XM-29 OICW Next Generation Weapon |
Posted: September 27, 2018 |
We’ve covered a lot of uniquely awesome firearms on this blog, but the XM-29 OICW tops the list, or at comes close. Although the development of this firearm was never finished, several prototypes were actively fired (check out footage below). Unlike traditional firearms, the XM-29 OICW has the ability to explode a bullet once it reaches a certain distance; therefore, if an enemy is buried down into a hole or trench, they can still be reached by using this weapon. About The XM-29 OICW The XM-29 OICW was a series of next-generation weapons designed Heckler & Koch. It featured the use of 5.56 mm NATO rounds and the ability to switch to a 20 mm round that exploded once it reached a certain distance. The user would look at a target down the laser sight and the on-board computer chip would automatically calculate the distance and send it to the bullet. Once the 20 mm bullet was fired, it would explode once it reached the computed distance, making the XM-29 OICW an even more lethal weapon to be reckoned with. Enemies bunkered down behind barriers could still be taken out by using an exploding projectile round like the one featured in the XM-29 OICW. Click here Biometric Gun Safe Development for these firearms started in the 90s and continued up until 2005 when the company decided to stop pursuing the XM-29 OICW. Even though the weapon was cancelled, the XM-29 OICW gave way to other future weapons that are currently being tested in military operations throughout the world. The Heckler & Koch XM-25 is one such weapon that’s used by Iraqi and U.S. military personal. It contains a similar, yet not the same, airbursting grenade as the XM-29 OICW featured. If you want to learn more about the XM-25, check back with us soon, as we’ll probably do a blog post covering this newly developed firearm. Video of The XM-29 OICW Here’s one of the few videos of the XM-29 OICW in action. It’s actually a clip taken from the Discover Channel hit show “Future Weapons,” and as you can see, it’s one heck of a gun. Not only is it capable of firing standard NATO 5.56 mm rounds, but it can also switch over to exploding 20 mm projectiles, making this a deadly firearm in the battlefield. If you have any doubts on the effectiveness of the XM-29 OICW, just check out how it tears up the targets in the video. Watching the exploding projectiles is especially fun to see.
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