On CES 2013 showed a Linux-gun for 17 000 dollars
Texas startup Tracking Point, which specializes in high-tech military solutions, is now engaged in tuning high-tech traditional Magnums and Winchesters. At CES 2013, the company showed upgraded versions of the Winchester Magnum and Lapua Magnum rifles, equipped with an advanced computerized system, which in appearance resembles what was shown in the Terminator.
New computer system Precision Guided Firearm is a real high-tech kit for the hunter or the military. By omitting all the details, when turned on, the computer system allows not only to hit the target accurately, but also displays all data relating to the target, the bullet flight and many other parameters with which the bullet flight is from point A to point B.
The company said that they created not just an advanced sight for a gun, but modified a significant part of the gun systems, in particular, created a trigger system that activates the computer when the shooter puts his finger on the trigger of the gun, in addition, the system for assessing the ambient light and in the event that the gun establishes that the shot is fired in the evening or at night, the computer will enter night mode and switch to the night vision system of the target.
Speaking of a computer-guided system, it can also be compared with a target fighter capture system. so, the computer is able to determine the potential target itself, mark it with a point and help the shooter aim more accurately. The gun is equipped with a laser sight system, therefore the point from the beam is visible on the screen of the computer sight and the system understands that the object on which the point is located is the target of the shot. After the point is captured by the gun, the Linux computer calculates the speed of movement of the target, the speed of the bullet taking into account the wind, and also displays the distance to the target with a grid of compass coordinates.
The system developers say that despite the multi-functionality of the system, the computer is extremely easy to use and any shooter who previously held a gun with an optical sight in his hands can work with it. The system automatically creates a significant part of the information and adapts itself to the surrounding conditions.
The company says that their development is focused not only on beginning shooters, but also on experienced ones, as it allows them to fire in difficult environmental conditions, adjusting the shooting mode to specific conditions.
Of the additional options for high-tech rifles, you can highlight the presence of a built-in WiFi transmitter, as well as a separate iOS application that allows you to see everything that the gunner sees at a given moment in real time, as the system transmits a picture of the sight all data on a smartphone or tablet. If desired, the picture can even be recorded, so that later the video can be used as forensic evidence.
The Tracking Point company says that now a number of Pentagon divisions are testing a new development and possibly adopting it in the future.
The total cost of the Winchester Magnum is 17 000 dollars. This amount includes the gun itself, a computer sight, an application for the iPhone and iPad, as well as a number of accessories.
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