MLP M56 Smart Gun (Patreon)

More imagery from the Aliens/MLP movie I watched one night with Petina in a dream. One piece of equipment that my subconscious decided to play with a lot was the M56 Smart Gun.

      I understand why in the movie Aliens they went with steady camera mount as the main component for the system. However since it was designed to be camera mount, and not part of a integrated weapon system it left a lot to be desired. Well ponies had both magic and high technology and they used them to their favor. 

     The M56 had built in levitation and recoil compensation that was linked to the armor of the Auxiliaries assigned to it. In fact in some scenes they just walked around with the weapon following behind them like an obedient dog. 

      The system could be used by any of the tribes, although unicorns could truly use the system to its full potential. By using their levitation talent and the remote viewing/sighting feature of the weapon's sighting system they could remotely view, target and engage the enemy from behind cover. 

      The caliber of the M56 was not clearly stated but it fired a caseless, armor piercing, magical ward cancelling, high explosive projectile. From the one scene in the film when I saw a pony handling a cartridge it looked .408 CheyTac in size. Larger than 7.62x51mm Nato, but smaller than 12.7x99mm BMG. 

      In the dream the M56s were some of the most effective weapons at the Auxiliaries disposal. Unfortunately the Changelings figured this out pretty quickly and targeted their operators. Also they used their ammo supplies up pretty quickly.