{"id":15165,"date":"2016-05-12T11:21:51","date_gmt":"2016-05-12T16:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hcstx.org\/?p=15165"},"modified":"2016-05-12T11:21:51","modified_gmt":"2016-05-12T16:21:51","slug":"military-defense-news-the-reaper-machine-gun-support-pole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/12\/military-defense-news-the-reaper-machine-gun-support-pole\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Defense News: The Reaper Machine Gun Support Pole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Sometimes the simplest things make a world of difference. -SF<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advanced Accuracy Solutions Reaper weapon support system\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R1FspYLGokM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p id=\"aa53\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">When the legendary American-born inventor Hiram Maxim designed the f<a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/warisboring.com\/maxims-machine-gun-slaughtered-hundreds-of-thousands-of-people-f9e068f5148#.a2s8zv672\">irst modern machine gun<\/a> at the end of the 19th century, he <a class=\"markup--anchor markup--p-anchor\" href=\"https:\/\/warisboring.com\/how-machine-guns-invented-modern-war-396e7f4855a#.apyhcf68c\">completely changed<\/a>the face of war. But after more than a century of development, one thing still limits these deadly weapons\u200a\u2014\u200atheir weight.<\/p>\n<p id=\"2603\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">In early May 2016, the Australian Army said it was looking at a piece of American kit that, it believed, might finally ease the burden on its light machine-gunners. Aussie troops will experiment with what is essentially a curved metal pole that they can wear like a backpack\u200a\u2014\u200aand which could help support their machine guns.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7678\" class=\"graf--p graf--startsWithDoubleQuote graf-after--p\">\u201cIt\u2019s a funny-looking contraption,\u201d Australian Army warrant officer Nicolas Crosbie, one of the soldiers taking part in the test, commented in an official video. \u201cI\u2019m interested to see\u00a0\u2026 when we trial it with the soldiers, what they think of it and that sort of thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"4f69\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">Advanced Accuracy Solutions makes this novel \u201cweapon support\u201d that it calls the Reaper. Extending up over the shooter\u2019s shoulder, the Reaper keeps the gun steady and reduces the strain necessary to keep the weapon at the ready.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f8c8\" class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">A soldier would then attach their rifle or machine gun to the end using a length of cord and a strap. Running down the length of the pole, the line extends and retracts as the user moves their gun\u200a\u2014\u200asort of like a retractable dog leash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"graf--p graf-after--p\">Read the Remainder at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/warisboring.com\/this-funny-contraption-could-make-life-easier-for-australian-machine-gunners-434107755758?mc_cid=5c8363d24d&amp;mc_eid=1149a36069#.t12kdst8f\">War is Boring<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes the simplest things make a world of difference. -SF When the legendary American-born inventor Hiram Maxim designed the first modern machine gun at the end of the 19th century, he completely changedthe face of war. But after more than a century of development, one thing still limits these deadly weapons\u200a\u2014\u200atheir weight. 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