your favorite military weapon no longer in service

[I Framed OJ]

Napalm. Seeing people burn is almost as fun as Agent Orange.

 

[Koeryn]

The Gattling Gun. I think theres one left belonging to someones military (Probably the Americans) but its not used any more.

Oh and by that i mean the infantry-ish one. I know that there is a type of fighter jet which has a gattling gun attatched to its nose.

Several actually, but what you're probably thinking of is the A10 Warthog/Thunderbolt, which is a tank-killer. It has a nose-mounted GAU-8 Avenger, which is a 7 barrel 30mm rotary (gatling) cannon. They usually put depleted Uranium rounds through it, because they go through tanks like butter. They also fire so fast, and move so much lead, firing that weapon actually SLOWS DOWN THE JET.

It also accounts for 16% of the plane's un-laden weight.

A10s are AWESOME.

I would have to say the Trench Spike, brass knuckles with a bayonet blade welded onto it, designed to go through the helmet and skull of whichever poor sod you happened to be falling onto, banned by the Geneva Convention 'cuz it's possible to miss the vital parts of the brain and just screw the nervous system to buggery.

But wicked awesome for zombie hunters!

 

[annoyinglizardvoice]

The falchion, a good, hard, solid, brutish sword for those who find the katana to bishi for their tastes.

 

[TheBarefootBandit]

The revolver.

I don't care if it's heavier, less accurate, slower to fire, and has less ammo, the The Rule of Cool means it rules supreme!

Damn right.

 

[Borrowed Time]

http://www.redicecreations.com/specialreports/2006/01jan/metalstorm.jpg
not sure if it is fake, in service or anything, but it is the most awesome thing ever...

Oh, it's real. It's just not in production. Basically think of a roman candle that's a gun but fires it's shots close to a million rounds per minute (depending on the number of barrels)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalstorm

Pure... Awesome...

OT - Ninja'd already but the M1918 BAR. Though it had a low capacity clip for it basically being a LMG, it was still an amazing piece of hardware.

 

[Hitari0]

The X8 rifle. Damned shame they cancelled that, it looks sexy, really future-ish. Would've loved to see that as the next standard rifle, but nooooo....

I want one, like, now.

I agree. The XM8 is such a badass rifle.

 

[L3m0n_L1m3]

Probably the STG-44, that was a good gun.

 

[sneakypenguin]

The X8 rifle. Damned shame they cancelled that, it looks sexy, really future-ish. Would've loved to see that as the next standard rifle, but nooooo....

I for one can't figure out just why they scrapped the program, particularly with metal storm looking to be the next best thing in grenade launchers. An electronically fired and detonated 25 mm grenade, stacked MS style, would be a wonderful addition to any assault rifle out there. And... they scrap one of the few weapon systems looking at this type of explosive round coupled with a standard assault rifle!

Whhhhy?!

Cause it melted. The battery life was too short. Not to mention the thing was heavy.

 

[TheHitcher]

What is your favorite weapon used by any military that is no longer in service because it was impractical, illegal, expensive, or just obsolete?

Hmm, let's see.

Oh wait. I don't care. Because, believe it or not, I'm not an ex army soldier or some old war veteran. Just a gamer, like everyone else who has posted here. Have people forgotten what guns are for? Yeah, that's right, taking the lives of others. Yet it looks like we're all shedding a tear for our favourite murder weapon that isn't in production anymore.
Sure it's fun killing people in games, but this is a bit far.

OT:
I'm not gonna pretend to know anything about weapons apart from what I know in games so I'mma go with the X8 'cause it looks cool (I think that was in Bad Company, actually).

 

[cthulhu257]

The MG42. Sure, they were German, they were still awesome.

Bren guns, just because they look so badass.

I'm pretty sure there are some newer ones still in use.

 

[FastFoot92]

Me

 

[Koeryn]

What is your favorite weapon used by any military that is no longer in service because it was impractical, illegal, expensive, or just obsolete?

Hmm, let's see.

Oh wait. I don't care. Because, believe it or not, I'm not an ex army soldier or some old war veteran. Just a gamer, like everyone else who has posted here. Have people forgotten what guns are for? Yeah, that's right, taking the lives of others. Yet it looks like we're all shedding a tear for our favourite murder weapon that isn't in production anymore.
Sure it's fun killing people in games, but this is a bit far.

OT:
I'm not gonna pretend to know anything about weapons apart from what I know in games so I'mma go with the X8 'cause it looks cool (I think that was in Bad Company, actually).

Actually, guns are a lot of fun when you go to a range. Or shoot coffee cans full of Tannerite...

Er, shouldn't knock whatcha 'aven't tried.

EDIT: And the XM8 is hideous.

 

[JohnSmith]

only one choice for me.. the ZRS-5 USS Macon

http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/images/g440000/g441983.jpg

world first and only aerial aircraft carrier

oh wow...
Imagine building a modern one, with UAV's instead of bi-planes.

 

[Yoshemo]

Panzershrek

 

[Jedoro]

Spoiler: The Colt M1911

Has had a disgustingly long history, was chosen for it's ability to eat pretty much any .45ACP round you fed through it, regardless of the condition of the round, and the fact that it would drop doped up Indonesian tribals.

Ninja'd, but yes. I can't wait til I can buy one in two years.

 

[EMFCRACKSHOT]

-snip-

I have to go with the Davy Crockett [i/]Atomic Annie[/i].

Those look funny.

I suppose I'll say... The Lee Enfield Rifle.
Those are quite good rifles... and all my other favourites are still in use somewhere.

Those are my favourite too. The lee enfield was in service for nearly 70 years. Its hard to top that. It was reliable, accurate and easy to use. A near perfect weapon.
I am also quite partial to the vickers machine gun. Saw service from ww1 right the way through to the problems in malaya.

 

[sgtshock]

Tommygun. Nothin says WWII special ops like a straight clipped Thompson. Heavy, loud, and not terribly accurate, they were primarily used as sweepers. But man, are they ever a slick looking gun.

This. The good ol' Thompson SMG. It was pretty much the iconic gun from WWII, and the 1930s drum barrel model is probably the closest thing a gun has come to a piece of art.

 

[Sulu]

The Billhook! Farming equipment turned to war are always cool.