Meet the AA12, the world's first (and scariest) automatic shotgun, built by Jerry Baber of MPS.
From Discovery Channel's FutureWeapons:
It's a gun that could end up rewriting the rules of urban warfare. I'd like to introduce you to the shotgun for the 21st century, the AA 12. The Auto Assault 12 is a fully automatic, gas operated, low recoil, 12 gauge shotgun designed specifically for the military. One blast from the shotgun is terrifying enough, but the AA12 delivers an incredible rate of nearly 300 rounds a minute.
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No kidding.
its been around and re-developed a few times, sence the 1980's (?)..
Its a MEAN weapon, and Im still wondering WHY, ALL USA soldier arent carry this gun.
Seriously creepy.
Like the sex pest version of Dirty Harry.
Love su.wei's comment ^^
How about a school? SWAT team breaking down the wrong door?
Way to simultaneously lower the bar and raise the stakes for human error.
Therefore, this new automatic shotgun is the weapon of choice for recovering drunks.
Go sobriety !!!
As to why the full US Army wouldn't use them, they are not a long range weapon. They would be good for an entry team, or to keep a position from being overrun, but beyond 100 yards or so they would not be a highly effective weapon. They are basically good where spray and pray is a good tactic, which is in close quarters.
BTW, for those criticizing weapons development, without the rifle we would still all be ruled by kings and priests. Learn some history. Seriously, do you think the people of what is now the USA would ever have been able to wage an effective war against England with archers and knights?
Yes, I think you should learn some history..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolutionary_War
February 3rd, 2008 at 6:43 pm
“Spray and pray” is not a proven tactical strategy. It’s mainly used by untrained (or under trained) soldiers put into a scenario they’re not prepped for."
You're moron. Go back to playing FPSs.
lawl
p.s i want one
Over and above that...BLACKWATER!!!
Oddly enough, I think it's now the US that's ruled by priests, not England.
Can't stand that guy and his soft porn, hard-on for guns, macho voiceover - and 'Future Weapons' is just plain awful teevy, but plenty good propaganda for all those lard arsed homeboys and couch potatoes who love it when 'the troops' nail some 'ragheads' cos, y'know, they're just untermensch, right?
S'funny - would all you war-lovers be so enthusiastic about 'Future weapons' if it featured the latest big-balls death machines from, say, Russia, China or even Cuba? (Notwithstanding, those countries aren't in the same league as Old Uncle Sam and his privatised military contractors when it comes to devising new ways of slaughter but you get my point. (Nah, you probably don't...))
Fcuking human race - where are our alien overlords when we need them..?
It's an impressive piece of engineering, but so is the atomic bomb or a ballistic missile submarine.
Incidentally, the "street-sweeper" guns of years past were all semi-automatics.
Liking a show does not make one a lardass good ol' boy. I hate to break up the mutual anger admiration fest but I've always noticed that hippie/peacenik/leftist types are uually the first to resort to petty vitriol. They seem so angry. I don't say I like the show because I get off on seeing other ethnicities being scraped off. Because I don't. And I would love to see a documentary about the newest developments in weaponry from other countries. I guess I don't fit into your angry malcontent generalozation of the lardass American bigot who happens the have a "teevee".
Both of you have crappy attitudes. Go get laid or something. Or at least think before you post against other people.
Automatic shotguns...I remember seeing a Pommie show on the Marines (UK Marines, Naval Sailing Ship Soldiers) in the sailing era and they had a pistol that took a gunpowder plug in each (at least six if not nine) barrel gun with some small shot. Cocking may have been automatic by trigger use (but I don't remember). I`se member thinkin` twas a hand helden shotus gunus.
I think was used to repel boarders along with the short sword.
Then again it was on the televis so was prob lies.
I don´t get your point with leftists/vitriol. Can´t be really angry without a weapon in your hand?
And I can´t hear those comments like "I´m just interested in the technology". It´s technology to kill or hurt people. Can´t be separated. I assume you´re buying Playboy because of the interviews? People arguing like this and at the same time accusing whomever of bigotry are losing all of their credibility.
And I give a **** where waepon- lover shows come from. Only I doubt there are some outside the U.S. Or only without the refined marketing techniques from Home Order Television - which have obviously washed your brain so thoroughly that the your interest in weapons now defines who has a crappy attitude.
Only useful part of your comment was to get laid. Not that I needed this clue, thanks anyway.
I'm not angry, watch what you want.
What I am is extremely depressed that - with all our potential and the highs and lows of our various cultures - the 'best' things certain sectors of (various/many/all) societies can come up with to celebrate are more ingenious ways to kill each other.
I don't need another teevy show to tell me how delicate human tissue is or how it can be spread to meat paste by yet another killing machine.
As to getting laid, thanks for the tip - must try that some time.
I would wager that the two peace-niks would be damn happy to have the AA 12 if they found themselves having to fight off a dozen armed bad-guys with assault weapons, charging at them in a terrorist-type attack? But I could be wrong. A real peace-nik would just surrender right off the bat..... That makes it a lot easier for the terrorist to behead them later...... saves ammunition too.
Wankers!
Of course I would appreciate any weapon that gives me an edge over any opponent, especially one who seeks to kill me. But self defense is not the issue. The real lament of many, not just "leftists" or "liberals" (which are such vague terms as to not define or identify anyone), is that such great innovations and human effort are being put into the development of weaponry; while the real roots of the problems and disease of violent conflict remain unaddressed.
As for you scenario about "peace-niks" being attacked by terrorists in a terrorist type attack, and then later being beheaded. I still find it a bit vague. What do you mean by a terrorist? what precisely do you mean by a terrorist type attack? do you mean one meant to cause terror? or merely any attack against what you perceive to be your allies? Not all militant groups resort to beheading so are you refering only to middle-eastern radicalist groups?
I think you need to be more clear, the situation might be more complicated than you believe.
Sir, I have no problem with appropriate armed response in the right circumstances, but I still see this video as nothing more than a cheap promo, shot with low-fi porm movie production values, breathlessly marketing new ways of killing people to an audience of knuckle heads attuned to the normalising of brutality for the sake of entertainment.
As to what would happen were I ever to be attacked by wild eyed terrorists, the chances are that I would die.
And that's the real tragedy.
*hurls*
I hope against hopes that discovery channel put ethics and the prospect of actual human beings getting peppered somewhere in that program..
I can see your point about devoting technology to killing people, but the reality of life is people will threaten our interests, and we have to defend those interests. As the way wars are fought changes, this weapon meets a real need in modern urban warfare better than any other weapon. It is a "technology to kill or hurt people", but I've seen enough of the World (in person, not just what's shown on TV) to know that sometimes you have to hurt people to protect others.
species and so we will never live in peace with each other so I am quite thankful to the sadistic bastard that made this for my government! Oh and during the creation of this weapon I will guarantee that at least one civilian technology was created or enhanced from this project. Think about it.