lincs1963 Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 No hiding place from new U.S. Army rifles that use radio-controlled smart bullets By DAILY MAIL REPORTER The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 2,300 feet - and is to be deployed in Afghanistan this month The rifle's gunsight uses a laser rangefinder to determine the exact distance to the obstruction, after which the soldier can add or subtract up to 3 metres 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 25-millimetre round contains a chip that receives a radio signal from the gunsight 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. He expects the Army to buy 12,500 of the XM25 rifles this year, enough for every member of the infantry and special forces. Lehner told FoxNews: '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 XM25 appears 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 ocasionally. The weapon's laser finder would work out how far away the enemy was and then the U.S. soldier would add one metre using a button near the trigger. When fired, the explosive round would carry exactly one metre past the wall and explode with the force of a hand grenade above the Taliban fighter. The army's project manager for new weapons, Douglas Tamilio, said: ''This is the first leap-ahead technology for troops that we've been able to develop and deploy.' A patent granted to the bullet's maker, Alliant Techsystems, reveals that the chip can calculate how far it has travelled. Mr Tamilio said: 'You could shoot a Javelin missile, and it would cost £43,000. These rounds will end up costing £15.50 apiece. 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.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooky Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 not bullets but grenades Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poontang Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Looks real enough to me. http://video.foxnews.com/v/4438880/xm-25-rifle-in-action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artschool Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 only problem is target identification? seeing as you are shooting at something you cant see. women and children, you just lucked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 the main problem that I can see with this thing is that in no time the arms dealers will be selling it to dodgy country's to bring in the money and then the terrorist will get hold of them as they surely will and they will be used against us but what the hell who cares if a few of our men get killed or maimed as long as the arms manufactures get rich. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Nothing totally new. I saw a similar system being demonstrated on 'Future Weapons' on Discovery channel about 18 months ago. Used smaller round though in a much less bulky gun. They showed it going 2-3 feet through a window opening and then exploding, the shrapnel 'clearing' the room/threat without resorting to destroying the building... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katash Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 Seem to remember the OICW project had a similar system - killed a few people testing it tho IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh warrior Posted March 13, 2011 Report Share Posted March 13, 2011 yer seen that on future weapons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm sure there will be a failsafe against this but can you imagine..... A bit of mud gets stuck to the laser aperture which then reflects the beam straight back to the reciever... the computer reads 0m range to target and codes the rounds fuse accordingly.... pull the trigger and...... BOOOOOOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilentKill Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm sure there will be a failsafe against this but can you imagine..... A bit of mud gets stuck to the laser aperture which then reflects the beam straight back to the reciever... the computer reads 0m range to target and codes the rounds fuse accordingly.... pull the trigger and...... BOOOOOOOM like this? Funny Vid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 like this? Funny Vid! ****.... I've just wet myself! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku_Dave Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'm sure there will be a failsafe against this but can you imagine..... A bit of mud gets stuck to the laser aperture which then reflects the beam straight back to the reciever... the computer reads 0m range to target and codes the rounds fuse accordingly.... pull the trigger and...... BOOOOOOOM Not possible, all these sort of systems have a minimum fuse setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku_Dave Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 only problem is target identification? seeing as you are shooting at something you cant see. women and children, you just lucked out. Once again, Soldiers only shoot at positivly ID'd targets (at least the UK ones do) Give the forces some credit eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 (edited) Not possible, all these sort of systems have a minimum fuse setting. errrrmmmm..... there was just a 'tad' of sarcasm/humour in my post I'm sure the system the French were using in the vid had a similar system to make what happened 'not possible!' Edited March 14, 2011 by Vipa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miroku_Dave Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 errrrmmmm..... there was just a 'tad' of sarcasm/humour in my post I'm sure the system the French were using in the vid had a similar system to make what happened 'not possible!' Sorry Mate, I came across a bit arsey! The French can hardly be compared to us!! I cant view the link from my work computer but I shall have a look when i get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vipa Posted March 14, 2011 Report Share Posted March 14, 2011 Sorry Mate, I came across a bit arsey! The French can hardly be compared to us!! I cant view the link from my work computer but I shall have a look when i get home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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