Entwicklungen und News, ...rund um die Infanterie Einstellungen

[Markus11]

Reinrassiger MCLMM

MCLMM ?

Google spuckt mir nur paar patches aus, bzw ein motivational mit den karakteren von Pulp fiction in cartoon form?

Mfg. markus

[Nite]

Google kann nicht nur nach Bildern suchen...

[Panzermann]

Jo, aber die Kanadier (ein Schütze ist nicht viel ohne seinen Beobachter) vor ein paar Jahren hat weiter geschossen. Zugegeben mit einer .50 McMillan.

Nee, ham se nich. Die Kanadier und ihre einige Dutzend Meter *kürzere* Schussdistanz sind im Text explizit erwähnt (8120 vs 7972 Fuss, also 2475 vs 2430m, ungefähr). . . Sonst wär's ja auch kein neuer Rekord . . .

Verdammich. Meter und Füße durcheinander gebracht. peinlich.

[Nightwish]

Google kann nicht nur nach Bildern suchen...

Wie geil ist das denn!

[der_finne]

Als ich das hier vor n paar Monaten benutzt hab hab ich eins auf die Mütze bekommen (vom selben Mod)-naja war evtl. ne etwas andere Situation.

http://lmgtfy.com/

[Markus11]

Google kann nicht nur nach Bildern suchen...

Ich hab nach bildern gegoogelt, deshalb steht da ja auch "...paar patches aus, bzw ein motivational...".

Aber danke

Mfg. Markus

[wARLOCK]

bundeswehr soll mehr kampftruppen erhalten

wachsen dingos und co neuerdings auf bäumen?zusammen mit dem JgBtl291 wären das 7 infantristische verbände die neu aufzustellen/umzugliedern wären.und ich hab extra nachgeschaut,der artikel ist nicht vom 1.april.

[LeoOffz]

bundeswehr soll mehr kampftruppen erhalten

wachsen dingos und co neuerdings auf bäumen?zusammen mit dem JgBtl291 wären das 7 infantristische verbände die neu aufzustellen/umzugliedern wären.und ich hab extra nachgeschaut,der artikel ist nicht vom 1.april.

Für Jäger braucht man nicht unbedingt Dingos. Die können auch zu Fuß gehen oder sich LKW ausleihen.

Ich begrüße das. Die Bundeswehr ist schon sehr lange zu arm an Infantrie. Am liebsten wäre es mir fast alle Wehrpflichtigen durch 6 Monate Infantrieausbildung zu schicken und den (über)technisierten Teil der BW fast nur mit SaZ zu betreiben. Dann hätten wir im Notfall immerhin eine kompetentes Territorialheer das durch drohenden Guerilliakampf abschreckend auf potentielle Invasoren wirkt.

[Panzermann]

Nach eigentlich vorgesehener Planung sollen Jäger als "PzGren Light mit weniger Kalorien" in Boxern herumgondeln. Kann man aber auch weglassen, im Einsatz wird eh mit Eagle, Dingo, Fuchs und Yak gearbeitet. Oder oh graus: zu Fuß gegangen. aber stimmt, es wird ja schon seit einigen Heeresreformen/ -transformationen bemängelt, daß zu wenig Infanterieverbände existieren. Sind die denn so teuer im Vergleich zu technisierteren Einheiten?

[goschi]

Exoskelette ausgelagert

[Nite]

Nach eigentlich vorgesehener Planung sollen Jäger als "PzGren Light mit weniger Kalorien" in Boxern herumgondeln.

Auch wenn wir diese Diiskussion hier schon einige male hatten: ein gepanzertes Fahrzeug macht einen Jäger noch lange nicht zum Panzergrenadier (auch nicht "light"), dazu sind die Einsatzkonzepte (Battle-Taxi vs. Schützenpanzer) doch zu verschieden.

[Panzermann]

Ja, aber der Boxer bleibt ein ziemich goßes und schweres Auto, deswegen der Vergleich mit den Grennies. Daß Jäger den als Taxi nutzen ist mir klar. Nur ist die leichte Inf dann nicht mehr so leicht. Die Panzerung nützt ja nicht viel, wenn das Fahrzeug zurückbleibt. Und diese "medium forces" sind zwar Mode, aber ob das so das wahre ist? Aber ja haben wir zur genüge diskutiert. Mal sehen was ist wenn die ersten Boxer im Einsatz sind. Ich denke dann können wir mehr sehen.

