Oh man, here’s another reason for those Jew-hating British academics to boycott Israel.
Amos Golan, an Israeli and former commando, has the chutzpah to invent a smart weapon that makes it easier to kill terrorists in close-quarter combat.
Cornershot allows the soldier to see and shoot around corners without exposing himself to deadly return fire by the terrorists. The soldier just nudges the muzzle of Cornershot forward, the video camera in the muzzle reveals what’s hidden round the bend, if there’s a hostile, boom, the weapon can actually fire around the corner.
That’s one shocked and very dead terrorist.
This baby even sports a 40 mm grenade launcher.
Yup, this is an adaptable piece of weapons technology that should be invaluable in urban warfare. Take a look at this video of Cornershot.
I know that some elite anti-terrorist units in the IDF have been using this weapon secretly and quite successfully—and making recommendations for further refinements. I wonder if the slow-as-molasses Pentagon procurement offices have stepped up and given Cornershot a serious field study. I cannot believe that our troops would not welcome such a weapon in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the forty-five other countries where our troops are currently deployed around the world.
Not-So-Subtle-Hint: Karen, my birthday is coming up in November; so, what do you get for the Hollywood screenwriter who has just about everything? Well, let’s not, ahem, cut corners.
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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Robert:
Welcome to Seraphic Secret.
I did not know about the German experiment. That’s amazing. Thanks so much for the tip.
Yes, the Israelis are very good at customizing weapon systems for the unique circumstances of their wars and battlefields.
The Merkava tank has some wonderful modifications that aid the crew when hit direct RPGs; escape hatches so the crew does not rely on the hatch.
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Hello Robert
First off thank you for you and Karen allowing me into your home.
The idea of a weapon that can shoot around corners is not new. The Germans had a version of the MP42 in WWII that could do the same thing and was even tested with some of their anti partisan units.
However the Israeli’s have done what they always do, taken the weapon to a whole new standard(Remember these are the same folks who took obsolete tanks and aircraft and turned them into state of the art machines that kicked butt). As far as I am concerned if it means more dead terrorists all the better
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Bookworm:
Let me get this straight: your, um, non-Jewish brother-in-law claims that he’s “hostile to Israel” because they, what, improve on existing technology?
Drum roll, please.
Closet Jew-hater, Bookworm.
I don’t care who he’s married to. That is the most lame-o excuse I have ever heard for, ahem, being hostile to Zionists/Jews in the entire galaxy — and we heard them all in the Griffith Observatory the other day.
Sheesh, the lengths some people will go.
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Sadly, my goyish brother-in-law is somewhat hostile to Israel, but for a very specific reason. He’s a techno-geek, and he’s never forgiven Israel for taking America technology for free in the wake of Camp David (when Egypt got lots of technology for free too). What’s worse in his mind is that Israel had the temerity to improve the product and then sell it back to the US, at a profit. Being a fair-minded guy (in his own mind), he concedes that Israel did indeed improve all the weaponry, and in a way that the US never would have.
Israelis are so damn inventive. I wonder how many people remember that, during the War of Independence, after the Brits turned over most forts and their weapons to the Arabs, Israelis made bullets out of lipstick casings.
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Kent:
That logic completely eludes me. But I guess I’m just not smart enough to follow the, er, logic.
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I’ve heard rumblings of similar technology in the U.S.
I’m guessing it will be prohibited to private citizens, on the theory that its only use is killing people. (If you don’t follow that logic, well, I’m not sure I do either.)
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Lplimac:
Thanks so much for providing the fascinating links. Very interesting. It will be interesting to see where all this leads to.
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While I don’t know where it is right now in the pipeline the US Military has been working on similar projects for sometime as part of it’s Land Warrior Program. Also, they are starting to roll out a system where the troops (currently Special Forces) can get the direct feed from the UAV’s or overhead aircraft called ROVER
Ain’t Technology wonderful!
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