[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

M113 (Gavin) fitted with M5 Modular Crowd Control Munitions (MCCM). The MCCMs intentionally use the same bodies as Claymore mines for an intimidation factor. The MCCM works similarly to a Claymore, except with a much lower powered charge and rubber balls instead of metal.

The vehicle was meant for military prison control. If a prison riot was getting out of hand, the vehicle could roll up and let off a broadside.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 18 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It was developed as one of many proposed weapons to fill the U.S. Army's desire for a squad level weapon that could be fired from inside a building, and packed more anti-armor punch than a 40mm.

Think about the time period and planners thinking about how to stop hypothetical hoards of BMPs rolling through West Germany.

This, along with other weapons, weren't adopted because the Army pivoted doctrine away from focusing on new squad level weapons that could damage IFVs, to larger weapons like the TOW that could take out MBTs. The change in thinking traded lightweight and abundance organically to infantry on the move, for better performance per system.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 37 points 3 days ago

Scorpion rocket launcher. (This one is legitimately neat. YES, the designers know what backblast is, and the design redirects it to the side and away from the shooter. NO, the launcher is not permanently attached to the M16, it fixes using the bayonet lug and goes on and off just as quickly.)

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

Crowd control M113.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago

I wouldn't worry about it.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 20 points 3 days ago

9 out of 10 times it's fine.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Have you ever wanted to unscrew the fuze from a dudded aircraft bomb or artillery round, but you wanted to do it from far away?

This do that.

It's 30% less cursed than the alternative tool.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago

Praying Mantis.

[-] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago

Rocket wrench.

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Friend has a pile of old unusable FDM prints and I decided to do a low stress one off paintjob with some craft paint and see how it came out.

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