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Autoloading Paintball Tank Cannon

Posted on April 13th, 2009 by Chip

Dead-by-Dawn is one serious “scenario paintball” team (check out this article in Wired Magazine).  These guys built a tank from a turf loader, but hey - other teams have tanks - DbD decided to put a double-barrel auto-loading cannon on theirs - and they used an AutomationDirect DL06 PLC to automate the loading and firing of that cannon.

necronomicar1

They have promised to post a write up here soon.  Until then here’s a link to their site,  be sure to check out the “Tech” page, with YouTube vids and much more about the Necronomicar, and the cannon: “Boom, Boom”.

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