Posted on 01/12/2014 8:24:05 AM PST by umgud
The MXT135 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System has a range of roughly 7,800 feet - and is to be deployed in Afghanistan soon. I would call it the "Equalizer." Some call it the "Punisher".
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Well the Syrian rebals must be stoked. No doubt Barry and McStain will want them to have some.
Yep, that’s 2,600 yards.
Kind of hard to believe considering it’s basically a 35mm grenade launcher.
I soon expect HHS, TSA, etc, local communists cops to order soon. America is finished.
Spending the money on up armored humvees would have been better on the ground.
Mass produced weapons on the cheap kill just the same.
Revelation 13:4
And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
It should be banned.
I too fear it will be used against US troops, against US citizens by corrupt gov’t officials (remember Waco?). I fear the stoopid presidents will arm the wrong people with these.
But we can’t void new technology on these fears.
Cost does not always equal money. Sure, I’d love to send in air strikes as opposed to boots on the ground. That is a given. bomb, bomb, bomb away.
I believe the program funding was cut back in July. It also does not have a 2,300 meter range.
What is crazier is that laws prohibit citizens from owning them and the best we can own is 30 year old M16a2s that cost citizens $20-30,000.00 + ATF tax stamp. That is the insane part.
True, and the fact that we need a special permit to own select weapons.
Thanks CodeToad. I was having a hard time believing that.
“...my first thought was when do the Mexican cartels get their delivery?”
What do you think the “MX” is for on the MXT135 designation?
Tell that to the soldier who's life you'd prefer to waste you idiot.
Can it still fire if the radio signal is jammed or an EMF goes off nearby?
It would be terrible to be in a war zone with and have yourself and all your buddies suddenly have worthless scrap metal.
My first thought is: I wouldn’t release a weapon like that for general use unless I had the equivalent counter-measures.
No more mad minutes? Oh hell, it's the gov. - they can afford it!
I think that it is an interesting weapon that could be very useful in some circumstances.
It is, however, just a weapon. If you want to keep it from being used on Americans, than be sure no one is in charge who would give the order to use this weapon on Americans. That’s why we have elections.
Yes, I’ve been been following the development of this weapon for a couple of years. Now that it will be deployed, I wonder how the enemy will change and adapt to its use. Any ideas?
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