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Future Infantry Heavy Weapons Army Guns 20+mm
From: stancrist
2-Oct
gatnerd said:An interesting chicken egg question is whether this was due to the lack of a PDW for them to carry.
Couldn't / didnt want to also carry a M4, and they either lacked a pistol or figured it was effectively useless at afghan ranges and didnt bother carrying one.
Had an actual MP9/MP7 type PDW been available, I wonder if they would have chosen to carry it?
I don't personally know any of the guys who used the XM25 in Afghanistan, so I could only guess if any of them would have chosen to carry such a PDW.
Considering combat distances in AFG, do you think that either the MP9 or the MP7 provide enough effective range to warrant carrying the extra weight?
- Edited 02 October 2022 22:07 by stancrist
From: gatnerd
5-Oct
Perhaps an option for the super grenadier:
https://soldiersystems.net/2022/10/05/land-forces-22-squad-support-weapon-40/
SSW40:
Hint of brochure looks like a concept for a XM25 style smart optic integration, which is obviously the ideal:
From: stancrist
5-Oct
gatnerd said:Hint of brochure looks like a concept for a XM25 style smart optic integration, which is obviously the ideal:
Looks like an artist's rendering of the FCS-MR800 (first photo below, center) mounted on an earlier iteration of the SSW (second photo below).
More recent photos show what looks like the FCS-TRB (first photo below, right) mounted on the latest iteration of the SSW (third photo below).
- Edited 05 October 2022 19:40 by stancrist
From: mpopenker
5-Oct
EmericD said:Someone should ask Rheinmetall to design a 60 rds magazine for the XM5...
From: EmericD
5-Oct
stancrist said:LOL. Imagine what that would look like.
Yep, but still shorter than the 10+shots monstrosity of the SSW40, which only needs a 2 wheels carriage to looks like a field gun...
From: stancrist
5-Oct
I think you're exaggerating. Doesn't look that bad to me.
Should be easy to carry one in the gun and a few spares. 
From: gatnerd
5-Oct
The 10rd mag is bizarre; I dont get why they are showing it with that vs a 5-6rd box mag thats at least in the realm of reasonable as far as size and weight goes.
- Edited 05 October 2022 22:22 by gatnerd
From: stancrist
6-Oct
gatnerd said:The 10rd mag is bizarre; I dont get why they are showing it with that vs a 5-6rd box mag thats at least in the realm of reasonable as far as size and weight goes.
??? The vast majority of the photos do show a 6-rd mag. Only a few of the photos show the 10-rd mag.
6-rd mag
10-rd mag
