XM25 in the sandbox

[Ganderite]

Lehner said the first XM25s were distributed to combat units in Afghanistan this month. The 12-pound, 29-inch system, which was designed by Minnesota's Alliant Techsystems, costs up to $35,000 per unit and, while highly sophisticated, is so easy to use that soldiers become proficient within minutes.

"That's how intuitively easy it is, even though it's high-tech," Lehner said. "All a soldier needs to know how to do is laze the target. It decimates anything within its lethal radius."

Once the trigger is pulled and the round leaves the barrel, a computer chip inside the projectile communicates exactly how far it has traveled, allowing for precise detonation behind or ahead of any target.

"We have found that this has really made our soldiers so much more accurate and being able to deliver this high-explosive round in about five seconds," said Lehner, taking into account the time it takes a soldier to laze, aim and fire the weapon. Once fired, Lehner said, the round will reach its target in a "second or two," meaning the entire process from aiming to direct hit lasts less than 10 seconds, compared to 10 minutes or longer for traditional mortar fire.


<http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/24/armys-revolutionary-rifle-use-afghanistan/?test=faces>

 

[Satain]

Holy FREAK!!!
Watch this video and get sacred really, really, scared!
http://video.foxnews.com/v/4438880/xm-25-rifle-in-action

Sort of reminds me of this movie gun.
http://2.bp.########.com/_cudK8MwW64I/TFZOB7mqVpI/AAAAAAAAnEY/9D4eLHS9CvU/s1600/00000208.jpg

 

[Stumpfian]

I need to change my pants. How long till the Canadian Forces gets these? (AKA, not)

 

[M14Doctor]

wow i want one LOL

 

[8 ball]

So cool!

 

[Katana]

Ok, who's going to import these to Canada???

 

[Geoff B]

Norinco.

Ok, who's going to import these to Canada???

 

[hillmanr2]

Meh,

Have a look at the scope / rangefinder, boy nothing to fail there

25mm explosive round, isn't that kinda er... dinky.

So for 35k you get a rifle that is uber complex and contians batteries, with a round that seems a tad small

 

[DeRK]

Bamf.

 

[DaveMachine]

Meh,

Have a look at the scope / rangefinder, boy nothing to fail there

25mm explosive round, isn't that kinda er... dinky.

So for 35k you get a rifle that is uber complex and contians batteries, with a round that seems a tad small

But it costs a lot, it's gotta be good.

 

[Kukri blade]

$35000 per unit? I'm no expert on procurement, but I think at that price you could almost arm a full section with standard underslung grenades.

 

[rugbydave]

Does this mean they're still developing the OICW? Wasn't this the the complex part of taht system, the rest just being a 5.56 carbine?

 

[ranger_scout]

Wow expensive. You know at that price some how all the grunts are going to #### it up some how. CF getting this stumpfian we can't even get new #### right now! if ever! lol

 

[ADK]

There is already a thread on this in General Firearms.

 

[CarbineOne]

The 25mm grenades are far more effective than traditional 40mm LV or thrown frag grenades because a fair chunk of their energy is directed at the ground. The airburst nature of these rounds means a fair bit of extra lethality. What is more dangerous, a grenade that sails through a window and explodes midair, in the middle of an occupied hostile room, or a 40mm that hits the back of the room and punches through the wall?

Let's not forget that explosives have improved (thermobarics in small arms!), this is a far cry from a 'blooper'.

 

[Katana]

$35000 per unit? I'm no expert on procurement, but I think at that price you could almost arm a full section with standard underslung grenades.

You probably could but could you toss a grenade 600m??

 

[mountainspruce]

Yeah, 2 thousand bucks for the cannon and $25 a round will get ya up there to $35k in no time...I know I'd like a thousand rounds for just one afternoon of practice at a junk yard... .