db_zero Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) I'm pretty sure this is in the game-the XM25. Looks like in real life its something of a question mark to the US Army. Maybe they can issue it ti tank and vehicle crews. Might be useful in urban situations? http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a22792/xm-25-punisher-us-army/ Edited September 10, 2016 by db_zero 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzersaurkrautwerfer Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 That is not a good article. Not good at all. 1. It doesn't really take a M4 out of the fight. I'm a bit confused by the ranger thing too, as they'll gladly lug the much heavier Carl Gustav around and that is much heavier than the XM25. I've even known some units (mostly airborne dudes) who've mandated their M240 gunners ALSO carry a M4. 2. The weapon when it has worked got rave reviews. It was more popular with "normal" troops because they were the ones more likely to be engaged in a way that XM25 was helpful (at range from cover). 3. It has had some issues with rounds going off in the weapon (twice I think, and more of a partial detonation, no fatalities). It also has occasional feeding issues. This led to a safety stand down sort of thing, which is why the weapon is in limbo now. The Army is pretty darned aware of what it wants to do with the XM25. It replaces one of the rifle squad's grenade launchers with a weapon that is really awesome against infantry in cover. The question isn't what to "do" with the weapon, it's making it safer to operate, and economic to field. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinophile Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) Popular Mechanics. Nuff said. The fox news of military technology. XM25 has been in development for a long time. The Army knows exactly what they want and how to use it. The difficulty has been getting everything into a small enough, reliable and lightweight package without compromising core functionality. It's currently at a usable size and weight, but as ArmouredCabbageLauncher mentioned above the reliability is still not 100% locked in, despite generally rave reviews from live field testing in actual combat. But it's doing exactly what is required so im certain the army will make damn sure the last kinks will be ironed out. Edited September 10, 2016 by kinophile 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing 88's Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) 25 minutes ago, kinophile said: ...but as ArmouredCabbageLauncher mentioned above... Heh heh heh... Edited September 10, 2016 by Blazing 88's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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