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[SpecOp9 0]

"Tests conducted in 1990 at Fort Benning, Ga., found the U.S. Army had a problem. Its soldiers' aim was off.

Way off. On a normal shooting range, basic trainees can hit targets about 220 yards away 80% of the time. But under confusing conditions mimicking the "fog of war," Army researchers found the accuracy of infantrymen hefting M16s plummeted to just 20%.

Efforts to overcome such errors have led to a. major advance in infantry weaponry--an electronics-packed gun called the XM29 that fires both rifle bullets and grenade-like rounds programmed to explode at a precise distance. Six prototypes of the XM29 have been built, and the Army plans to field the gun in six years.

The XM29 is on the leading edge of research in so-called smart-weaponry poised to change ground warfare in fundamental ways. The Army has been exploring the possibility of guided bullets that can hunt down soldiers on the run. And military laboratories are already testing precision guidance for mortars and tank shells, resembling the smart-weaponry featured in air campaigns since the 1991 Gulf War.

Ohh boy... I guess "Cheaters" in Multiplayer have a new idea..

[Tamme 0]

Shit... War isn't interesting anymore with all these weapons. And this isn't very new, they had a similiar weapon in The Invisible Man.

[mr burns 132]

I heard of that from a pal and i still wonder how this can work (pal doesn´t know either)...i figured out some laser tracking system that controls the bullet, but if the soldiers aim is off for 80% this would be stupid also.

I have a great Idea for saving lots off money: they sould build bigger guns and let the Infantry Fire Cruise Missiles instead of building MicroCruisemissiles  

[sanctuary 19]

This remind me of one of the weapon from the SF movie "The 5th Element" , the gun can lock the target then when the trigger is pressed , every bullet hit the target

when reality catch SF movies

[Tamme 0]

This remind me of one of the weapon from the SF movie "The 5th Element" , the gun can lock the target then when the trigger is pressed , every bullet hit the target

when reality catch SF movies

http://www.sfworld.onlinehome.de/5thzorg.jpg

Ugly hairstyle though..

[The Frenchman 0]

Another waste of money by crackpot scientists.

What next, segways replace the soldiers need to walk.

Give me a break.

[SpecOp9 0]

lol scientists are not working on military equipment.

Scientists do research and experiments mostly with our enviorment.

The army is exploring Guided bullets ;)

There was a show on the History channel last night

( i did not watch, I aint a big T.V. person)

Quote[/b] ]I heard of that from a pal and i still wonder how this can work (pal doesn´t know either)...i figured out some laser tracking system that controls the bullet, but if the soldiers aim is off for 80% this would be stupid also.

Well, I would think of it as a Tomahawk missile. You give the targets location and it meets the destination all by itself.

Or think of it as Anti-Air missile only without rocket fuel.

[Major Gripe 0]

Another waste of money by crackpot scientists.

How is this a waste of money? It reduces the ammunition expended, if 80% of all shots are on target the soldiers won't have to spray and pray! Secondly if the soldier has an 80% as opposed to 20% chance of killing his target then he is more likely to come back kicking and screaming, which cannot be a bad thing.

I watched a programme on Discovery about a sniper team that could knock out a tank with a normal 7.62mm rifle. The bullet the sniper fired was able to manouevre and lock on to a laser beam the spotter aimed at a vulnerable part of the tank like the turret ring, disabling the tanks capacity to fight. The point of the system was that the sniper could remain out of view of the tank, only the spotter needed to be able see the tank so the crew would never be able to return fire, without a muzzle flash for reference. Talk about infantry firepower!!  

[SpecOp9 0]

Holy Moly...

Good thing the U.S. is more advanced than those sadistic terrorists...

World would not be a happy place

[Milkman 1]

If you can't hit a target, then you shouldn't be in the military. You don't correct the accuracy issue, you fire the idiots who can shoot the red side of a barn!