U.S. Soldiers Love the Army‘s New ’Punisher’ Smart Weapon
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The United States Army is celebrating its latest technological advancement on the battlefield — the new XM25 grenade launcher or, as many soldiers have affectionately nicknamed it, “The Punisher.”
"The Punisher"
The weapon was first used last December and has since seen action in at least nine engagements, disrupting two insurgent attacks on observation posts, taking out two PKM machine gun positions and destroying four ambush sites, the Army Times reports.
One such engagement left the enemy either “so badly wounded or so freaking scared” that he dropped his weapon and ran, Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner, Program Manager for Individuals Weapons said.
Best of all, there have been no reported casualties among ground units carrying the XM25 in any of those nine engagements.
“No longer can the enemy shoot at American forces, then hide behind something,” said Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller of Program Executive Office Soldier. “We’re going to reach out and touch you.”
“This is a revolutionary weapon. This is a game-changer,” he added.
The XM25 has a target acquisition system that calculates range with the push of a button. The data is transferred to an electronic fuse, enabling the 25mm round to explode over the target and rain shell fragments on the enemy.
All five prototypes were sent to Afghanistan in November. Officials are putting the final touches on data and analysis, but said Col. Douglas Tamilio, project manager for soldier weapons, said the weapons “performed flawlessly” and no maintenance issues showed.
Soldiers have been so pleased with the XM25 that they are carrying it as a primary weapon, and not bothering to bring an M4 as a secondary weapon, said Maj. Christopher Conley, who monitored the employment of XM25 on behalf of PEO Soldier.
Lehner said the tests revealed only one problem: The units didn’t want to give the Punisher back.
Not only are U.S. soldiers reluctant to give the new weapon back, they’re clamoring for more.
According to CNet, the Army is shopping for 36 more XM25s, with the first batch being deployed within the next year. Funding may prove to be a problem for the others, however, as each launcher costs $25,000 and each round $1,000 apiece, each made by hand. Once the weapon can be mass produced, the Army may buy more than 12,500 additional weapons beginning in 2012.
Here’s a bit of the “The Punisher” in action:
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Comments (332)
banjarmon
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmGO Army, Go Navy, Go Air Force, Go Marines….blow the h*ll out of them with that machine!!
Report Post »Make them die for their country/belief.
brntout
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmDid I not say everything released as new is already 20 years old?
Report Post »MassHole
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmRiots will start in what state first KeithObDink ?
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:57pm“… in soldier’s hands as early as next year.”
Good Lord man, they need them now!
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:37pmSince Rick Sanchez was ingloriously dumped by CNN back last October, a few of these weapons are now on the front line. And I say more power to them.
Report Post »98ZJUSMC
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:32amThey have to ramp up production. Currently, the M-25 is hand made.
Then it has to work it’s way through the logistics system.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:57pmSo basically it’s the HE attachment from the OICW… cool.
I feel better about the OICW cancellation now.
Report Post »Sonofflash
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:57pmI bet you can jam it or hack it, Jack bower could. lol I do like that it will help our men and women over in HELL!
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:47amHell, is Man created in this case. ROE’s are the key to define offensive vs defensive war fighting. Defensive is applicable sort term short distance only. Attrition yard stick is the end result. Conventional warfare – grunts cannot hold nor extend geographic security/pacification of battlefields that have terrain ‘limiting obstacles’ like that of Northern-Eastern Afghanistan. Urban warfare has the same limiting obstacles. ROE‘s inside of urban battlefields measured via the political ’collateral’ damage is not offensive in raw form.
Report Post »durkadurka
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 7:54pmGrenade launcher with electronic targeting system – electronic targeting system = grenade launcher.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:56pmI say ground air force 1 and Michelle Obama until we have saved enough cash to put one of these in the hands of every man on the front lines. Let’s see…. even at the $25K price …. that would be 7 or 8 guns per hour that the traitor in chief is not allowed back into the air. Time for the child-commie-president to get grounded. Right along with his wife and kids. Hell…. take away AF1 until the debt is paid up, except in cases of emergency.
Report Post »lillianrose
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:55pmBut with technology so advanced with teleconferencing, videoconferencing, web conferencing or augmented reality conferencing it is just not a cool as going up, down and around riding in a really cool whirlybird.
