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Just a regular American
A new weapon, a smart weapon has been deployed to front line troops in Afghanistan. The XM25 Grenade launcher has a range of a half mile and can the grenades can be set to explode in an airburst at distance up to a half mile.
This weapon can really change the face of small unit combat. To be able to reach behind barriers and terminate a threat helps in the ridges and valleys of Afghanistan. The enemy can no longer pop up and shoot and then duck back down and be safe. The only way someone can negate this threat to some degree would be to have a covered bunker, but there is also ammuntion being designed for them. I see this as a game changer. Lets hope that other countries do not get this technology soon!
US deploys 'game-changer' weapon to Afghanistan - Yahoo! NewsIf, for example, an enemy combatant pops up from behind a wall to fire at US troops and then ducks behind it, an XM25 gunner can aim the laser range finder at the top of the wall, then program the shell to detonate one meter beyond it, showering lethal fragmentation where the insurgent is seeking cover.
This weapon can really change the face of small unit combat. To be able to reach behind barriers and terminate a threat helps in the ridges and valleys of Afghanistan. The enemy can no longer pop up and shoot and then duck back down and be safe. The only way someone can negate this threat to some degree would be to have a covered bunker, but there is also ammuntion being designed for them. I see this as a game changer. Lets hope that other countries do not get this technology soon!