combatvids.com — Video showing an innovate Israeli weapons system in developement called the Cornershot which can aim and fire around corners. Jul 15, 2006 View in Crawl 4
Closed AccountJul 16, 2006
rolf!!! that was hilarious. It was a cool gun, but the acting/music/special effects were histerical to watch!!
rot13ubercryptoJul 16, 2006
The German version was called the "Krummlauf" or "Gebogener Lauf", depending on the source (crooked/bent barrel, creatively enough), and was an attachment for the StG-44 assault rifle (first of its kind.) It worked on the principle of bleeding off propellant gases from tiny holes in the bend, and was designed mainly to shoot out of tanks and APCs.A picture without the sight, poking out of an armored vehicle personal weapon ball mount:<a class="user" href="http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseitenneu/Krummlauf-R.htm">http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseitenneu/Krummlauf-R.htm</a>A more detailled link:<a class="user" href="http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=4685">http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=4685</a>This site (hope your Polish is up to snuff) has pics of the Krummlauf's periscope sight:<a class="user" href="http://www.stg.online.pl/krummer.html">http://www.stg.online.pl/krummer.html</a>The Russians also experimented with a curved barrel on the PPsH-41 SMG:<a class="user" href="http://www.ppsh41.com/serge3.htm">http://www.ppsh41.com/serge3.htm</a>Interestingly, I've seen a link that describes a similar device developed by the Australian (!) army:<a class="user" href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477906/posts">http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477906/posts</a> (sorry for freeper link, but they do occasionally have good military stuff.) This is called the "Off Axis Viewing Device", and is an attachment for the F88 Steyr assault rifle.Funny enough, Corner Shot LLC is a US-registered company. Here's more detail:<a class="user" href="http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/corner_shot/">http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/corner_shot/</a>
hackwithramziJul 19, 2006
mohasr: you are obviously a muslim. you are biased.
codeeJul 22, 2006
My mom used to have a belt that turned corners and go under beds.
anevilscientistJul 25, 2006
it'll be in the next splinter cell, no worries.
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Closed AccountJul 16, 2006
rolf!!! that was hilarious. It was a cool gun, but the acting/music/special effects were histerical to watch!!
rot13ubercryptoJul 16, 2006
The German version was called the "Krummlauf" or "Gebogener Lauf", depending on the source (crooked/bent barrel, creatively enough), and was an attachment for the StG-44 assault rifle (first of its kind.) It worked on the principle of bleeding off propellant gases from tiny holes in the bend, and was designed mainly to shoot out of tanks and APCs.A picture without the sight, poking out of an armored vehicle personal weapon ball mount:<a class="user" href="http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseitenneu/Krummlauf-R.htm">http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Bilderseitenneu/Krummlauf-R.htm</a>A more detailled link:<a class="user" href="http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=4685">http://www.axishistory.com/index.php?id=4685</a>This site (hope your Polish is up to snuff) has pics of the Krummlauf's periscope sight:<a class="user" href="http://www.stg.online.pl/krummer.html">http://www.stg.online.pl/krummer.html</a>The Russians also experimented with a curved barrel on the PPsH-41 SMG:<a class="user" href="http://www.ppsh41.com/serge3.htm">http://www.ppsh41.com/serge3.htm</a>Interestingly, I've seen a link that describes a similar device developed by the Australian (!) army:<a class="user" href="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477906/posts">http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1477906/posts</a> (sorry for freeper link, but they do occasionally have good military stuff.) This is called the "Off Axis Viewing Device", and is an attachment for the F88 Steyr assault rifle.Funny enough, Corner Shot LLC is a US-registered company. Here's more detail:<a class="user" href="http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/corner_shot/">http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/machine_guns/corner_shot/</a>
hackwithramziJul 19, 2006
mohasr: you are obviously a muslim. you are biased.
codeeJul 22, 2006
My mom used to have a belt that turned corners and go under beds.
anevilscientistJul 25, 2006
it'll be in the next splinter cell, no worries.