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:05pmZaphodsPlanet
Report Post »Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:56pm
I say ground air force 1 and Michelle Obama until we have saved enough cash to put one of these in the hands of every man on the front lines. Let’s see…. even at the $25K price …. that would be 7 or 8 guns per hour that the traitor in chief is not allowed back into the air. Time for the child-commie-president to get grounded. Right along with his wife and kids. Hell…. take away AF1 until the debt is paid up, except in cases of
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Love the way you think. Wonder though, has anyone factored in that we no longer have the cost of Nancy’s plane and fanfare. We can probably afford to build the factory just on that!
nomnomnom
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:55pmAre we all fapping to this? Continue to live up to your stereotypes then.
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:56pmShut up.
Report Post »LeroyJethroGibbs
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:55pmIsreal is going to need a few…
Report Post »Margaret Thatcher
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:12pmIf I’m not mistaken I think Israelis designed the weapon!
Report Post »TheAmericanRifleman
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:56amProbably so. Most people don’t even come close to realising how much inovation comes from Israel.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saeky9I5T9c
KeithOlberdink
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:51pmThis will come in handy when the riots start in American cities and there’s storm troopers on every corner…Coming sooner than you think.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:50pmI am willing to bet this gun if used as a direct fire weapon is illegal under the Geneva convention. Exploding bullets are a no-no
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:10pmIf fire directly at a soldier, it violates the law. If the soldiers are using as a primary weapon, it opens them up to war crimes investigations.
Report Post »thegoodvoter
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:45pmThat might apply to lawful combatants, but when you are dressed up as a woman and hiding in a crowd of school kids, Geneva doesn’t apply.
Report Post »tgoyer
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:28pmIt’s not a bullet. It’s a grenade.
Report Post »chickenlittle
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:29pmAnd I suppose them blowing up civilians and kids is OK under Geneva? If that’s not a war crime, I don’t know what is. Their whole damn battle plan is a war crime… that‘s why it’s a war on Terrorists.
Report Post »hidden_lion
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:55pmOf Course terrorists violate the Geneva Convention, but it does not free our guys to do the same…The war would already be over if we could use that argument. We could just level the place and come home. Probably the way it should be done.
Report Post »donottreadonme
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:34amGrenades are not illegal. It is a grenade laucher.
Report Post »TheAmericanRifleman
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:39amWar crimes = more political correct BS.
Report Post »Those cavemen won’t hesitate one second to rape and slit your little girls throat right before your eyes before turning the same on your wife.
From birth, these people are intensly trained to be dadys best little savages.
Conclusion: Don’t let them grow up!
Is it wiser to put out a house fire or to prevent the house fire?
There is a reason, when God led the people out of Egyptian slavery into the promise land, he told the Israilites to wipe out all the Canaanites; men, women and children, even the livestock was ordered slain.
It was their disobedience that is the cause of our middle eastern woes today.
weeblewacker1
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:54amaahh i think you are confusing hollow-point ammo for explosive.hollow-point is a no-no.
Report Post »Ser Scot
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:50amIt’s not firing directly at targets. It’s ranged with a delayed fuse that allows the grenade to detonate right as it gets past the cover the enemy forces are hiding behind. It‘s an indirect fire weapon from what I’ve read.
Report Post »DenzlerMedia
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:46pmThat thing is the b-o-m-b.
Report Post »k1darkknight
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 5:06amno. That thing is the G.R.E.N.A.D.E. (…launcher)
*points toward the sky* THAT thing is “the bomb”
lol
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:46pmThat is what I want my tax dollars buying!
Report Post »B-Neil
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:44pmThey try to make it sound necessary. is it, at that price?? The future is really going to be exiting…..Carry on McDuff
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:04pmEverything is expensive in the beginning. Besides, if it saves lives and makes insurgents’s lives hell it will save money in the long run.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:51pmSince when was expense important to the government?
Report Post »opNorthwoods
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:43pmthe people in afganisthan dont even have shoes
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:36pmWhat’s your point?
http://tinyurl.com/4rv8xsm
Report Post »chips1
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:38pmTheir horses do.
Report Post »POIPNE
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:46amTrue, a lot of them don’t have shoes but, if this thing works as advertised, there will be lots of extra shoes left laying around for those who don’t. Call it “recycling”!
