The Gyrojet is a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. [1] . Rather than inert bullets, Gyrojets fire small rockets called Microjets which have little recoil and do not require a heavy barrel or chamber to resist the pressure of the combustion gases.

2019年12月6日 · Used both in secret agent movies and by real-life black ops teams, the Gyrojet Rocket Pistol was ultra-cool but ultimately unsuccessful.

2024年3月9日 · A gyro gun (or gyro-gun) is a type of blaster, used by Swindles of various universes. It is not as large as his scatter blaster, but it DOES allow him to disrupt the balance center of any Transformer, destabilizing their equilibrium long enough for …

The MBA Gyrojet family are a series of weapons designed to fire the eponymous rocket-propelled smallarm ammunition.

2020年12月5日 · The Gyrojet handheld rocket gun was a unique child of both the Cold War and the Space Race. Meant for combat in Vietnam, it enjoyed a brief cameo in a James Bond flick and was the object of some...

2013年3月18日 · These guns, both pistols and rifles, would be incredibly light (as low as 17-ounces), near recoilless, and powerful. In effect, they would be multi-shot rocket launchers that could be carried and...

The Gyrojet is a family of unique firearms developed in the 1960s named for the method of gyroscopically stabilizing its projectiles. Rather than inert bullets, Gyrojets fire small rockets called Microjets which have little recoil and do not require a heavy barrel to resist the pressure of the combustion gases.

Originally developed in a 13mm size, the rounds it launched contained their propellant inside a stubby cartridge that stayed with the projectile in flight. Spin stabilization was provided by angling four tiny rocket ports in the rear of the projectile. The barrel simply provided the initial direction.

2018年7月9日 · Conventional bullets are propelled down the barrel of a gun by an explosion. Gyrojets are powered by onboard rocket fuel. This means the gun itself can be much simpler, as the barrel and...

2021年1月1日 · The gun world is rife with oddities, but few compare in peculiarity to the firearms designed to shoot the unique Dardick and Gyrojet cartridges. Dardick: In 1950, the U.S. military was looking at alternative feeding devices for firearms and found that a triangular-cased cartridge used less room in a magazine than a cylindrical one.