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Matt V. wrote:
> 
> David Mackintosh <da...@ndmack.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >In article <3180be83...@nntp.best.ix.netcom.com>, Clay Cahill
> ><Cha...@ix.netcom.com> writes
> >>Former Human Sargeant <cr...@arkon.co.nz> wrote:
> >>
> >>... nor is
> >>there anything very mini about a real mini gun, either. In T2 it was a
> >>superhuman robot and in Predator, it was Arnold the Barbarian... in
> >>Real Life (tm) the mini guns that are mounted on choppers weigh like
> >>300 pounds. So do mini gunners come trained in 5 seconds with cybentic
> >>limbs and spinal cord to hold those guns? Or  is the name and weapon
> >>simply a conciet that we should understand to mean 'nasty light
> >>machine gun' as 'man portable' it aint and it certinaly doesn't refer
> >>to the mini guns of the 80's and 90's.
> >>
> 
> >Actually it was the cowboy type person who owned the Mini-gun in
> >Predator, and he was not superman!  And even if he was, the other guy
> >who used it was not superman either - so mini-gunners should just be
> >quite strong.  The mini-gun that is mounted on choppers etc are
> >probbably Vulcan Cannons which ARE VERY HEAVY!!
> 
> No, Clay was right.  The minigun used in Predator, T2, etc, is a 7.62
> minigun that is mounted on helicopters such as the OH-58 Kiowa and the
> infamous LOACH.  These are light observation helicopters that can't
> afford the huge weight of a 30mm gun or the massive Vulcan cannons.
> (Although I guess you COULD call these a Vulcan, they are much smaller
> than the REAL Vulcan.)  I don't know how much they weigh, but having
> carried belts of 7.62 ammo for the M-60, I know you would NEVER be
> able to carry the weapon and enough ammo to make it worthwhile for any
> distance of importance.  The way that thing was humped around in
> Predator was totally farcical.  But it was still cool.  =)



WHEN THE HELL ARE YOU PEOPLE GOING TO UNDERSTAND IT IS A FU#$@N 
GAME??!?!

I come on this newsgroup for info about Red Alert or some current C&C 
strategys and all i hear is people arguing about how real the game is?
By the way if you are basing your facts on movies you need to get out 
more often. With regards to the Vulcan cannon; vulcan cannons are 6 
barreled 20mm electric cannons, they are on aircraft such as the F-15s, 
F-16s, F-14s and F-18s. Also please remember that this game is supposed 
to be in the near FUTURE, if you are that worried about reality. The 
M-60 weighs 26 pounds empty, but a few years ago the US army released 
the SAW (Squad Automatic Weapon) and it only weighs about 15 pounds 
loaded, and is a 5.56mm weapon. So if you want to be ridiculous, you 
could alway argue that technology decreased the weight of the minigun 
enough so that it was as standard as the M-16s of today! Please start 
posting some worthwhile things here now!

PITS