Report Post »gracentruth
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:42pmGet it out there now. Our troops are handcuffed by B.O. and need all the fire power we can give them. Good for U.S.A.
Report Post »MOVETERAN
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:13pmYou do mean Barack and not body odor right? Cause they do seem to both get pretty smelly when ever they are left alone to long.
Report Post »jalankelley
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:42pmSomeone help me, is that, THE, RICK SANCHEZ narrating the video. Thought he was gone.
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:07pmIt is an old report of the weapon before it when into the theater.
Report Post »mc55109
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:41pmreaching out and touching everyone
Report Post »TennesseeConservative
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:19pmSure beats the sling shot. Give all our guys one. You can run but you can not hide.
Report Post »MOVETERAN
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:41pmYou do have to love when the military gets it right the first time out.
Report Post »FIVEHOLEJAMO
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:40pmDon’t let the pretender – in chief get his hands on it . That would be bad ….
Report Post »goatkid
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:40pmthat’s awsome
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:40pm@Robert — Expensive, but if it saves human lives and in the end will bring back the “Americans! Run!!!…..” mentality of our enemies… its worth every penny!
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:13pmExactly, the enemies conversations will be like this:
“What hit us, what hit us, what hit us…”
Report Post »JayDick
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:45amWhen mass produced, costs should fall dramatically.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:11pmOne report shows the guns going down by half and the rounds down to $35.00 ea.
Report Post »Paul -Indiana
Posted on February 18, 2011 at 9:08amNot as expensive as rehab for one of our brave fighters. Death to terrorists!
Report Post »capitalismrocks
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:38pmNow this is the type of product I love to see “Made in America” — American Exceptionalism at its best…
About time we started to develop and deploy weapons to go after these cockroaches hiding and firing at our troops…
Looks like something from the Marines in “Aliens”…
Way to go USA!!!
Report Post »EMPIRE_ NA
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmAmerica still has the best thinkers and inovators, I think this proves it too. I am a part of the inovation world myself with the EMPIRE Energy Project. In addition to helping us here in the USA with ending our dependance on foriegn oil, it is usable for the military in small feild units so they can provide their own remote power for many electronics and support syatems, but its soooo hard to get past all the red tape. If we can ever get government OUT OF THE WAY, we would find many more amazing technological wonders just waiting to be utilized. Check out the project at http://www.empirena.com
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:52pmPosted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pm
Report Post »America still has the best thinkers and inovators, I think this proves it too. I am a part of the inovation world myself with the EMPIRE Energy Project. In addition to helping us here in the USA with ending our dependance on foriegn oil, it is usable for the military in small feild units so they can provide their own remote power for many electronics and support syatems, but its soooo hard to get past all the red tape. If we can ever get government OUT OF THE WAY, we would find many more amazing technological wonders just waiting to be utilized.
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That’s what Congress needs to do as soon as we take the W H and Senate, Get Government out of the way (defund and abolish 90% of the depts.) and let Americans once again begin to develop their dreams and ideas. America would be revitalized, because God has blessed us with the wonderful world of imagination and the desire to see what we imagine come to fruition. There’s been no other nation in history so blessed, and it was because of the Faith of our Founders, if we return to faith, these awesome feats will become commonplace once again.
60yroldfemale
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:10pm@empire I have always wondered when we have Very smart people who get into tubes of metal and go underwater for months at a time with a Nuclear power plant on board and no problems. Why don’t we have a small nuke plant in every small town in America?
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:28pm@EMPIRE_NA
Report Post »Now if you can only figure out how to transmit power over the air like radio waves. You could power all kinds of vehicles, houses, and industries. Science fiction for now, but hopefully not too far in the future. I have oftern thought about how to harness the energy of lightning and the charges in the atmosphere. I am glad that someone has finally found a way to do it. Now, let’s figure out what gravity is and how to defeat it.
k1darkknight
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 5:03am60yroldfemale: “Why don’t we have a small nuke plant in every small town in America?”
Two words: Red tape
Report Post »dinadp
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:37pmCool but I wish the military would come out with a real-life Jericho Missile (from Ironman, the movie).
Report Post »sing it out
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:41pmThat would be awesome.
