MeanMF Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 They only made 5?? http://www.army.mil/-news/2011/02/08/51518-army-wants-36-more-punisher-weapons-in-2012/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Operative Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Hmm, issuing any weapon to highly trained troops is easy: you give them UZIs or baseball bats, it doesn't matter, they are master of all. Now, hardly a special forces platoon will be ambushed, most likely logistical personnel or basic infantry. The weapon is heavy and the ammunition too, but the max range is outstanding. Well, if the troops are happy with it, maybe some more employment should be looked at. Maybe a new position in a infantry squad/platoon or assign grenadiers to it? Currently, how much is a XM25? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordo_Viper Posted February 18, 2011 Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hmm, issuing any weapon to highly trained troops is easy: you give them UZIs or baseball bats, it doesn't matter, they are master of all. Now, hardly a special forces platoon will be ambushed, most likely logistical personnel or basic infantry. The weapon is heavy and the ammunition too, but the max range is outstanding. Well, if the troops are happy with it, maybe some more employment should be looked at. Maybe a new position in a infantry squad/platoon or assign grenadiers to it? Currently, how much is a XM25? They go for about 30,000 a pop. Link: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/defence/xm25-supergun-that-shoots-round-corners-goes-to-us-troops-in-afghanistan/story-e6frg8yo-1225964999015 Apparently the troops in theatre are nicknaming it Punishment . They did some of the test/eval using VBS2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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