China building terrifying ‘Metal Storm’ super-gun that fires human-shredding wall of lead at 7,500 rounds per SECOND
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CHINA is developing what could be the most powerful machine gun in human history that has five barrels and can fire a human-shredding wall of bullets. Dubbed "Metal Storm", the weapon is capable of firing an incredible 7,500 rounds per second per barrel - and will potentially be used as an air defence system.
![[The weapon can fire 7,500 rounds per second per barrel]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/many-scientists-believe-china-s-961988621.png?strip=all&w=960)
With the unprecedented firing rate, the machine gun can even shoot down air-to-surface missiles travelling at speeds exceeding 5,000mph (Mach 7). By comparison, the current most advanced anti-aircraft machine gun called the Phalanx system can only fire 75 rounds per second.
![[It is expected to be used as China's new air defence system]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/shooting-match-china-building-terrifying-962007934.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
If successfully developed by China's People's Liberation Army (PLA), it could potentially become the most advanced land-based anti-aircraft system in the world. Chinese researchers Taiyuan have developed what they call a box-type rotary firing technology.
![[The Metal Storm gun was first created by an Australian inventor in the '90s]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image_4515dd.png?strip=all&w=650)
It allows the weapon to use a disposable container-like magazine loaded with barrels that are pre-packed with bullets. After each firing round, the barrels and the entire container come as a single unit, and the second one is ready to load. In addition to the new firing technology, developers have also created a new electronic trigger technology that helps the weapon to reach the unprecedented firing speed.
The new contactless trigger heats up and melts an alloy wire embedded in the bullet, forming a high-energy metal jet that ignites the explosive and shoots the bullets. This allows the machine gun to fore all the rounds in each barrel in just 17.5 seconds.
![[Undated file photo of the Phalanx anti-aircraft and missile gun system developed]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/undated-file-photo-phalanx-anti-1939058.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Lu Xutao, an associate professor at North University of China, said: "This technology can improve loading speed, reduce the decrease in barrel strength and accuracy due to repeated loading, and achieve the combat objectives of multiple strikes, continuous operations and rapid counter-attacks”.