TRennung.

alibinachricht

http://www.hotshots2010.uk.com/

(zur Stärkung der Moral der Truppe)

[agdus]

Gibt es schon Gerüchte, was für Einheiten das sein sollen? (Abgesehen von den einen Jägern)

[lastdingo]

bundeswehr soll mehr kampftruppen erhalten

wachsen dingos und co neuerdings auf bäumen?zusammen mit dem JgBtl291 wären das 7 infantristische verbände die neu aufzustellen/umzugliedern wären.und ich hab extra nachgeschaut,der artikel ist nicht vom 1.april.

Es gibt doch genug Füchse iirc.

[Dave76]

Army Sending Precision Grenade Launcher to Afghanistan



Yesterday, I spent the day at the Aberdeen Test Center, firing the Army’s latest batch of small arms and observing a demonstration of that wicked looking thing above: the XM-25 weapons system.

Here’s the story I wrote for Military​.com about the new weapon:

ABERDEEN TEST CENTER, Md. — The Army is set to send its high-tech “counter defilade” weapon to the war zone in the next few months, the first real-world deployment for the much-anticipated XM-25 Individual Airburst Weapon.

Officials announced May 5 that a group of Army Special Forces Soldiers will take the weapon with them to Afghanistan sometime this summer.

During live-fire demo here, Soldiers shot the Heckler & Koch-made XM-25’s high-explosive rounds through the window of a simulated building, showering “enemy” mannequins inside with lethal metal fragments.

Afghanistan veterans who fired the weapon for the first time this week predicted it would be a “game changing” weapon, a gun that can engage Taliban insurgents using distant ridge-tops, thick mud walls and tree lines as cover.


“It brings, right now, organic to the squad, the capability to defeat targets that we’re seeing everyday in Afghanistan — targets that we can’t currently hit,” said Col. Doug Tamilio, project manager for Soldier weapons with the Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier. “It will save Soldiers’ lives, because now they can take out those targets.”

While labeled a grenade launcher, the XM-25 is much more than that, Army officials say. It’s a precision direct, and indirect, fire weapon system that combines an array of sophisticated sensors, lasers and optics with a microchip-embedded 25mm high explosive round.

Tamilio pointed to the example of the Taliban attack on Combat Outpost Keating last October in eastern Afghanistan where some 300 Taliban insurgents swarmed a remote American base, killing eight Soldiers and wounding 22. The XM-25’s long-range, precision fire could have tipped the firefight in the Army’s favor, he said, because Soldiers could have targeted insurgents firing down on the base from distant ridgelines with high explosive rounds.

Firefights in Afghanistan take place at much greater ranges than in Iraq, typically beyond 300 meters. At that range, even skilled marksmen are hard-pressed to hit a fleeting target ducking behind cover — a bullet is only lethal if it hits the head or vital organs, which equates to about a six-inch-wide zone from the forehead to the groin, Tamilio said.

With the XM-25, Soldiers don’t have to actually hit that vital area to dispatch the enemy, they only have to aim the launcher’s air burst fragmentation warhead nearby. The warhead’s blast is equivalent to a hand grenade.
The enormous firepower advantage is obvious — Soldiers don’t have to get within throwing distance, they can drop the 25mm rounds directly into an enemy’s lap from up to 700 meters away, officials say.

“In the last area we were in, there were a lot of rolling hills, so maybe three or four hilltops away there are [insurgents] setting up on an outpost. … All they have to do to keep you from hitting them in a direct fire engagement is to get behind that hill,” said Army Sgt. Christopher Shupe, who recently returned from a combat tour in Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division.

“When you have something that you can set the distance where it explodes — that takes their defenses away — it’s essentially like carrying a mortar tube, but it’s in a rifle format and it’s something that any Soldier can use,” he said.

Even if troops are patrolling within range of the mortar tubes located back at their base, it can take up to ten minutes to call in a fire mission, said Lt. Col. Christopher Lehner, program manager for individual Soldier weapons at PEO-Soldier. Calling in artillery or airstrikes takes even longer. It took 65 minutes for Apaches to arrive over COP Keating, he said.

