The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday the secret deployment in Afghanistan over the past several weeks of the XM25, the newest advancement in small arms. The XM25 is a revolutionary new Individual Airburst Weapon (IAW) system that will change the face of war, much like the longbow, gunpowder and nuclear weapons.

The XM25 is a revolutionary next generation of grenade launchers. Unlike the single-shot M-79 "Bloop Tube" of Vietnam era, or the M203 tube slung under M4 rifles, the XM25 is a semi-automatic, 25mm grenade launcher, pinpoint-accurate at ranges at and under 500 meters. The weapon system eliminates virtually all 'cover' behind which an enemy might hide. The maker boasts a 300-500% increase in hit probability over the current M203.
                                                               
The IAW uses laser to determine the range to the target, up to 700 yards away for airburst, wide-area coverage. The weapon integrates ballistics computation within a full-solution computer program known as Target Acquisition/Fire Control (TA/FC). After calculating the inputs, the IAW immediately provides the operator with the proper aiming point through the sight. It instantaneously programs a microchip in the 25mm grenade to explode a meter or so past the cover point, showering all taking refuge there with lethal fragmentation. The operator simply selects the type rounds required aims and fires the grenade launcher. The flat trajectory is also unlike the previous high-arc, low-velocity grenade launchers resulting in a far more accurate delivery of munitions.


Featuring a bull-pup design, the Individual Airburst Weapon's near half-mile effective range is well beyond that of most small arms, keeping the user safer.
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Nice!!

I love new weapons technology...

If I were a bad guy, setting up an ambush, I know who I'd tell my three best marksmen to use as a target to indicate the initiation of the ambush.

Quote from: taxed on December 14, 2010, 02:00:54 PM
Nice!!

I love new weapons technology...

I want one. ::)

Quote from: arpad on December 14, 2010, 02:02:19 PM
If I were a bad guy, setting up an ambush, I know who I'd tell my three best marksmen to use as a target to indicate the initiation of the ambush.

They do the same with the M-60 machine gunner.


Billy

The bullpup design is awesome.  I've got a Walther .22 cal LR bullpup design that looks quite similar to the XM25, but not anywhere near the firepower, of course.  Love to look over the new goodies!  Thanks, Solar.

Quote from: Solar on December 14, 2010, 02:02:24 PM
I want one. ::)

I want two.  ;D

I love how the shooter has the ability to tell the projectile exactly where to explode, either inside a building, or over the heads of the muscum. :D