So a thought (or should I say question) occur to me when I was watching Ian Mccollum of Forgotten Weapons handling the GR-1 "Anvil" Gauss Rifle on a gun match...
So when the technology for Infantry-scale Electro-magnet-accelerated and/or Directed-Energy Weapons had mature to the point of reliably deploy in the battlefield and have equivalent "killing potential" or "destructive potential" as chemical-propelled projectile Firearms.
Would the these EM/DEW in the hands of infantry grunts, be safer or dangerous to handle compared to chemical-propellant Firearms of the same tech-level?
And by safety I don't mean a dumbass pointing the muzzle at his eye for "inspection" or "dry firing" when bored.
I'm more curious as to the handling safety aspects and potential catastrophic failures compared to, maybe handling procedures of modern firearms?
So when the technology for Infantry-scale Electro-magnet-accelerated and/or Directed-Energy Weapons had mature to the point of reliably deploy in the battlefield and have equivalent "killing potential" or "destructive potential" as chemical-propelled projectile Firearms.
Would the these EM/DEW in the hands of infantry grunts, be safer or dangerous to handle compared to chemical-propellant Firearms of the same tech-level?
And by safety I don't mean a dumbass pointing the muzzle at his eye for "inspection" or "dry firing" when bored.
I'm more curious as to the handling safety aspects and potential catastrophic failures compared to, maybe handling procedures of modern firearms?