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'Nowhere to Hide': U.S. Army testing New 'Smart' Weapons in Afghanistan
ABC News ^ | 11/18/10 | Sarah Netter

Posted on 11/18/2010 9:39:35 PM PST by Nachum

Nine years into the war in Afghanistan, a handful of U.S. soldiers have a new weapon in hand, a lethal combination of technology and explosives that the Army has called a "game changer." Looking like it came straight out of a sci-fi movie, the XM-25 fires highly specialized rounds that can be programmed to explode at the precise location where the enemy is hiding behind cover. (Snip) Though the XM-25 has tested well in the United States, military brass will be watching the weapon's performance in real-life combat to assess not only how well it performs, but also what weapons

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: army; banglist; hide; nowhere; testing

1 posted on 11/18/2010 9:39:40 PM PST by Nachum
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To: Nachum

Wow!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5jOs5x54ds


2 posted on 11/18/2010 9:46:38 PM PST by garjog
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To: garjog

Will it be available at next year’s gun show?


3 posted on 11/18/2010 9:52:57 PM PST by 353FMG (In the end, it will be either ISLAM or America -- it cannot be both.)
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To: Nachum

These have been DR (in Stan at least) in very limited numbers for at least 18 months or so. Ran across a shooter carrying one back in 09 at a FOB in Kunar Prov. If the XM-25s are being given out more freely now....All the better.


4 posted on 11/18/2010 10:02:17 PM PST by SevenMinusOne
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To: Nachum

I’d rather have this

AA-12. World’s deadliest shotgun!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4ebtj1jR7c


5 posted on 11/18/2010 10:13:10 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: garjog
The AA-12 fires 120 of these a minute.


6 posted on 11/18/2010 10:14:55 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lame and ill-informed post)
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To: Nachum
Link doesn't work for me, but here's one that was working as of two minutes ago.
7 posted on 11/18/2010 10:48:02 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: UCANSEE2

Does it eject a Miranda card at impact?


8 posted on 11/19/2010 12:12:20 AM PST by rahbert
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