I saw a grenade launcher that did it. You designated a target and pressed a button, the computer got the distance and wind via a laser, the gun whirred to the appropriate elevation and azimuth and you fired it. It would put a single 40mm grenade through a window on the first shot every time. The target I saw it shooting was somewhere around 200m away.
I don't know how a laser gets wind information, but it'd be cool to integrate such a function into a rangefinder. I assume it works like the laser speedometers they use for testing vehicles and whatnot that simply point at the ground?
Edit: I love wikipedia. Don't think it'll be affordable to put on your rifle anytime soon! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Doppler_velocimetry
I don't know how a laser gets wind information, but it'd be cool to integrate such a function into a rangefinder. I assume it works like the laser speedometers they use for testing vehicles and whatnot that simply point at the ground?
Edit: I love wikipedia. Don't think it'll be affordable to put on your rifle anytime soon! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Doppler_velocimetry
Cool. Does anyone know how well these work? They cold be pretty crappy and still work better than eyeballs.
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