US develops 'killer'

The 'Iron Man' cartridge would allow a gunman to blow up to 500 shots at the same time without having to stop to load the bullet.

According to LiveScience, the idea of 'Iron Man' was inspired by American military scientists from the movie 'Predator' in 1987 and was tested in several units during the war in Afghanistan. Initially, the US Army planned two or three troops to coordinate the firing and loading of M240 machine guns. However, the reality in Afghanistan has forced some soldiers to manage everything alone. They have to reload the bullets every 50 to 100 shots, increasing the risk of jamming and reducing the ability to fire support for allies.

"Iron Man" will allow US soldiers to fire continuously
500 shots without stopping to load bullets.

"But with Iron Man, a single machine gun will be able to shoot up to 500 rounds of bullets ," said Sam Newland, head of the Rapid Response Team at the Center for American Military Technology Research. 'Independent gunmen will be able to fight and carry out their missions much more efficiently.'

Little is known that this idea comes first from a National Guard unit in Iowa. A soldier named Vincent Winkowski has decided to assemble two homemade ammunition cartridges based on Jesse Ventura's cast in the movie 'Predator' . The device was put on trial for the first time on 26/02/2011.

"At first it was just a homemade device, because soldiers on the battlefield needed to be flexible in changing weapons when needed ," Newland explained.

However, when the idea reached the Research Center, they were perfected and transformed into official weapons of the military. Experts have replaced the iron cartridges in their homemade designs with lighter, less expensive polycarbonate resin. They also conducted two test shots before sending out 21 iron bullets in Afghanistan.

However, the US military has yet to reveal when the device will be officially approved. Even so, the news spread quickly among US troops and soldiers who voted it one of the best military inventions in 2011.