New infantry armor: 240,000 rounds per minute

If the US MK19s shot at 60 rounds per minute, the new Australian guns fired at 4,000 times (240,000 rounds per minute).

In February 2006, the US military will test new infantry guns manufactured by Australia's Metal Storm Company at speeds of up to 240,000 rounds per minute.

This gun has a wide range from 9mm caliber pistol to machine gun and grenade launcher.

The new Australian infantry guns are capable of firing up to 240,000 rounds per minute
(Photo: Metal Storm / VNN website)

International military officials say the new infantry guns could open up a revolution in infantry.

While the MK19 is the fastest-firing infantry weapon in the United States, it is capable of firing up to 60 rounds per minute, which is 4,000 times faster.

Engineers at Metal Storm say that the firepower of this new type of gun is capable of making a bullet wall that intercepts enemy fire at 50 m