"cavelamb" wrote in message
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Gogarty wrote:
In article lutions,
lid says...
"Joe" wrote in message
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I heard on ABC news that the Navy Seals used "Gyro Stabalized" rifles
to take out the pirates.

I've never seen such a rifle..anyone know what she was talking about?

It was either the best shots on earth, or we have not heard the whole
story of the Pirate shots.

What is the best Pirate killing rifle?

Joe

I heard the same thing on ABC... interesting.

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"j" ganz @@
www.sailnow.com


Have not heard of this before but if you can have gyro-stabilized
binoculars I would think gyro-stabilizsing a large weapon would be a
simple problem.


I think you thought wrong on this one G.

Gyro stabilizing binocs involves movinh a tiny mirror.
A gyro stabilized gun would be a massively different thing.

Richard



Duh! Richard you aren't too bright. In order for a gyro stabilized rifle to
work it would be required to remain still as the ship moved under it. A
heavy enough gyro would do an admirable job of keeping the rifle from moving
as the ship moved under it. It would take a little more effort to get it
sighted on the target but, once sighted, it should remain sighted.

But firing ship to ship adds a second dimension. No gyro stabilized rifle is
going to take into account the other vessel's movement relative to it. This
is where the human factor comes in. Kentucky windage and all that as the
sniper's telescope views the same spot as the pirate vessel moves up and
down and drifts with the seas. Even a gyro stabilized rifle would be
extremely difficult to shoot accurately ship to ship. Those seals must be
crack shots for sure.

I know all this because I've watch "The Unit" DVDs.

Wilbur Hubbard