Underwater Ammo Design Mimics Torpedoes

[GOYABEAN]

DSG Technology specializes in patented, high-tech ammunition, and at a North Carolina firing range, the team recently showed off some of its new capabilities.
The first is CAV-X, super cavitating ammunition classified as a Multi Environment Ammunition (MEA). The ammo can be fired underwater using partially or fully submerged weapons and hit targets both underwater and in the air.

Underwater Ammo Design Mimics Torpedoes

It went through more than 55 feet of water and still penetrated 2 cm of steel.

www.ien.com

 

[Calculon]

Wow.

 

[ProgSpear]

Quick! Somebody write a bill to save us from this menace! It's for the chill-run!

 

[BDinPutnam]

Does it come in .45 ACP?

Asking for a friend.

 

[Blimey]

Is this real? Seems hard to believe that amount of gel penetration.

 

[Acer-m14]

I thought cavitation was bad .. makes sounds sonar can hear ..

Cavitating Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

Cavitating definition: Present participle of <i><a>cavitate</a></i>.

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[spat]

I thought cavitation was bad .. makes sounds sonar can hear ..

Cavitating Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

Cavitating definition: Present participle of <i><a>cavitate</a></i>.

www.yourdictionary.com

I'm pretty sure the sound of the cavitation is drown out by the sound of the gunshot.

Cavitation does a lot of bad things, it can destroy impellers and propellers if they are run too fast for instance (basically chewing them to pieces).

But it can drastically reduce drag under water, and if you don't care about the noise or the wear it can be great.

Supercavitation - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[tlj000]

Is this real? Seems hard to believe that amount of gel penetration.

I'm not going for it.

 

[BDinPutnam]

How much does noise matter if you are SHOOTING AT SOMEONE UNDERWATER?

 

[Vantrepes]

I'm not going for it.

The guy says "From an AR15" but the graphic says 7.62X51. Still seems like a stretch.

 

[STS556]

This is good news. Now we can all hang out under water with our scuba gear on and guard our guns that fell off the boat in the accident.

 

[meketrefe]

It is interesting yet we have no use for it.

 

[Darth]

How much does noise matter if you are SHOOTING AT SOMEONE UNDERWATER?

Hey, with some of my dive buddies...