News bit about canadian servicemen engaged in a brief firefight with IS fighters. They're doing their advising to the Peshmerga forces close to the front and then take an actual look to confirm what they're doing. Seems like a prudent approach. They're also reported as directing airstrikes against IS targets.
Canadian Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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TerraN_EmpirE
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TerraN_EmpirE
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I am not so impressive with this gun but what catches my eyes are the labels "NOT MAN FIREABLE". So what is it for?
Quoting here as the Program in question is Canadian
These are the additional picture that I got from the Canadian Government website.
From what I read, they are trying to minimize the weight of the weapon. Here is a quote from the article
"When optimized, the integrated weapon prototype could weigh less than a C7 equipped with a M203 grenade launcher"
Currently, it does look crude, but if you take a look at my first pic (the one without the grenade launcher) it looks like a simple bullpup that can easily be mass produced. (though this is not its final design)
TerraN_EmpirE
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for those not in the know on this the C7 is a M16 clone in standard issue to Canadian military service.
one of the changes the Canadian design is making is shifting from conventional ammo to cased telescoped ammo. Traditionally used in high powered weapons like tank guns, the US has been working on it for small arms as part of the LSAT program. It offers a 40% weight reduction compared to conventional ammo and is already at technology readiness level 7 after 25,000 rounds were fired in trials in 2011 of the US Lightweight Small Arms Technology LMG of course that's assuming the Canadians are using the exact same rounds.
Remember The US and Canada have a defence relationship that borders on Incest, and by Treaty have to have a high level of commonality of systems.
An additional note of Reality following Art.
note the size of the magazines seen on these, It looks alot bigger then a 30 rounder. makes me wonder if the Canadians are going to make a mock up from the US Army's Objective force Warrior program in particular the Crye Precision MR-C reality?
Although the launcher is below not above the MR-C concept included a 45 or 50 round capacity bullpup in either 5.56mm or 6.8mm. It was never really intended to be more of a stand in for XM8 then the Individual carbine, It did however make a claim to fame in a number of video games and inspired the guns from HALO
one of the changes the Canadian design is making is shifting from conventional ammo to cased telescoped ammo. Traditionally used in high powered weapons like tank guns, the US has been working on it for small arms as part of the LSAT program. It offers a 40% weight reduction compared to conventional ammo and is already at technology readiness level 7 after 25,000 rounds were fired in trials in 2011 of the US Lightweight Small Arms Technology LMG of course that's assuming the Canadians are using the exact same rounds.
Remember The US and Canada have a defence relationship that borders on Incest, and by Treaty have to have a high level of commonality of systems.
An additional note of Reality following Art.
note the size of the magazines seen on these, It looks alot bigger then a 30 rounder. makes me wonder if the Canadians are going to make a mock up from the US Army's Objective force Warrior program in particular the Crye Precision MR-C reality?
Although the launcher is below not above the MR-C concept included a 45 or 50 round capacity bullpup in either 5.56mm or 6.8mm. It was never really intended to be more of a stand in for XM8 then the Individual carbine, It did however make a claim to fame in a number of video games and inspired the guns from HALO
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