XM307 25mm ACSW

XM307 25mm Advanced Crew Served Weapon capable of firing electrically initiated theremobaric grenades.

General Dynamics is offering a new range of crew served weapons to the US military, and primarily, the US Army. A modular system of two interchangeable calibres on the same basic body/mounting system improves the logistic and battle efficiency of sub-units. With little or no tooling required, the XM312/XM307 crew-served weapons can be configured for different mission parameters. For example, the XM312 .50 calibre machine gun could be mounted on vehicles or aircraft, whereas the XM307 25mm weapon with thermobaric ammunition capabilities could be utilsed in a suppressive fire role, or mounted on larger platforms as a co-axial weapon.

The opportunity for infanteers to have at their command a range of integral man-portable fire support options means that the manouvere assets can do just that, rather than being tied to a static fire support role for the infantry during the assault phase. Along with 40mm rifle grenades, anti-materiel platforms, man-portable anti-tank weapons, the inclusion of portable heavy machine guns with devastating ammunition effects will ensure a greater chance of success during combat.

Global Security have an excellent collection of US Military equipment links, as does the official Program Executive Office - Soldier for the US Army. Specifications and features can be found for both weapon systems under XM307/312. A Quicktime movie of the XM307 in firing action can be found here.

Comments

[Galborzitron]

You need to learn to spell

[Galborzitron]

I've never heard of "infanteers"

[CB]

So this means what to me exactly? That they don't exist? Moron. Try Google. And then don't come back here complaining about spelling errors.

[Galborzitron]

*Complains about spelling errors*

[CB]

Somedays it's hard to find good help. Somedays it's easier to just shoot the messenger.

[Ko Kark]

tally ho mother batches

[CB]

It looks like someone needs to up their medication. Thank you for that witty quip. I, for one, and my site, am the better for it.

[fukinpricks]

if it's not a fukin' handheld i don't giv a fuk b/c bush and his fukin gov r too involved with fukin war i only like sportguns not fukin killers with an assload of power

[CB]

I'm sure that made sense in your tiny fucking mind before you wrote it. Alas, as soon as it hit the keyboard, it became drivel.

[Lguy]

That is one fucking deadly piece of hardware. I'm a bit skeptic about crew-served weapons though, and i'm especially concerned about the 19.5 kgs of weight. It'd be a damn fine weapon if it weighted 15 kgs though.

[Melo]

Make it a bit more mobile and someone's a walking battle tank.

[CB]

Come on fella's. Have you checked the weight of a Mk 19 40mm grenade launcher recently? Over 50 kg's. I'd say any lighter and the damn thing would shake itself to bits.

[7.62]

I think it looks damn wicked

[Lguy]

Oh yeah, i forgot about the recoil. I wonder if this thing being used in fire teams will affect the XM28 OICW plans, or if it'll kill it off completely.

[Lguy]

XM29, had a mental lapse up there

[gary]

Do you mean the OCSW, or Objective Crew Served Weapon, and not ACSW?