Report Post »brntout
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:04pmThey have a more massive capability than what they want yiu to know.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:12pm@Dinapd
Do not be suprised if one already has been developed or even deployed for special ops groups; they have also such new systems as the Metal Thunder for a number of years (google search it) and from what I understand at the last time I heard about a year ago, this thing is fearsome and awsome at the same time.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:14pmThey do. It’s called a TACTICAL NUKE! Note on the story…That magazine will only hold FIVE rounds since they’re firing a 20mm grenade there. A FIFTY FIVE round magazine would be impossible unless they modified it to be belt fed (next modification maybe?). The actual launcher has been around for years. It was originally part of a complete weapons system that was a 5.56mm carbine attached to the grenade launcher. The only problem was the batteries for the rangng and targeting system and the weight of the total package was way too heavy. Looks like they scrapped the carbine and went with just the grenade gun….somebody got smart for a change.
Report Post »AmericanSoldier
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:39amI suppose since most of you have no problem with genocide of Muslims, you’d love to have a Jericho missile. Realistically, do you believe that mountain range was clear of all people and animals? There’s no way they cleared that entire mountain range. Those Afghans roam around remote and random mountains all day long. Guaranteed at least a few innocent people died in a testing like that and the collateral damage for such a weapon would be outrageous.
Next time you complain about a mass murdering regime or a dictator who commits genocide, I think we ought to look deep down inside ourselves and ask “Are we actually better than them?”
ProgessiveFail
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 1:07pmEngaging jihadists is not genocide. Nuking the ME into oblivian, which we have the power to do, but do not, would be genocide.
You’re obviously no “American soldier” or you would know the difference and you wouldn’t disrespect yourself and all men and women in uniform by claiming the US Military engages in “genocide”.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 4:56pmThere’s missiles with ion thrusters developed from the Strategic Defense Initaitive.
They use them to shoot at extraterrestrial craft. They’re so fast they can reach space in seconds.
Report Post »k1darkknight
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:58amAmericansoldier: “Realistically, do you believe that mountain range was clear of all people and animals? There’s no way they cleared that entire mountain range. Those Afghans roam around remote and random mountains all day long. Guaranteed at least a few innocent people died in a testing like that…”
Realistically, you DO realize that was a MOVIE, right? There‘s now way they’d blow up that entire (small section of) mountain range for real! But sure, guaranteed at least a few innocent people died…in what was essentially a pyrotechnics display.
Riiiiiiiiiiight…..
And there‘s this bridge in New York that’s on the market…hurry, it’s going cheap!
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:34pmExpensive but WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:37pmThat looks like an amazing weapon Robert. I wonder what the cuts to the Department of Defense will do to the new weapons programs. It’s gotten to the point that with so many entitlement programs, defense is taking a back seat.
http://www.donsmithshow.com – see the Michelle Obama Hypocrisy video
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:37pmI want one!!!!!
http://tinyurl.com/4rv8xsm
Report Post »rodamaa
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:39pm@THEPATRIOTDAVE
me too!!
avenger
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:47pmput me down for two…one for the car,one for the home.
Report Post »ONEUNDER
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:53pmIf it saves lives, I don’t care what it costs.
Report Post »pajamash
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:58pmSo how old is this news? Rick Sanchez was fired by CNN last October!
Report Post »oldoldtimer
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmWonder how well they will love it when it is used on their own families and friends in the USA? Think not? Guess again.
J.C. McGlynn
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pmYou should check out the “Hammer AA-12″ shotgun. Full auto 12 guage shotgun fed by a 20 round drum and has explosive capable ammo availble.
Tiny280
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:00pm$25,000 and $1,000 per round are pocket-change in comparison to the cost of just one significant injury to a single squad member. If each “Punisher” in the field prevents just one such injury per 1,000 rounds deployed – a very conservative estimate, IMO – how much does that save us in med-evac flights, surgery, recuperation, and physical therapy? Add the additional costs of deploying another soldier to keep the unit at fighting strength and the costs of long-term disabilities and “The Punisher” is an absolute steal at that price.
