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The invention is an electronic circuit with several inputs, several outputs, a timing circuit, and two switching circuits used to actuate the firing of certain firearms. The circuit is partitioned into a voltage boosting circuit, a machine gun firing circuit and a cannon firing circuit. The voltage

The invention is an electronic circuit with several inputs, several outputs, a timing circuit, and two switching circuits used to actuate the firing of certain firearms. The circuit is partitioned into a voltage boosting circuit, a machine gun firing circuit and a cannon firing circuit. The voltage boosting circuit produces a voltage that is larger than the supply voltage, which is used to facilitate the operation of MOSFET switching circuits. The machine gun firing circuit connects a low impedance voltage source to a particular output only so long as a particular input is electrically asserted. The cannon firing circuit connects a low impedance voltage source to a particular output for a specified period of time only in response to a stimulus on one particular input and only if an additional arming input is electrically asserted.

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An electronic circuit for coupling an electrical power supply to a gun firing output for one predetermined time interval upon assertion of a gun triggering input if, and only if, a gun arming input is electrically asserted, comprising: an electrically actuated switch having a switching input, said e

An electronic circuit for coupling an electrical power supply to a gun firing output for one predetermined time interval upon assertion of a gun triggering input if, and only if, a gun arming input is electrically asserted, comprising: an electrically actuated switch having a switching input, said electrically actuated switch to couple the electrical power supply to the gun firing output upon receipt of a switching signal upon said switching input; a timer circuit having an input connected to the gun triggering input and an output connected to said switching input of said electrically actuated switch, for transmitting said switching signal to said switching input of said electrically actuated switch for the predetermined time interval upon assertion of the gun triggering input, said timer circuit including a voltage regulator having an input connected between the gun triggering input and an electrical common, and an output, a series resistor capacitor network, including a resistor, a capacitor and a node therebetween, connected between said output of said voltage regulator and electrical common, an attachment junction, an additional resistor connected beween said output of said voltage regulator and said attachment junction, a three terminal thyristor having a gate connected to said node between said resistor and said capacitor of said series network, and an anode and cathode connected between said attachment junction and said electrical common, and means for transferring signals from said attachment junction to said output of said timer circuit; and means for preventing the transmitting of said switching signal to said switching input of said electrically actuated switch unless the gun arming input is electrically asserted.