Defense Gun Hurls Balls of Fire (Apr, 1935)
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1935
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Source: Modern Mechanix ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Apr, 1935
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Defense Gun Hurls Balls of Fire
A GUN which shoots eight streaking balls of fire in rapid succession is now being tested as a possible anti-aircraft gun to set fire to enemy planes during wartime.
The gun is built on a “Roman Candle” principle, each ball being separately ignited from a battery as the trigger is pulled. A metal funnel on the end protects the operator from flying embers cast by the imperfect powder balls now being used.
class fireballz!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by david smith — September 12, 2007 @ 10:02 am
Oh…it’s the pyro-class guy from Team Fortress!
Comment by Rikard Nilsson — December 14, 2007 @ 2:40 pm