Factor in the rapid decline in per-unit and per-round costs which we should see through higher-volume production, and those beauties are cheap at any price. Also consider that the next-gen ammo will probably include penetrators – to knock a bloddy big hole in just about any wall – just in case there are no window to shoot through :-)
MysteryMan2
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:06pmcnsrvtvj
“That looks like an amazing weapon Robert. I wonder what the cuts to the Department of Defense will do to the new weapons programs. It’s gotten to the point that with so many entitlement programs, defense is taking a back seat”.
@ cnsrvtvj
Report Post »They gotta make sure the unions have their perks!! Protecting our Troops is not as important as Union Health Care, pay raises, retirement, ect…..Gotta make cuts that gets you votes, you know??
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:10pmWow indeed, I think this launcher has been shown upon the Future Weapons of the Military Channel and based on what the video above has shown, this will be a lovely device to have, and use upon the opposition.
338lapua
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:12pmA weapon that also acts as psy-ops. It is CHEAP!
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:12pmHow long before some DemocRat sells China the blueprints in exchange for a $100k campaign donation?
Tundra4x4
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:19pmIronmaan, it will take long enough for Ocrap’s bunch to call them. 20 minutes maybe.
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:45pmThe real magic is in the smart ammo.. not easily duplicated. They have a smart 40mm grenade launcher as well. It sounds like you need to get in under 200 yards or so, though. Note the empty M107 in the background at 1:43.
I want one, too.
Devil Dog 7175
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:49pmDrool…
Report Post »cadejo69
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:53pmEveryone wants one until they have to hump one, and its ammo, and its batteries(many of them if you are in the cold or extreme heat, then again it may not even work in extreme conditions). I love how they say the soldiers love it when only a hand full have used it, most likely in favorable conditions. Don’t put away the M4, SR25, M32 and M203 just yet… this thing has been on development forever and still can’t get it wright, they only tell you the pretty and keep the ugly under wraps, until they get a contract and we get stuck in the field with a $25,000.00 paper weight.
Report Post »SteveSD
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:55pmRemember the ‘e’s?
This is an absolutely PERFECT example of e4 — of what makes America the envy of the entire world, and what can save the country.
And don’t worry, you can bet the farm that if some entrepreneur invented it, they also invented countermeasures for it if it falls into enemy hands. However, at $1000/round, no one in the third world is going to be able to afford to shoot it. Remember, these are people that have to make IEDs — IMPROVISED explosive devices — because they don’t actually have the funds for real land mines.
I’m not worried.
Report Post »CALIDUDE
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:05pmHey was that our buddy Rick Sanchez? Must be an old story. I want 1! The mountain lions in my neck of the woods would be awed!! Might make the raccoons who eat my chickens think twice!
Report Post »My Sacred Honor
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:08pmoldoldtimer
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 6:59pm
Wonder how well they will love it when it is used on their own families and friends in the USA? Think not? Guess again.
I think not. unless the new “obama-army’ has them. but if it comes to that, I’m pretty sure at least 80% of our armed forces will be on the side of America. NOT obama.
And as a former Marine, can I just say….
Report Post »OH-EM-GEE, I just piddled myself like a puppy watching this weapon in action!
My Sacred Honor
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:13pmTiny280
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 7:00pm
$25,000 and $1,000 per round are pocket-change in comparison to the cost of just one significant injury to a single squad member. If each “Punisher” in the field prevents just one such injury per 1,000 rounds deployed – a very conservative estimate, IMO – how much does that save us in med-evac flights, surgery, recuperation, and physical therapy? Add the additional costs of deploying another soldier to keep the unit at fighting strength and the costs of long-term disabilities and “The Punisher” is an absolute steal at that price.
Factor in the rapid decline in per-unit and per-round costs which we should see through higher-volume production, and those beauties are cheap at any price. Also consider that the next-gen ammo will probably include penetrators – to knock a bloddy big hole in just about any wall – just in case there are no window to shoot through :-)
OUTSTANDING analysis! leave out the human cost and just present the cost-savings like you just did and you are absolutely right! This expensive gun and ammo way save MILLIONS of dollars, let alone save thousands of lives!
Report Post »At the same time, win us FAR more battles through its deployment!
