China’s “metal storm” machine gun is a disaster of hypersonic missiles

China is fighting hypersonic missiles with super -advanced automatic machine guns. Will this new air defense weapon change the future of battles?

In today’s tensions, when military technologies are progressing at an incredible speed, China has unveiled a weapon that could transform the rules of air defense. China’s new weapon, called the Metal Storm, is an ultra -advanced automatic machine gun designed to deal with one of the biggest challenges of the modern war, hypersonic missiles.

With unprecedented fire rates and innovative technologies, the metal storm not only offers a huge fire power, but also reflects China’s ambition to advance in the field of military technology. In this article, we take a look at this amazing weapon and its role in the future of air defense.

China’s metal storm: Revolutionary technology that can change war

China’s metal storm is more than a regular machine gun. Using the revolutionary design of “accumulated projectors”, the weapon loads several bullets into a single tube and fires them with the electromagnetic combustion system, respectively. Result? The amazing fire rate of 1.5 bullets per minute per pipe, which means more than 2.5 bullets per second! Roots in the Australian Project of the Metal Storm of the 1980s, the technology has reached a new level with modern China’s advances in material science, digital control systems and electromagnetic combustion, and has resolved problems such as heat management that had landed the original version.

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But it’s not just the speed that distinguishes the metal storm. It uses smart ammunition equipped with miniature sensors and data chips that track the path, speed and performance of each bullet at the moment and maximize accuracy. To manage the heat and severe pressure caused by persistent firing, the system uses unilateral pipes in replaceable rifles. In addition, the flexibility of the metal storm enables it to be integrated into various platforms, including ground defense systems, military vehicles and warships, making it an ideal option to enhance China’s defense capability on numerous fronts.

How will China stop hypersonal missiles?

HPressoneic missiles are more speedy than Mach 2 and maneuvering capabilities in variable altitudes are a nightmare for current defense systems. These weapons, developed by powers such as the US, Russia and China, minimize the reaction time and almost impossible to intercept because of their speed and agility. In the meantime, the need for a weapon that can act in a fraction of a second is felt more than ever.

China’s metal storm is a bold response to the threat. Instead of relying on precise targeting, it operates by creating a “dense wall of bullets” along the hypersonic missile path. A high volume firing strategy increases the likelihood of the target and destruction, even against threats that are difficult to track. By combining extraordinary fire rates and smart ammunition, the metal storm can make the difference in those crucial moments when every millisecond is important and give China a significant defensive superiority.

Comparison of China’s automatic machine guns with current air defense systems

Existing air defense systems such as the US Navy Phalanx CIWs and Russia’s Pantsir-S1, although efficient, have restrictions on hypersonic missiles. With its 2mm Gatening machine gun, Phalanx shoots about 2.5 bullets per minute and depends on radar and infrared sensors for targeting, but it vulnerable ammunition and mechanical restrictions to rapid threats. The Pantiser-S-3 also combines the ball and missiles, but its dependence on guided targeting and re-reload time is a point against the speed of hypersonic missiles.

In contrast, China’s metal storm follows a different approach. Relying on the huge volume of fire and creating a saturation effect, it does not require dot precision and can neutralize even the fastest goals. This “bullet wall” strategy, along with advanced sensors and possibly integrating artificial intelligence, turns metal storm into a scalable and affordable option that can redefine the short -range air defense doctrine.

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