The BAE Systems Mk 38 is a elephantine gun made for obliterating things at sea . It not only pack massive firepower , but sophisticated optics — IR vision and laser aim . All this , controlled indoors by a guy on a joystick .
Is this the way state of war ’s drift ? The tremendous usance of drone strikes has already distanced soldier from the act of killing — and although it ’s safe , critics wonder whether being thousands of miles away from your opposition makes war a more lighthearted thing . A gun like this seems like it could be part of that job .
On the other hand , you have the gallant on the ground who stormed Bin Laden ’s house and shot him in the face . [ DefenseTechviaCrunchGear ]
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