“With XM-25, in under five seconds I could lase, put the reticule on target, and pull the trigger,” Lehner explained. “At 400 meters, it takes another two seconds to get there and explode.“
The weapon’s ease of use is a huge advantage, he added.

The XM-25 gunner aims the weapon’s laser rangefinder at the wall or window behind where the enemy is hiding. The distance to the target is displayed on an optical lens with cross hairs that automatically account for air pressure, temperature and the ballistics of the 25mm round.

When the Soldier pulls the trigger, that data is fed into the warhead that then detonates either above or behind the enemy. The 25mm round actually has two warheads that provide more explosive than the current 40mm grenade launcher, Lehner said. He expects it to force the Taliban to change their tactics.

That precision firepower will come at a high price: It’s projected to run $25,000 per weapon. Yet, in Afghanistan today, Soldiers are forced to use much more costly systems like Hellfire missiles fired from Apache attack helicopters to hit a distant and embedded enemy with pinpoint accuracy, Lehner said.

The Army plans to spend $34 million on further development in 2011 with a production start slated for 2012, according to service budget documents. The service had planned to buy 12,500 XM-25s, but a final decision is awaiting a program review by senior Army officials.

Officials said today that the XM-25 is a specialized weapon that will be doled out selectively.
“It’s potentially an arms room weapon, where you go in and say I’m going on this type of mission, I therefore need this type of capability,” said Brig. Gen. Pete Fuller, the commander of PEO Soldier. “So, you take [the XM-25] versus something else.”

The XM-25 weighs 14 pounds with a four round magazine. But Soldiers here said the XM-25 will provide such increased lethality that the extra weight doesn’t bother them.

“I’d carry it as an extra weapon,” Shupe said, in addition to his M-4 carbine.

– Greg Grant

Quelle - defensetech.org

[Gortos]

Klingt ja Alles sehr optimistisch - aber "Feuerkraft wie eine Handgranate", "mehr Sprengkraft als eine 40mm"... Das Ding hat 25x40mm Munition, wenn ich mir das hier aufzeichne... Das ist verflixt klein. Wiegt die Hälfte einer 40mm LV - irgendwie kann ich das nicht glauben, auch wenn das in dem Artikel Alles vielversprechend klingt.

[Hummingbird]

Soweit ich das verstehe geht es bei den 25 mm vor allem um die gesteigerte Reichweite im Vergleich zu 40 mm. Geringere Payload wird ja durch Präzision und Magazinkapazität gewissermaßen kompensiert.

[SLAP]

Größtenteils schlicht und einfach Blödsinn. Edit: Der Artikel

Der Journalist hat keine Ahnung worin der Unterschied zwischen "blast" und "fragmentation" besteht. Die OCSW Granate sollte, laut einer Präsentation, eine Ähnliche Wirksamkeit wie eine 40mm Granate haben. Es ist völlig illusorisch bei der XM-25 Granate davon auszugehen, sie hätte eine höhere Wirksamkeit als eine (M67) Handgranate.


Der Beitrag wurde von SLAP bearbeitet: 2. Dec 2010, 10:46

[Panzermann]

The SOF Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) Reaches Final Milestone

(McLean, VA) —FNH USA, LLC received notification from the USSOCOM Program Executive Office—SOF Warrior (PEO—SW) that the SCAR Acquisition Decision Memorandum (ADM) was approved and signed on April 14, 2010, moving this FN Herstal (FN) program into the Milestone C phase. This decision authorizes the production and deployment of the Special Operations Forces (SOF) Combat Assault Rifle (SCAR) MK 16 and MK 17, as well as the Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM) MK 13.

Following a worldwide solicitation to the military firearms industry, nine vendors submitted a dozen different designs for a new modular, multi-caliber weapons system. The FN SCAR submission was the only weapons system to pass all of the Go/No-Go criteria and was unanimously chosen in November 2004 by the selection board composed of senior operators from every SOF component. The SCAR is the first new assault rifle procured by the U.S. Military through a full and open competition since the M16 trials were held in the mid-1960s. Tests in reliability, accuracy, safety and ergonomics were administered from August 2005 to September 2008 and were conducted in a variety of environments including urban, maritime, jungle and winter/mountain operational test scenarios. The SCAR weapons system successfully endured more than two million rounds of ammunition during these trials, therein making it one of the most heavily tested weapons in the history of small arms.

