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[–] Forester@pawb.social 72 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

The year is 2237, I sling my Browning over my shoulders the harness and my servos stabilizing my aim from the hip and distributing the weight while countering most recoil. My eagle sweeps high overhead marking targets for my HUD overlaid with my target computer. My finger hovers over the trigger holding back the wave of steel wrapped around tiny vessels of explosives and copper. I let rip a burst of fire into the concrete wall 1.5 miles to the East and watch the casaba rounds plasma penetrate the nearest targets position with ease.

[–] taladar@sh.itjust.works 50 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You forgot to mention the B-52Q flying above (somewhere between the current models and the B-52X at the time of the Enterprise D decommissioning)

[–] Forester@pawb.social 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wouldn't be feasible if your average infantry man is able to target and blast through solid cover at 1.5 mi

Now imagine what dedicated anti-air tech this timeline that I've imagined would have

[–] osaerisxero@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, you're thinking of the atmospheric models. Starting with the N line back in 2185 they were all SSTO-Capable and can accurately guide kkvs from past Luna.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

What is this from? If this is your own original writing, you are an amazing artist!

Never knew about casaba rounds, thank you for the wiki article link!

[–] Forester@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah original but I'm not good enough to actually write long form

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Long form writing is like short form writing but more of it.

Unironically. There's even a ton of writer's tools out there for structure problems.

[–] ComicalMayhem@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The Writing Excuses podcast has done a couple episodes on the topic.

Their website throws up 12.30 Tools For Writers as at least one of them, I'd listen to their commentary on their favorites and go from there.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 54 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

the key to being a good machine gun is that you be cheap and lots of bullets come out of the end. this absolutely does that even if time has marched on

[–] synapse3252@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Thanks for the tip, i'm on my way to becoming the goodest machine gun

[–] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Once you're complete you can come to my house and we'll take out a lot of brownshirts, with you held in my arms.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

welp. we've gotten to the point of fascism where we're writing gay fan fic about killing nazis with our wifu guns. gotta say. kinda proud to see it

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Do the bullets count if you're shooting blanks?

[–] synapse3252@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[–] WhatYouNeed@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Problem with too many bullets (RPM) out the other end is a) barrel wear, and b) excessive ammo consumption.

They might be old, but I fully agree they do the job.

  1. hence cheap
  2. doesn't compute

Even in obsolescence, I serve

[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

It may be heavy but it's probably the most reliable machine gun ever built.

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 2 weeks ago

Can't improve on perfection.

[–] RalphWolf@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

A small, cheapish aiming reticle.