The porting process was also subject to a three month deadline. According to Masahiro Ueno, who worked on the NES version as a sub-programmer, there were two primary reasons for the changes: the first one was because of the higher ups at Konami ordered the developers to make the NES version different from the MSX2 version and the second was hardware limitations (since the team was not given an advanced mapper chip, unlike the team who worked on the Famicom version of Contra, which had the VRC2 at their disposal) which led to the replacement of the Metal Gear fight with an immobile Supercomputer. The NES version was developed by a separate team without Hideo Kojima's involvement and many changes to the game were made during the porting process, resulting in a severely different product. It was first released in Japan on Decem(only five months after the MSX2 version), followed by a North American release in June 1988 and in PAL territories (Europe and Australia) sometime in 1989. Metal Gear for the Nintendo Entertainment System (Family Computer in Japan) is an altered port of the original MSX2 game. The latest in Military Technology for the 21st century at SpaceWar.Gamepad, keyboard Release chronology Metal Gear (1987) Metal Storm CEO, Dr Lee Finniear, said "The MAUL is a disruptive technology that will forever change the way the small arms community thinks about how and when to use a shotgun." "At the firing demonstration we will be using blunt impact less lethal rounds at a range of 25 metres," Mr Faulkner said. "With the MAUL's quick-load munition tubes an operator can instantly reconfigure his weapon to suit the mission." "The MAUL readily adapts to the unique aspects of urban operations with a range of traditional and specialty capabilities to include standoff door breaching and neuro-muscular incapacitation," he said. At 1.8 pounds, we think we have set the bar for a five shot semi-automatic shotgun." "We were consistently told that weight should be at the top of our design priorities. "The MAUL was conceived with a great deal of influence from the US operational community. "This revolutionary product incorporates Metal Storm's unique electronic ballistics technology in a 12 gauge weapon that weighs only 1.8 pounds (0.82kg)," he said. Faulkner said Metal Storm is displaying the MAUL at the symposium as an accessory to the M4 as well as a stand-alone version with a folding shoulder stock. It provides a range of less lethal, lethal and door breaching capabilities as an integrated, lightweight accessory to the user's main combat weapon.ĭuring the show Metal Storm will be demonstrating the MAUL with a live firing at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. The MAUL is an ultra-light shotgun attachment that fits under the barrel of an individual combat weapon, including the M-4 and M-16 rifles. Metal Storm has announced that it is launching its latest lightweight weapon system, the GLH1851 Multi-shot Accessory Under-barrel Launcher (MAUL), at the International Infantry and Joint Services Small Arms System Symposium in Las Vegas, Nevada. MILTECH Metal Storm Launches New MAUL WeaponĪlthough the MAUL is capable of firing a range of lethal and less lethal munitions, Mr Faulkner said Metal Storm is seeing a particularly strong interest in less lethal applications from military, security and law enforcement communities.
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