Last updated: December 29, 2014



Amazing Russian underwater machine gun could be used in Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics

Enemies of the Russian state and goldfish don't stand a chance

Enemies of the Russian state and goldfish don't stand a chance Source: Supplied


The firearm in question is the world's first underwater machine gun. Yes, an underwater machine gun. And according to Russian news site, it is much more than that.

The weapon, known as the "ADS" gun, is in fact an amphibious assault rifle. So after shooting your enemies in the murky depths, you can clamber ashore, change cartridges and continue to fight the good fight on land.

Gunderwater weapon

The ADS is even equipped with a grenade launcher, so it's basically your all-in-one gun.


There is absolutely no suggestion that the weapon may be deployed against escaped military-trained dolphins with missiles attached to them, of the type shown below. But hey, who knows?

Finally, they've invented a weapon to defeat this.

Finally, they’ve invented a weapon to defeat this. Source: Supplied


The Institute of War and Peace Reporting reports that Georgia's last government, made up of allies of President Mikheil Saakashvili, planned to stay away from the Winter Olympics.



Anthony Sharwood will cover the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for and News Corp Australia's newspapers and websites.

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