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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So what do u think all those sudden & unexplained running outta the White House into strange places during the 1st 10 months of his presidency was all about??
plus he can probably be transmitting the PDF files of EVERYTHING TOP SECRET via his blackberry and who'se the wiser??
If it were something our troops could consider 'theirs' and not available on the arms market it would be great.
What's not to like about a round that can go through a wall and grenade the bad guys?
If the war against terror is going to be house-to-house then this is a vital piece of equipment. I'm not certain that it will with changes taking place in Islamic countries that may lead a few to go-off on the West with whatever they have at hand. Some may have a destiny with the atom instead of "The Punisher".
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