >> On 11/27/2016 9:28 PM, Bruce Johnson wrote: >>> >>> In fact, caseless might be at a disadvantage here, because conventional >>> brass cases utilize the case to form a seal in the end of the firing >>> chamber, do they not? They form a new chamber each round; whereas a caseless >>> one has a single chamber, subject to thermal expansion. >> >> >> The brass case also helps remove heat from the system, always a big plus >> with firearms. >> >> -- >> Kurt Feltenberger >> xxxxxx@thepaw.org/xxxxxx@yahoo.com >> “Before today, I was scared to live, after today, I'm scared I'm not >> living enough." - Me >> ----- >> The Traveller Mailing List >> Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml >> Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com >> To unsubscribe from this list please goto >> http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=gi277fSUTkyFeQYIkUkn6zf5f3dXCa4l > > ----- > The Traveller Mailing List > Archives at http://archives.simplelists.com/tml > Report problems to xxxxxx@simplelists.com > To unsubscribe from this list please goto > http://www.simplelists.com/confirm.php?u=vSy3NFQJMSbZKrzPfC3XucFBsUCMtKrI