33:57 Luke literally "Babe, Wake up! I gotta tell you about this new Army scope!" OR... *Her* 'I bet he's thinking of other women...' *Luke* 'OMG the new xm157 can read atmosphere conditions too!'

@OriginalHuman

13 күн бұрын

Hahahah!

@stevemadison6092

13 күн бұрын

Just think when AI hits. The scope will be able to scan the battlefield and identify threats for the infantryman.

@cliffsimmons9692

13 күн бұрын

@@stevemadison6092 as GT said, "Like Battlefield, but scary"

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

This thing can make you smoke fools at 800 meters AND give you today's weather report.

@joebenson528

12 күн бұрын

@@Darwinist You better have $15,000 to cough up. It's not worth that much, but they will charge civilians that much.

Guns are getting pretty close to what modern day main battle tanks have been doing for decades. Laser the target, the computer automatically creates a firing solution and you are almost guaranteed to hit.

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

My guess is Big Army has been dreaming about these capabilities and dead set on acquiring them for a very long time, just waiting until the hardware got sufficiently miniaturized.

@MatchGrade08

3 күн бұрын

People have been dreaming about it since almost the beginning. Its the whole concept of artillery. You calculate a perfect shot. The navy had been doing it with computers first since a ship was the only thing big enough for a computer first but the idea of having a range where you know all the distances and turn a knob to make adjustments was already tried. Its the same concept as mildots. Really its the same concept as the adjustable iron sights, civil the war range finder and firing tables so all together one of the quite ancient ideas our army had been working towards. For us its been a bit more than 160 years at least before it reached a neat package like this.

@FlyingMiniTacosYT

Күн бұрын

Thats the thing. The advancement in technology is simply, create, perfect, make smaller, perfect smaller form, move onto the next

I’m glad that you explained the importance of being able to manufacture things in your own country instead of importing it. An army can’t move if logistics can’t do their thing.

The one from the task in purpose was the other scope in the competition from l3 Harris. That one was 1-6x and lost. This one is from vortex, 1-8 and the winner of the competition

@NOTC_V

13 күн бұрын

yes

Another advantage of using US made glass, some optical coatings are made with rare earth metals. China is the largest supplier of rare earth metals in the world. If China decides not sell those rare earth metals to the US or its allies (Japan and multiple European countries), the US can mine its own deposits.

I just had a rather scary thought. Imagine you also happen to have a GPS unit in your loadout, a GPS unit that can interface with this scope. You know where you are located down to a T, and the scope gives you accurate distance and direction to the target you lase. Now all you need to be able to pass on meter-accurate coordinates to an indirect fire asset(like your mortar team firing next-gen GPS guided rounds) is an accurate elevation reading, which I´m fairly sure this system could calculate as well with a simple gyroscopic sensor like everyone has on their smart phone. TL;DR: The upgradable architecture of this system opens the door to every infantryman in a squad being able to do the job currently done by dedicated artillery forward observers and JTAC-type people in terms of guiding indirect. and aerial fire onto targets.

@dustinpecor2677

13 күн бұрын

This, plus interfacing with drones, means artillery just got 2 major upgrades

@coast2coast00

12 күн бұрын

It has gyros, it can adapt to holding it sideways. The current version can supposedly already share your targets with your squad, so it would have GPS and radios. If it can talk with AWACS or whatever net, you could have guys watching on satellites giving targets. You could have a spotter with binos mark out 15 targets and give one to each weapon, and start a countdown timer, so all rounds hit their targets in the same second. Each target would just be XYZ coordinates, so there's no reason why you couldn't store say a million of them, so you could have for example, every opfor building in the country marked on every scope. You could have a "squawk IFF" function, where you broadcast your location from the weapon, and show up as friendly on all nearby scopes.

@Sergeant1127

12 күн бұрын

That is a level of combat force multiplication the US army hasn't seen since the mass adoption of NVGs in the 90s and handhelds in WW2.

the scopes also talk to each other, so someone in your squad can see your targets that you have saved and fire on them as well

I've been watching this and the NGSW program since the beginning and this scope is mind blowing. Think of how effective guys on the ground will be with this. That SIG with this optic getting first shot kills every time. It's pretty exciting

Oh and just for reference: 700 yards = 640 meters.