“The SCAR is one of the most tested small arms in our military’s history and is currently being employed in the fight to defend freedom,” said United States Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee. “Products of excellence, like the SCAR, represent the continuation of a long and proud tradition of defense manufacturing in South Carolina. I look forward to the continued use of this weapons system.”

The FN SCAR system consists of two highly adaptable modular rifle platforms and a grenade launcher. Type-designated as the MK 16 MOD 0 5.56mm Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle and the MK 17 MOD 0 7.62mm Special Operations Forces Combat Assault Rifle, both weapons are available with three different barrel lengths optimized for conducting operations in close-quarters combat, standard infantry and longer-range precision fire roles. All SCAR barrels can be easily interchanged by the operator in just minutes to instantly meet the requirements of virtually any mission. The MK 13 MOD 0 40mm Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module (EGLM) quickly mounts under the barrel of either SCAR platform, providing additional capability to the individual warfighter’s firepower, and can be easily configured for use as a stand-alone weapon as well. Because of the SCAR system’s modular design, ergonomic commonality (100%) and parts commonality (greater than 80%), it represents a significant reduction in training costs and life-cycle support. The weapon system’s open architecture is designed to support future advancements in operational requirements including ammunition, aiming devices, sighting systems and other mission critical equipment.

“The SCAR weapons system is a major USSOCOM program whose success is a direct result of the effort, commitment and teamwork provided by FN and the U.S. Government. We are extremely pleased to have had the opportunity to work with such a strong team in achieving the Milestone C decision,” said Mark Cherpes, Vice President of Military Operations for FNH USA. “This milestone signifies that our products are operationally effective and suitable for mass fielding. We believe that the SCAR is the most flexible, reliable and cost-effective small arms weapons system ever offered to America’s servicemen and women, and that it will give them a significant operational advantage in both present and future conflicts.”

FN firearms manufactured in the United States are produced by FN Manufacturing in Columbia, SC. The Herstal Group is represented by FNH USA, FN Manufacturing and Browning within the United States and directly employs more than 1,000 individuals. U.S. operations are located in Virginia, South Carolina, Utah and Missouri. FNH USA is the sales and marketing arm of FN. Its corporate mission is to expand the company’s global leadership position in defense, law enforcement and commercial markets by delivering superior products and the finest in training and logistical support. For more information, or to view the entire line of FN products, visit www.fnhusa.com. FNH USA, LLC, P.O. Box 697, McLean, VA 22101 USA.

Quelle: http://www.fnhusa.com/mil/press/detail.asp?id=82

Der Beitrag wurde von Panzermann bearbeitet: 9. May 2010, 01:49

[SLAP]

Ein bisschen verspätet. Milestone C war für Frühjahr 2006 geplant.

Der Beitrag wurde von SLAP bearbeitet: 9. May 2010, 15:43

[Panzermann]

Du weißt ja wie das ist, Manager versprechen immer zu viel zu früh zu schnell und die armen Ingenieure müssen es dann ausbaden...

[lastdingo]

http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2010/0...es-iron-sights/

lesenswert; über Visiere, die gleichzeitiges Fokussieren auf Korn und Ziel ermöglichen ohne Leuchtpunkt oder (klassische) Optik.

[SLAP]

Die Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate wollen koreanische K11 Airburst Waffen kaufen.

DefNews

UAE Asks To Buy S. Korean Airburst Rifle

By JUNG SUNG-KI
Published: 12 May 2010 11:00

SEOUL - South Korea has won a purchase order from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the K11 airburst rifle, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said May 12.

The order was made during the Special Operations Forces Exhibition Conference (SOFEX) 2010 being held May 10-13 at the King Abdullah I Airbase in Marka, Jordan, DAPA said in a news release.

"Once a final contract is signed, it will be the first export sale of the K11, possibly making it one of the country's major export items together with the T-50 supersonic trainer jet and K2 Black Panther main battle tank," the release said.

A final contract is expected to be made in one or two months, the agency added. A DAPA official said the UAE wants to buy about 40 units initially for pilot runs.

