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+ | [[File:M56SmartGun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|M56 Smart Gun. This particular version is the one carried by Vasquez in the film.]] | ||
[[Image:M56 smartgun.jpg|thumb|right|400px|"M56 Smart Gun" in-use in the film ''[[Aliens]]''.]] | [[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.]] | [[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 | + | The '''M56 Smart Gun''' is an advanced weapon used by the colonial marines in the movie ''[[Aliens]]''. Using electrical pulse action, it fires 500 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]] | + | 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:''' | ||
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Revision as of 22:38, 14 August 2018
The M56 Smart Gun is an advanced weapon used by the colonial marines in the movie Aliens. Using electrical pulse action, it fires 500 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:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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Aliens | Jenette Goldstein | PFC J. Vasquez | . | 1986 |
Mark Rolston | Private M. Drake | . |
Video Games
Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
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Aliens vs. Predator 2 | . | . | 2001 |
Aliens: Colonial Marines | . | . | 2013 |