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CZ Tarantule was supposed to be used in cases where explosives couldn’t be used due to a high risk of collateral damage. The Tarantule uses a modified .50 caliber blank round loaded from the breech of the 18mm caliber smoothbore barrel to propel the 70ml of water which is poured down the muzzle and sealed in the bore via a special plug. The muzzle velocity of the water jet is a whopping 3500 m/s or 11,483 fps.

https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2022/04/27/cz-tarantule-prototype-water-cannon/

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[-] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago

It looks like something out of TF2

[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking WHAT?! This is like a water impulse charge, but somehow more punk rock. Dope! Great share!

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's exactly what it is.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm trying to wrap my head around 3.5km per second!

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago

That’s a little more than 8.25 million inches a minute.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Don't bomb disposal squads have something similar?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

Yes! A percussion actuated neutralizer (PAN) uses 12 gauge shells. Usually blanks, and the barrel is filled with water and plugged with a plastic cap.

PANs can be either manually placed or mounted on robots.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 weeks ago

Is this a breach weapon? I doubt it has any kind of usable range.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago

After loading the CZ Taratntule, the operator uses the two wires attached to the gun to fire it with an electrical current from behind a cover, to be protected from any debris that can be blown back as the distance to the target has to be very short – 3 to 5 meters. For aiming the cannon, there are two lasers and also optical sights can be attached. Although the gun weighs 20kg (44 lb) and is mounted on a heavy tripod, the large spring wrapped around the barrel is for recoil mitigation.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Made by Nerf

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Is there a video of it working?

this post was submitted on 13 May 2024
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