{"id":2962,"date":"2018-05-14T17:32:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nachodelatorre.com.ar\/mosconi\/?p=2962"},"modified":"2018-05-14T17:32:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-14T20:32:17","slug":"el-us-army-ensaya-un-sistema-fusil-municion-de-mayor-calibre-y-mas-letalidad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=2962","title":{"rendered":"El US Army ensaya un sistema fusil \/ munici\u00f3n de mayor calibre y mas letalidad"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/u>El US ARMY continua avanzando en el desarrollo del sistema Arma \/ munici\u00f3n que unificar\u00eda el calibre del fusil de asalto y de la ametralladora liviana de Gpo Tir (hoy 5.56 mm y 7.62mm) en un solo calibre, de mayor alcance, mejor bal\u00edstica terminal, mayor precisi\u00f3n y\u00a0\u00a0fundamentalmente menor peso. El cartucho ensayado actualmente es en calibre 6.8mm, habiendo mostrado excelentes caracter\u00edsticas y performance, que lo har\u00edan apto\u00a0\u00a0para competir en el complejo proceso del reemplazo de la munici\u00f3n de uso masivo de esas FFAA.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"The round itself is not the biggest technical hurdle to be overcome, Donahue said. Both the automatic rifle that will replace the SAW and the new carbine will have increased chamber pressure and digital sights that \u201care probably a bigger deal\u201d than the bullet that they will chamber.<\/p>\n

For decades the U.S. military\u2019s rifles and machine guns have chambered either 5.56mm or 7.62mm rounds. Now, the Army\u2019s newest weapons are being tested to fire a new caliber bullet that\u2019s faster and more accurate to give soldiers an edge over their adversaries.<\/p>\n

The Army is not saying exactly what types of defenses that this new bullet is meant to penetrate, but last year Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley told lawmakers that\u00a0some types of body armor can stop a 5.56mm round.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to change because of the threats that we face on the battlefield \u2013 and I\u2019m not going to go any deeper than that,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Christopher Donahue, director of the Army\u2019s soldier lethality cross functional team. \u201cOur reason for change is based off of threat.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Army is currently testing a 6.8mm round for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon and M4 carbine replacements, Donahue told Task & Purpose on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The prototype bullet being tested is significantly lighter than a 7.62mm round because the 6.8mm round\u2019s casing is made out of lighter material, he said.<\/p>\n

Another benefit is that it flies at a supersonic velocity for longer, so it is more accurate, retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Scales told Task & Purpose.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the optimum compromise: It gives you extended range, controllable recoil, and deadly effect because of the velocity and the weight of the bullet,\u201d said Scales, who is chairman of an advisory board to the Pentagon\u2019s close combat lethality task force.<\/p>\n

If the Army adopted a 6.8mm round, it would need to develop a new action for its carbines and SAW replacement, he said. Since the bullet\u2019s casing would not be made out of metal, the Army would also have to control the heat to keep the casings from melting.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are problems that can be solved,\u201d Scales said. \u201cWe\u2019re not talking about ballistic missile defense here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The round itself is not the biggest technical hurdle to be overcome, Donahue said. Both\u00a0the automatic rifle<\/a>\u00a0that will replace the SAW and the new carbine will have increased chamber pressure and digital sights that \u201care probably a bigger deal\u201d than the bullet that they will chamber.<\/p>\n

Both new weapons are meant for soldiers \u201cwho close with the enemy,\u201d including infantry, cavalry scouts, platoon forward observers, engineers and others, he said.<\/p>\n

The Army is testing both the automatic rifle and new carbine at the same time, but the service expects to field the SAW replacement first, Donahue said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe carbine is not far behind,\u201d added Donahue, who declined to say when the new weapons might eventually be fielded.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Army has made the replacement of the squad automatic weapon and the M4 carbine \u2013 based off of potential enemy threats out there \u2013 a top priority,\u201d Donahue said. \u201cWe will do everything to make sure that we as rapidly as possible get the right capability into the hands of our soldiers, but we will make sure that the capability that we give them is ready \u2013 it is tested, to include significant soldier test points \u2013 to make sure that we get is exactly what they need to fight, win, and survive in combat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fuente:\u00a0<\/strong>http:\/\/nationalinterest.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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