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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 10-16-2017 02:17 PM
U.S. ARMY'S NEW RIFLE . . .
And at $45/round, it is a real bargain!
The MXT135 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 7,800 feet - and is to be deployed in Afghanistan soon. I would call it the "Equalizer." Some call it the "Punisher".
The rifle's gun sight uses a laser range finder to determine the exact distance to the obstruction, after which the soldier can add or subtract up to 10 meters from that distance to enable the bullets to clear the barrier and explode above or beside the target.
Soldiers will be able to use them to target snipers hidden in trenches rather than calling in air strikes.
The 35-millimeter round contains a chip that receives a radio signal from the gun sight as to the precise distance to the target.
Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner, project manager for the system, described the weapon as a 'game-changer' that other nations will try and copy. The Army plans to buy 42,500 of the MXT135 rifles this year, enough for every member of the infantry and special forces, at a cost of $11,900.00 each. Lehner told Fox News: "With this weapon system, we take away cover from [enemy targets] forever. Tactics are going to have to be rewritten. The only thing we can see [enemies] being able to do is run away." Experts say the rifle means that enemy troops will no longer be safe if they take cover. The MXT135 appears to be the perfect weapon for street-to-street fighting that troops in Afghanistan have to engage in, with enemy fighters hiding behind walls and only breaking cover to fire occasionally.
They're relatively cheap. Lehner added: "This is a game-changer. The enemy has learned to get cover, for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Well, they can't do that anymore. We're taking that cover from them and there's only two outcomes: We're going to get you behind that cover or force you to flee." The rifle will initially use high-explosive rounds, but its makers say that it might later use versions with smaller explosive charges that aim to stun rather than kill. The revolutionary bullet that can be pre-programmed to explode to hit hiding troops.
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BeWare POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Acworth , Georgia , USA |
posted 10-16-2017 03:14 PM
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ed monahan POA Lifetime Site Supporter Prowler Junkie Personal ScrapBook From:Cincinnati, Oh, USA |
posted 10-16-2017 05:22 PM
I got another email telling me this is OLD news, about 4 years old. It was news to me, however. lol |
quincy POA Site Supporter Prowler Junkie From:Fairfield Glade, TN. USA |
posted 10-16-2017 05:41 PM
Wow! I'm going to Google this puppy right now! Sounds like a real paradigm shift in technology. Thanks again for the post! |
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