The K11, developed by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and S&T Daewoo, can fire standard 5.56mm NATO-compatible ammunition and a 20mm airburst round, selected by a single trigger.

The weapon has been operational with South Korea's Army since late last year. It consists of a semiautomatic 20mm smart grenade launcher, an underslung assault carbine firing a 5.56mm NATO round, a top-mounted computer-assisted sighting system with integrated laser rangefinder, and thermal infrared night vision capabilities, according to ADD officials.

Under a self-detonation system, the 20mm round from the rifle can trace its target and explode three to four meters above it, and is also capable of penetrating walls of buildings, they said.

The weapon has an effective range of 460 to 500 meters. The per-unit price is about 16 million won ($14,000).

[goschi]

macht sich gut in der Vitrine, gleich neben F-16 Blk 52+, Mirage 2000-9, Apache, M1A2 Abrams, usw.

[LeoOffz]

Bundeswehr Orders Additional Future Soldier Systems for Afghanistan

As the most recent measure to increase the quality of equipment deployed to Afghanistan, the Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) has ordered 220 additional IdZ (Infanterist der Zukunft) future soldier systems in its basic version (IdZ BS) from European systems solutions-provider EADS Defence & Security (EADS DS). According to EADS DS, this new delivery will raise the Bundeswehr’s total number of IdZ BS equipment sets to about 2,500. The systems are to equip another 220 German soldiers, who will undergo mission preparation and then deploy to Afghanistan with these systems.

As the company explains, “An IdZ BS system for equipping an infantry squad (ten soldiers) consists of an identical basic configuration for all soldiers (including modular bullet-proof vest in protection class I to IV, C4I equipment including NaviPad for situational awareness and transmitting messages, target data and images, night vision device, tactical radio) and various special items (such as laser range finder, camera, thermal image sighting device).”

Wie nützlich ist so eine NaviPad?

[Panzermann]

http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/so...produced-.shtml

US rifles to be produced in Jordan

LWRC International has come to an agreement with KADDB whereby some of the latest weapons designed by the US company will be licence-produced in Jordan. This follows the selection of the Personal Security Detail (PSD) weapon to equip royal protection units with a weapon that is, unusually, of 6.8mm calibre.

The PSD is said to offer incredible firepower in a small package. Weighing just over 6lb and with an 8in-long barrel, the PSD can deal with threats out to 300m and is one of the LWRC designs that will soon be produced by KADDB.

The PSD rifle combines sub-machine gun size with a battle rifle cartridge of great power. But in addition to this highly effective weapon, KADDB will also produce a longer barrel version and in due course, others in the LWRC range. These may well include the Rapid Engagement Precision Rifle (REPR, pictured), designed to put devastating 7.72 NATO rounds on target in a variety of roles.

The REPR allows marksmen to perform assault tasks with the 12in barrelled upper installed and quickly change to a sniper role by changing to the 20in barrelled upper. The rifle utilises a patented self-regulating, short stroke gas-piston operating system, which ensures a high degree of reliability in the harshest conditions.

Der Trekie hat wieder zugeschlagen.


Der Beitrag wurde von Panzermann bearbeitet: 21. May 2010, 21:03

[Panzermann]

CONTRACTS

NAVY

...
L-3 Communications, EOTech, Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich., is being awarded a $25,000,000 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for an optical sighting system for the M4A1 carbine in support of the U.S. Special Operations Command’s weapons accessories program. The optical sighting system will increase the operational effectiveness of the M4A1 carbine, M203 grenade launcher, and other special operations forces small arms. Work will be performed in Ann Arbor, Mich. and is expected to be completed by May 2015. Contract funds in the amount of $262,636 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not awarded on a competitive basis. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity (N00164-10-D-JN68).
...

Quelle: http://www.defense.gov/contracts/contract....contractid=4291

[SLAP]

Die Präsentationen von der "Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration" sind online.

[Dave76]

Laut diesem Eintrag in dem französischen blog 'Le Mamouth', hat die französische Polizei einige FN SCAR-H für ihre Polizisten in Kabul beschafft.

[Desert Hawk]

Die Präsentationen von der "Joint Armaments Conference, Exhibition & Firing Demonstration" sind online.

Wow, danke für den Link.