The Army's New Toy. Does This Change Warfare?

[Texas_Bryan]

If the enemy is behind cover and there location has been compromised, what does this offer that a mortar or 40mm grenade doesn't, other than a more convenient on hand option?  Doesn't seem to change the rules, but it does give the bad guys less time to patty cake around.  With drawl or push forward, response to their cover is quicker now.

That's assuming that thousands of these will be fielded and on hand in every engagement.

Personally, is see advanced technology as redundant points of failure on any system.  If fancy gizmos and all make something more effective and easier, then I'm all for it, but if a system is built on tech, have a contingency for its failure and be prepare to live with out it.  That goes for just about any thing, not just guns and weapons.

[Badgersmilk]

You put a couple planks over your fox hole. Notice no one has bought 10,000 of them, it's an answer looking for a question. this will do nothing that hasn't been done by grenade launcher's since WWI.

Except cost as much per unit as all the artillary used in WWI combined!

Modern warfare seems more concerned with lining the right peoples pockets than acomplishing anything.

[PegLeg45]

"Smart Bullet"?

Still takes a SHOOTER...

 

The Punisher was posted here in the archives.

Love that scene...one of the best.......
Famous last words, "He can't hit nuthin' from thar...he's just wastin' his bullets."

[tombogan03884]

" Don't worry boys, They couldn't hit a Elephant at this Ra....."
Last words of Union General John Sedgwick, between 2 sniper shots 

[MikeO]

Another long range movie shot I like a lot is the one from "Valdez is Coming", 1971, w Burt Lancaster. Wish I knew how to post a clip of it...

[Sponsor]

[tombogan03884]

This one ?

Notice he assembles 1 round, shoots 4 times and only loads twice.  

[MikeO]

I love that movie: me, my friend, and my Dad stayed in the theatre and watched it twice!