Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Documents from Public

Re:Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Docu... by lupusreal on Friday August 29, 2025 @11:49AM (#45065643)

I don't think you even know what a "chain gun" is. Where did you get this information from, reddit and video games?

Chainguns are a type of autocannon. Heavy, light and general purpose machine guns, like the M2 Browning, M249 SAW, Maxim, Been Gun, MG3, etc... none of these are chain guns. They aren't even all belt fed, which I guess is what you meant to say because I think that's the videogame midwit lingo. They are nonetheless universally accepted as being very valuable in combat.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:Gun Maker Sig Sauer Citing National Security to Keep Docu... by dragonwriter on Friday August 29, 2025 @02:22PM (#45067664)

> Chainguns are a type of autocannon.

AIUI, chainguns are any externally electrically-actuated automatic weapons, including both single-barrelled and rotary designs, some of which are autocannons, and some of which are lighter (machine guns).

But, yeah, it makes more sense if GP intended to refer to belt-fed weapons, not actual chainguns.

[ Parent | on HN ]