US deploys 'game-changer weapon' to Afghanistan

[Midwest207]

Did anyone read this news US deploys 'game-changer' weapon to Afghanistan - Yahoo! News

I realize the media gets their facts a little skewed so taking that into consideration.

They had a paragraph in there that states:

"The gun's stats are formidable: it fires 25mm air-bursting shells up to 2,300 feet (700 meters), well past the range of most rifles used by today's soldiers,..."

A .22 will travel a mile (5280 ft). How is this 2,300 feet past the range of most rifles?
I would think the military's rifles will travel father than that.

Kind of sounds like the AA12 but different name.

 

[shibumiseeker]

IBTL!

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long_guns/121049-army_unveils_new_rifle.html

 

[kedie]

A .22 will travel a mile (5280 ft). How is this 2,300 feet past the range of most rifles?
I would think the military's rifles will travel father than that.

There's max range and there's max effictive range. The standard weapon in the Army is the M-4.
Maximum Range - 3,600 meters
Max Effective Range for a Point Target - 500 meters
Max Effective Range for an Area Target - 600 meters

They're probably talking about max effective range.

 

[ATOMonkey]

Exactly, a .22 might travel a mile at the proper trajectory with a stiff wind behind it, but it'll hit with all the power of a horsefly.

 

[Midwest207]

Ok, That makes sense.
Sorry for reposting. Didn't see the other one.
Thank you for the replies.

 

[Cru]

I'll bet that ammo is crazy expensive.