menotyou
bella amicizia
Sad/funny part is, I can see my uncle and his buddies trying to mimic this on a friday nite, late.The gun being carried was an M4 derivative of the standard M-16 battle rifle issued to our troops. The "small caliber" .223 round you speak of fires a 55-grain light armor peircing bullet well over 3000 feet per second. It is a brutally lethal round. Yes it lacks accuracy when fired in full-auto mode, but this is true even when a human is holding and firing the weapon.
The real limitations of this hoax are the limited range and payload carrying capability of the hovercraft, plus its susceptibility to enemy jamming. An enemy who had the ability to spoof the signals could turn the thing around and use it against you.
I have some interesting uncles and they have some interesting friends. It was great fun growing up around them.