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Army removes XM25 from service after incident
The Army’s XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement system has been removed from service after a training accident injured a soldier in Afghanistan early last month.
A soldier was injured during a Feb. 2 live-fire training event during which the primer of a 25mm high-explosive air burst round ignited as a result of a double feed, according to Army spokesman Matthew Bourke.
The injuries were superficial.
The Army really hypes this thing, but Murdoc has heard that the 25mm round is lacking in lethality.

Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos with the 3rd Company, 7th Special Operations Kandak fire at targets to check the accuracy of their nighttime aiming devices March 11, 2013, in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The ANA commandos and their coalition forces mentors trained together to increase combat effectiveness. (DoD photo by Sgt. Benjamin Tuck, U.S. Army/Released)
Let’s hope they aren’t going to be using their skills against US troops.
Insider attack kills 2 US troops, 3 Afghans
Officials say an Afghan police officer opened fire inside a police station while U.S. forces were visiting, sparking a firefight that killed two U.S. troops and three Afghan policemen.

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 161 land at a forward operating base in Afghanistan Dec. 24, 2012, as the commandant and sergeant major of the Marine Corps visit deployed troops over the Christmas holiday. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

U.S. Army Spc. Richard Burton leans out the door of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to get a better view of the ground during a flight mission over Afghanistan’s Kandahar province on Nov. 26, 2012. Burton is a crew chief with the 25th Infantry Division’s 2nd Battalion, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade. DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Brendan Mackie, U.S. Army. (Released)

The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) operates near a storm in the Arabian Sea Nov. 19, 2012. Dwight D. Eisenhower is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (DoD photo by Lt. Greg Linderman, U.S. Navy/Released)
Looks like they’re heading for a storm like the Nimitz ran into in THE FINAL COUNTDOWN.