I LOVE this weapon!
burtontd76
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:14pmi spent 7 years in the army, and all i can say is, DAMN!!! wish we had those 10 or 15 years ago
Report Post »Xcori8r
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:18pmI knew something didn’t seem right. , the audio says two and a half football fields range, but the video graphics imply 500 meters, so that equates to over 5 football fields. I’ll stick with 500 meters… the media type who did the report probably has never shot anything more lethal than a squirt gun.
Report Post »1TrueOne55
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:19pmI think there was a Modern Marvels episode on Military Weapons systems that had a segment on this future weapon system.
Report Post »OneFunR6
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:24pm“put me down for two…one for the car,one for the home.”
avenger,
concealed carry pocket version for me, plz!
Report Post »[so's I kin carry one with me ALL THE TIME!]
CultureWarriors
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:34pmWOW is right. Isn’t American ingenuity awesome!
Report Post »PlanetXenu
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:44pmit’s not new. that video was posted in Dec. 2009. false news reporting…
Report Post »Mil Mom
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:33pmThis is an absolutely PERFECT example of e4 — of what makes America the envy of the entire world, and what can save the country.
And don’t worry, you can bet the farm that if some entrepreneur invented it, they also invented countermeasures for it if it falls into enemy hands. However, at $1000/round, no one in the third world is going to be able to afford to shoot it. Remember, these are people that have to make IEDs — IMPROVISED explosive devices — because they don’t actually have the funds for real land mines.
I’m not worried.
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Report Post »Is this why they’re trying to turn us into a 3rd world country, they knew this was coming down the pike. Those who don’t like for us to be a Super-Power, don’t want us to be able to afford them either. Ought to spur us on to keep American Strong Economically so we can remain strong Militarily. Remember people, to the elecorate of America stands the need to tell our Soldiers, “We’ve got your back!”
Keep on Praying and Working, There’s A New Day Dawning!
Mil Mom
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 9:58pm@ Tiny280
Report Post »Please won’t you run for the Senate and be seated on the Defense Appropriations Committee? With analysis like that even the mildest doves would have a hard time voting against these weapons!
Maybe instead of building yourself an airport, you could ask them to fund some of these amazing new weapons!
CitizenVetUSA
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:20pmEffective with each use; compare that with thousands of rounds expended and no kill, do the math……..this is kill cost effective…………pump em out and get them to the theater.
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 10:59pmI saw this on The Military Channel’s “Future Weapons,“ or ”Weaponology” over a year ago. Let‘s cut some of dummy Obama’s freeloader, entitlement programs and get this in the hands of our military folks immediately.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 11:28pm……………
Report Post »How soon will the SWAT teams be using them during “No knock warrants”?
Hopefully at the right houses.
CatB
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:25amOneFunR6
Posted on February 14, 2011 at 8:24pm
“put me down for two…one for the car,one for the home.”
avenger,
concealed carry pocket version for me, plz!
[so's I kin carry one with me ALL THE TIME!]
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LOL .. me too or I will need a bigger gunpurse.
Seriously ANYTHING that help keep our people safe I am all for … If this saves lives and prevents injury of our guys and gals it really is worth anything.
Report Post »Cobra Blue
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 1:15amI want one…
Report Post »colonial10
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:08amLet’s hope liberal politicians do not just hand over our weapons to our enemies like they have done previously.
Report Post »RightUnite
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 6:31am@ Ironman…. Obama probably gave them the plans already, so I’m sure they are in production as we speak.
Report Post »oohisis
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 7:54amit Was made in China….thus, each round made by hand (I am pretty sure I was told that we American‘s don’t such work anymore).
Report Post »We need to hold a fund raiser for our boys to get them this stuff…as we shrink (hopefully as quick as possible) our budget and cut programs and spending, we are going to have to give as charity to the services and programs we support in our communities…this includes our heros.
Crusader1214
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:38am@ OLDOLDTIMER
Wonder how well they will love it when it is used on their own families and friends in the USA? Think not? Guess again.
I can guarantee the Men’s department of the Navy will not. “Semper Fi” mean anything to you? Think Not? Guess again.
Report Post »Oh Rah!
Eliasim
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 8:46amSeems interesting. I wonder how well they will work after they have been attacked by an EMP, or a virus?
Report Post »Michael Vick
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 9:21amThat gun looks awesome!
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:14amCheaper then medical care for injured soldiers for many years after a war. Unleash the innovations to the battlefield and kill the anti-infidels now so our children don’t have to later.
