| 5 Future Weapons for a New Infantry |
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| Written by Jeff Jones | |
| Saturday, 26 July 2008 | |
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If anything good can ever came from war it is that Law Enforcement, like many other industries, often benefits after it from advances in military technology and "field testing" of new equipment. Given that, the current war in Iraq should be a huge bounty for Law Enforcement as our Infantry has been forced to shift from a traditional war role to one that is much more Law Enforcement like. This shift has fortuitously coincided with a strong push in the Army to replace the M-16 and shorter M-4 rifles that they have used since Vietnam.
Click the "Read More" link to read the rest of the article here and from Popular Mechanics. Popular Mechanics recently put together a list and description of 5 high-tech weapons that our new Infantry troops will either be most likely to use in the future or are just plain pretty darn neat. The weapon pictured above is an FN SCAR (it should be firmiliar to video gamers) and comes chambered in either 5.56 for the SCAR-Light or 7.62 for the SCAR-Heavy. According to the Popular Mechanics article, "The weapon also meets SOCOM's requirements for quick changes in the field. Within a few minutes, a SCAR-Light's 18-in.-long, precision-fire barrel can be replaced with a standard-length 14-in. barrel, or a shorter, 10-in. barrel for use in cramped, urban environments. Although the SCAR-Light is likely to be more common than the more powerful SCAR-Heavy, the two weapons share 99 percent of the same parts, making field repairs easier and streamlining the overall logistics." The FN seems like it would be a great weapon for Law Enforcement and the varied roles and environments we find ourselves in. A weapon like this could be setup and used for everything from patrol to SWAT use and everyone on scene would be firmiliar with the weapons and how they operate.
For those unfirmiliar, the bullpup design is where the action of the weapon is actually behind the handle, in the stock, which allows for a much longer barrel in a much shorter overall package. The Singapore army has embraced this technology and in 1999 replaced all of their M-16's with the SAR 21 which is picture at left. This particular model is one of the few in the world with a built-in laser sighting mechanism. The rest of the weapons in the in the Popular Mechanics article are a bit more gee-whiz than practical for everyday Law Enforcement use including a weapon that shoots around corners and one that launches explosive projectiles that detonate at a user defined distance from the weapon.
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It has always suprised me that we in Law Enforcement don't embrace bullpup designs more. It would seem like the perfect combination of short length for taking up less space in the car as well as being more manageable when making an entry and accurate enough to reach out and touch something with open sights at 100 yards.
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