"This Chinese Future Weapon Is Absurd" Topic

"To hear Chinese state media tell it, the soldiers of the People's Liberation Army will go into battle in the future wearing an array of high-tech gizmos. In their hands will be enormous weapons combining a rifle with a 20-millimeter grenade launcher akin to the old — and cancelled — American OICW. On top of that, they will have heads-up displays and networked positioning systems so Chinese troops can monitor each other digitally, almost like a video game.

It looks impressive, and Chinese announcements of the system have circulated in the press with varying degrees of skepticism and hyperbole. A more skeptical take recently came from the military news wire Shephard Media, which pointed out that China is claiming the 20-millimeter hybrid weapon, dubbed QTS-11, can fire airbursting grenades lethal within a radius of 7.7 meters.

Be wary of such claims. The U.S. version of this weapon from years ago, the OICW, also included a 20-millimeter grenade launcher but the U.S. military found it to be ineffective. A grenade's lethality primarily comes from shrapnel, but the pieces of flying metal were often too light and often dispersed upwards and away from the target. Ultimately, the U.S. military lost interest, though the OICW did inspire the M320 grenade launcher and the problematic — and now cancelled — XM25…."
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Armand

Time to send in our most trusted agents then. :)

(Is it me or does that look like Johnny Depp on that book cover?)

Anyway … maybe it's a recruiting ploy. Well, either way, they're in for a rude awakening!

At least most of us have learned that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably isn't true.

Dan
PS. I wonder if this clip is really from one of their more recent propaganda films: :)
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The gernade plane thing is now a house rule.

One grenade is a whole lot cheaper than an antiaircraft gun afterall.

You'd think the Chinese would have swept the Japanese out of their country with soldiers like this dude?

(smile)

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Armand

Hmm, the plot to Twelve Hours To Destiny looks like a good spy thriller, just ordered a used copy.

And yes, Johnny Depp has the cheekbones to play either or both of the cover characters!

Lol!!!

Dan

The Korean Army has the K11 rifle & 20mm Grenade launcher since 20078:
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" since 20078:"

Is that dog years?!? (LOL)