M443 Caseless Full Metal Jacket: Difference between revisions

*Real caseless weapons suffer from problems with "[[wikipedia:cooking off|cooking off]]", which is when incredible temperatures result in a cartridge firing unintentionally. Since there is nothing insulating the combustible material from the heat (one of the uses of a brass casing), even regular temperatures in the firing could result in the cartridge going off, leading to damage to the weapon, possibly even the user, or even the weapon accidentially firing. The main way to prevent cooking-off in caseless weapons is by, [[wikipedia:electronic firing|electronic firing]], but this system requires a battery, which may not be in constant supply in the battlefield. However, it could simply use a High Ignition Temperature Propellant similar to the modern G11 assault rifle.