So, in the short time that news of the Demolisher has been running amok on the Internet, there have been a couple of "facts" that have slipped into the realm of speculation. Initially, when news broke, I was under the impression that there were 4 rails on the blaster. I misread this as it was 3 when I revisited the site. Now, with all of the "rocket launcher isn't removable" claims running around, it sounds more like only 2 rails on the blaster. Eventually the other two will fall off and we'll have a Dart Tag blaster. (I kid, of course) If this is still in "prototype phase" it could prove otherwise, but most of the folks who have had the ability to get their hands on this blaster seem to point towards a "No, it's stuck on there for good" fact.
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I've also read some folks, as a result of the "prototype" status this blaster apparently has, is the hope having the ability to fire full-auto (like the RapidStrike CS-18). While there's certainly room to put the automatic dart pusher that would be needed to perform this kind of function, there IS a fact about the Demolisher we do know about that sinks that ship: AA Batteries.
The Demolisher seems to be the cousin of the Stryfe, which uses 4 AA batteries to power it's flywheels. The full-auto mechanism, which is that wide box above the trigger as seen with "Exhibit A", would probably fit in the Demolisher. However, with only AA batteries powering the blaster, unlike the C-cell batteries in the RapidStrike's system, it would lack the strength to power both the flywheels and the auto-pusher. The voltage would be there, but the mAh wouldn't be enough. AA batteries typically have 600-800 mAh each whereas C batteries typically have 8,000 mAh each.
I don't expect much to really change with what we've seen of the Demolisher so far. It lacks a name plate on the side of the blaster, so maybe some aesthetic things will change, but it's functions should remain mostly unchanged. We'll get more details later, as there's several months ahead left for more details to leak out.
I'm pretty uninformed when it comes to electronics and batters, so perhaps I'm mistaken. However, I thought that mAh was a measure of capacity: ie more or less how long the battery would last? For example I know I have some rechargeable AA (just regular not trustfires or anything like that) a home that are 2450mAh. Not to discredit your theory, because it wouldn't surprise me that if Hasbro was going to make another full auto blaster similar to the Rapidstrike they'd take the same batteries. Then again, maybe they heard the complaints and made improvements. Honestly I don't mind either way, with a stock 10rnd capacity I couldn't really see them expecting this thing to fling foam the way the Rapidstrike does anyway. I'd rather have the option to go from full auto to semi....
ReplyDeleteIf it does go full-auto, hope we get more than a 10 dart clip.
ReplyDeleteagreed, even the 25 dart drum leaves you kinda wanting on the rapidstrike.
DeleteI think we are all missing the most important thing here..... FREAKING BANANA CLIP!
ReplyDeleteNot really how the shape of a 10-dart capacity clip is the "most important thing here". Considering the topic of the thread was nailing down the details about the Demolisher, it wasn't really part of the discussion. We knew it had a Banana Clip.
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