[K5pbem] More Guns

[Rob Rutherford]

Heya All,

Here's some toys that the US army is working on,
There's the XM25 a 25mm Grenade launcher.
http://world.guns.ru/grenade/gl13-e.htm
This is a nice weapon to carry.  Both in functionality and weight, its far
lighter than a SAW.  Also a lot of people call it a grenade launcher, I
would say its more like a man portable missile launcher.

Its sweet, based on the concept for the canceled  XM29 .
Remember the space Marines in Aliens, well so did the engineers, but this
was a little better:

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as40-e.htm
The original concept was a 20mm grenade that could be dialed for range or
range from target with the onboard ballistic computer or timed to detonate
after penetrating a wall or window.  Underneath was a 5.56 mm assault rifle
or 4.46mm SMG.
Too bad the damn thing was too heavy.

The assault rifle is the XM8
http://world.guns.ru/assault/as61-e.htm
Light and carries plenty of punch especially in the compact configuration.

FYI, I spent 2 1/2 years working on simulations of Future Combat Systems for
the Army.


Rob
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