Satellite-controlled machine gun

[Martin Y]

... I mean to be fair, Mr McCollum is trying to walk the fire in as the gun his using doesn't actually have any sights

It looked like an impossible task. I got the impression the gun mount was too stiff as it appeared to move in a series of jolts rather than fluidly. There just wasn't time to correct the aim before you'd hosed away most of your ammo.

That rig either needed decent sights or a modification to make one trigger button run the motor at 1/10th speed for sighting.

[EACLucifer]

One more thing to note before this thread fades away, by the way, is that remote controlled machine guns aren't some weird sci-fi idea, they are standard equipment on a lot of military vehicles these days, as it is possible to mount a traversing weapon and protect the crew at the same time without having to construct a turret ring large enough for the crew to fit through, indeed, the whole thing can pivot on a central pivot instead and thus mount entirely externally.

[jimbob]

One more thing to note before this thread fades away, by the way, is that remote controlled machine guns aren't some weird sci-fi idea, they are standard equipment on a lot of military vehicles these days, as it is possible to mount a traversing weapon and protect the crew at the same time without having to construct a turret ring large enough for the crew to fit through, indeed, the whole thing can pivot on a central pivot instead and thus mount entirely externally.

Several WWII bombers had them - B29 and A26, for example

[KAJ]

Jewish Chronicle

The Iranian nuclear scientist who was shot dead near Tehran in November was killed by a one-ton automated gun that was smuggled into the country piece-by-piece by the Mossad, the JC can reveal.

The 20-plus spy team, which comprised both Israeli and Iranian nationals, carried out the high-tech hit after eight months of painstaking surveillance, intelligence sources disclosed.

[sTeamTraen]

Maybe this is the origin of the Jewish space laser theory.