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[[Image:M56 smartgun.jpg|thumb|right|400px]] | [[Image:M56 smartgun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|'M56 Smart Gun' in-use in the film ''[[Aliens]]''.]] | ||
[[Image:ALSF-M56-2.jpg|thumb|right|400px|A pre-production sketch shows off the detailing of the weapon.]] | |||
The M56 Smart Gun is an advanced weapon used by the colonial marines in the movie ''[[Aliens]]''. Using electrical pulse action, it fires 60 10mm caseless high-explosive rounds at a rate of 1200 rpm. Despite the fact that the weapon weighs nearly 40 pounds, it can be easily carried and operated with the assistance of a servo-controlled harness. It is called a "smart gun" because the gun has its own guidance system, guided by infrared tracking systems on top of the gun's barrel and on a head-mounted goggle system, guided by a targeting processor in the harness. When a target is designated by the tracking system, the harness automatically guides the operator and gun to the target. Switching targets is as simple as pointing the gun's barrel at a new target. The gun can fire in a three round burst or in fully automatic. | The '''M56 Smart Gun''' is an advanced weapon used by the colonial marines in the movie ''[[Aliens]]''. Using electrical pulse action, it fires 60 10mm caseless high-explosive rounds at a rate of 1200 rpm. Despite the fact that the weapon weighs nearly 40 pounds, it can be easily carried and operated with the assistance of a servo-controlled harness. It is called a "smart gun" because the gun has its own guidance system, guided by infrared tracking systems on top of the gun's barrel and on a head-mounted goggle system, guided by a targeting processor in the harness. When a target is designated by the tracking system, the harness automatically guides the operator and gun to the target. Switching targets is as simple as pointing the gun's barrel at a new target. The gun can fire in a three round burst or in fully automatic. | ||
The Smart Gun is a modified [[MG42]] Machine Gun married to a Steadicam harness, with additional parts added from various motorcycles. | The Smart Gun is a modified [[MG42]] Machine Gun married to a Steadicam harness, with additional parts added from various motorcycles. | ||
'''The M56 Smart Gun has appeared/been used in the following:''' | '''The M56 Smart Gun has appeared/been used in the following:''' | ||
* [[Jenette Goldstein]] as PFC J. Vasquez | |||
* [[Jenette Goldstein]] as PFC J. Vasquez in ''[[Aliens]]'' | |||
* [[Mark Rolston]] as Private M. Drake in ''[[Aliens]]'' | |||
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[[Category:Gun]] | [[Category:Gun]] | ||
[[Category:Fictional Firearm]] | [[Category:Fictional Firearm]] | ||
[[Category:Machine Gun]] | [[Category:Machine Gun]] | ||
Revision as of 19:03, 3 November 2010
The M56 Smart Gun is an advanced weapon used by the colonial marines in the movie Aliens. Using electrical pulse action, it fires 60 10mm caseless high-explosive rounds at a rate of 1200 rpm. Despite the fact that the weapon weighs nearly 40 pounds, it can be easily carried and operated with the assistance of a servo-controlled harness. It is called a "smart gun" because the gun has its own guidance system, guided by infrared tracking systems on top of the gun's barrel and on a head-mounted goggle system, guided by a targeting processor in the harness. When a target is designated by the tracking system, the harness automatically guides the operator and gun to the target. Switching targets is as simple as pointing the gun's barrel at a new target. The gun can fire in a three round burst or in fully automatic.
The Smart Gun is a modified MG42 Machine Gun married to a Steadicam harness, with additional parts added from various motorcycles.
The M56 Smart Gun has appeared/been used in the following:
- Jenette Goldstein as PFC J. Vasquez in Aliens
- Mark Rolston as Private M. Drake in Aliens