Report Post »plunderpower
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:25amPoliticians will feel threatened by this and probably do something stupid…like changing the rules of engagement. They will expand the latest concepts of non-combatant tactics, using clubs and knives to save the environment, and losing with great humiliation to promote our non-super power status.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:28amGrenade launchers are new tech?
Report Post »AmericanSoldier
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:34amCheaper than medical care and life insurance? Yup! Ya know what’s even cheaper?
BRING THEM ALL HOME!
Report Post »ozchambers
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:19amTANGO freakin DOWN!!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:29am@J.C. McGlynn
Report Post »What would be killer is some kind of combination “Hammer AA-12″ shotgun” and this gun, or some way to switch back and forth. When I first saw the AA-12, I almost wet myself, especially when I saw that it could launch grenade-like projectiles, too.
Xcori8r
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:33amThe attraction of this thing (and the 40mm smart launcher) is the ability to laze a wall for range and then aim and shoot just over it (or through a window) to get the explosive to detonate precisely on the other side of the barrier. Nifty, but I think it would be more fun and more reliable to punch though the wall and just blow everything up with a .50 cal and some Raufoss explosive rounds.
Report Post »Curioso
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:57amIf you can find it there was a military channel program I saw over a year ago that featured this weapon. I think the name of the show was Super Weapons and was hosted by an ex navy seal. If you deployed 3 per squad and the rest were equiped with the normal or advanced weapons in development the actual cost would go down because there would be less casualties on our side and less shooting. Plus the added psychological value of the enemy knowing they would have no place to hide so all there missions would essentially be suicide missions which would suit me fine. The Job of a soldier is to make the otherside die for there country or beliefs.
Report Post »Curioso
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 12:22pmAs far as emp effects if you were close enough to be effected by the emp effect you would have much bigger problems. And I have not seen any Jihadies carrying any hand help tacitical nukes. LOL as far as I know they don’t exist.
Report Post »JD Carp
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 2:54pmI tested one of these a year ago at Quantico. I love it!!
Report Post »mcfinch
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:08pmThats right EXPENSIVE!
http://politicalbowl.com – Political Video Website
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:13pmWho wouldn’t love an airburst shell in the palm of your hands?
Easily defeated triggering mechanism can cause premature detonation.
An electromagnetic field with the correct characteristics could cause the detonation of explosive rounds in the weapon.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:16pmThe safety of the range of this weapon is defeated when you consider a proper electromagnetic field can extend indefinitely to reach out and touch his weapon’s electronic components.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 3:18pmOur intelligence agency has trained certain persons in the contruction of “neutronic devices.”
There is technology existing that can create “cold emp pulses” without the detonation of a thermonuclear device.
Report Post »Honest1inVA
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 4:43pmCool! Where can i get one? The gang violence is getting out of control in dc!
Report Post »fritobandito24
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 5:44pmMaybe expensive, BUT, I’ll pay whatever it takes to keep our military HEROS safe. Looking at this weapon, I’m pretty sure MANY lives will be saved from using it.
Report Post »Sarah124
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 5:55pmDo you think they could make one for coyote hunting?
Report Post »GdHUs
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 7:20pmOur Chinese friends will find a way to steal it. Just watch.
Report Post »Big Bad John
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 10:21pmI’ll take 10. Wonder if theyll take a check??
Report Post »braindamaged
Posted on February 15, 2011 at 11:11pmAfter viewing the video I feel that every US soldier is deserving of this kind of weapon. Anything that will take out the enemy and keep our troops out of the line of fire is worth the price even at $250000.00 each.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 1:01amIt’s not just the military guys that like this weapon. As I stated last night… “I want one of these babies”!
Just for Deer hunting of course. You never know when they will try to hole-up in a Cabin in the woods, or a Motel 6 ;-)
http://tinyurl.com/4rv8xsm
Report Post »SavvyCowboy
Posted on February 16, 2011 at 4:15pmCombine that in a squad with “The Pig” and you’ve got a Hooah squad!!
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on February 17, 2011 at 10:12pmRumsfeld is actually on tape saying that the entire area was bouncing from the amount fo bombs they were dropping in the area. So yea, they will blanket the entire area with bombs.
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