2010-12-01, 01:53 PM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101201/sc_...fghanistan
The U.S. has developed a new type of "smart" grenade launcher which can pinpoint exactly where the soldier wants the grenade to go. It measures the air pressure, temperature, etc. and then actually sends it to the shell.
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What do you guys think about this? The army seems to be hyping it a lot, calling it a game-changer and everything.
The U.S. has developed a new type of "smart" grenade launcher which can pinpoint exactly where the soldier wants the grenade to go. It measures the air pressure, temperature, etc. and then actually sends it to the shell.
Quote:"You get behind something when someone is shooting at you, and that sort of cover has protected people for thousands of years," Lehner said.
"Now we're taking that away from the enemy forever."
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Quote:if, for example, an enemy combatant pops up from behind a wall to fire at US troops and then ducks behind it, an XM25 gunner can aim the laser range finder at the top of the wall, then program the shell to detonate one meter beyond it, showering lethal fragmentation where the insurgent is seeking cover.
What do you guys think about this? The army seems to be hyping it a lot, calling it a game-changer and everything.