Posted on 02/14/2011 8:30:03 AM PST by george76
The XM-25, Counter Defilade Target Engagement System with 25mm rounds, is semi-automatic, and includes fully integrated day/night, full-solution target acquisition/fire control. Soldiers in the field have given it the nickname The Punisher.
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In one engagement, an enemy machine gunner was so badly wounded or so freaking scared that he dropped [his] weapon and ran, said Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner, Program Manager Individual WeaponsThere were no casualties among units carrying the XM25 in those nine engagements, Lehner said.
No longer can the enemy shoot at American forces, then hide behind something, said Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller of Program Executive Office Soldier. This is a revolutionary weapon. This is a game-changer.
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History channel, or the Military channel has aired video of a single sniper popping off three men behind such a fortification with such a device. I do not know about confirmed kills, but the 3M splatter on the viewable wall behind the emplacement said much.
Not a pretty thing, but a necessary one.
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I saw that show.........
Big splatter, but it was a re-enaction of the event so they may have been generous with the red paint.........
How long until the Bad Guys acquire them? it is inevitable that they will. Until then, and thereafter as well, let us hope our soldiers make maximum use of this weapon.
The South Koreans fielded their own version of this last year and have offered it up for export.
Wonder what the effective range is. Would be a great sniper weapon if the range was reasonably long. WOW!
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Probably available in Mexico for 29.95
A few bits. The reason they can get away with a 25mm round, is that they use an advanced explosive a lot more powerful than what they used to use in the 40mm grenade round. It is a machinable explosive used in nuclear weapons.
The XM-25 is best used in the offense, because it can quickly clear an entire defensive line, so the advancing soldiers can quickly take over a position. It has a maximum effective range 100m longer than the AK-47, and any retreat from it needs to be out of the line of sight.
For a unit equipped with one or more of these, it does need a complementary defensive weapon in case of a malfunction, to defeat an enemy charge. I would recommend a bush clearer like the AA-12 automatic shotgun, that is devastating at short ranges.
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Looks like a bullpup-type weapon.
My thought exactly. :-(
Cost per round fired must be astronomical. Electronic fused rounds which receive a downloaded detonation time ain’t cheap. They are most likely not going to shelf life very well.
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Sweet!
Guessing civilian use, out of the question?
I want one!
Not likely considering the current estimated cost is $30,000 per weapon. The Taliban are still using recycled AK's and whatever else weapons they can get their hands on such as old bolt action Lee Enfields.
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