On Sat, Sep 17, 2016 at 7:21 AM, David Jaques-Watson <xxxxxx@pcug.org.au> wrote:

I'm not completely sure if this would work at all. I've no idea what the
recoil would be like, whether there'd be a need for radiation shielding,
etc.

I'd say that the radiation signature is probably what keeps this off the battlefield. Even if it's shielded enough for the gunner to survive (distinct memories of the little warning label on my MILES gear about the unit being exempted from federal radiation safety standards . . . ), the radiation spike on the enemies sensors isn't going to lend itself to long-term battlefield survivability.

Richard Aiken

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