This sight is actually different to the one in the Task and Purpose video, they are both from the same program and do the same things but thwart you saw previously was the losing bid by L3Harris, and what Garandthumb has here is the winning design by Vortex.

Something that they glazed over in that last-second topic of saved points; imagine the potential for these optics to then communicate with each other. Every member of a squad seeing each other's saved targets. Or even AI (probably coming far sooner than we'd think at this rate) highlighting potential targets to quick-tag. Insane. I could also see this having applications in scenarios like hostage standoffs where you could have more precise targeting at medium ranges on a person's body.

44:46 This info can also be shared with your squad and your ENVGs.

There was an AR prototype a few years back that had a scope with a trigger block mechanism. It would calculate the proper aim point, and would not allow the trigger to be pulled until you were on target. It was an odd system.

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

It makes sense for some applications, but none of them are military. Police sniping is one of them.

@lukewarmwater6713

13 күн бұрын

I think one of the Israeli Operators did mention about it in Garand Thumbs video about the war in Isreal, definitely a must to watch.

@ScuffedEngineer

13 күн бұрын

It's used to take out cameras and drones in the military.

From what I gathered is the computer doesn't actually change the settings. It computes a firing solution and projects an aiming point in the reticle. Then ya just use the aiming dot instead of the scope point of aim, be it Chevron , cross hairs or dot.

@valkyrie1994

13 күн бұрын

Yeah this is correct it just will highlight a certain hash mark in the Christmas tree reticle

With these types of optics, you can get a little more understanding of why the US Army decided on the .277 Fury. Without a good way of making the operator more accurate, that extra range of lethality would be a lot less effective. With this being married to a platform like the XM-7, it accentuates the long-range abilities of both the rifle and the optic. I would be concerned with the ruggedness of the system. How it performs in actual combat as opposed to the range...I guess we will see, but I get the feeling it's gonna be a game changer.

The ability to lase multiple points and save them is really clever and basically replicates how indirect fire units like mortars and artillery build up databases of target reference points(TRPs) so they can then take fire missions that shift off those points. Massive on the defense where you can lase 400, 600, 800 off some landmarks and move between different enemy units rapidly without having to lase every single one.

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

Now suddenly remember that this thing fits on a squad machine gun as well, and shudder. Those boys over in Ukraine defending the trenches could put these things to *really* good use right now.

@TechnoMinarchist

13 күн бұрын

It also can be shared with the other scopes in your squad and your envgs.

@stevemadison6092

13 күн бұрын

​@@TechnoMinarchistThe memory points are awesome. You could memorize key targets on squad range card for defense and be on target instantly. Awesome

@TechnoMinarchist

13 күн бұрын

@@stevemadison6092 Since the points can be shared wirelessly between your squadmates, it can replace tracers and rapidly speed up squad on target. Simply lase a point and share. Now everyone in the squad knows immediately what to aim at.

@adamrou12345

13 күн бұрын

That ability to record firing data at scale is going to be huge for modern battle management software that will use these data sets to better predict where the enemy will be and how to most effectively engage them. The end goal of systems like these isn't so much about the actual out in the field utility as much as it is about turning soldiers into multifunction sensors collecting massive amounts of data from which advanced systems will extrapolate trends and make better predictions providing a more holistic approach to combined arms warfare. The goal of the military is defeat the old adage of "no plan survives first contact with the enemy" systems like this combined with the boring software magic of data science will help make that notion obsolete. Unfortunately those back end systems are the actual secret sauce and we will likely never get a look at those.

A basic commercial laser pack (Vortex Impact 4000) is available on the civilian market in the US with a lot of the range and ballistic calculation functions included... $2999...

@Adamjoko

13 күн бұрын

I can't remember but I remember there was another one that was similar to this as well. I saw it one time for sale, but it was expensive, nearing $5,000. It looks like a standard scope but it has like three separate optics on the same one. One on top and one on the left side. If anyone knows what it is please tell me, because I really can't figure out what it was again.

@Nick-sx6jm

13 күн бұрын

@@Adamjoko I think the Burris eliminator is different to what your talking about but look it up as it does the same thing as this with lighting up a dot.

Only thing missing now is a helmet visor that shows me a red dot overlay of where the optic is pointing for cqb. The other important part of the parts being made in the US is that it means the industrial military complex is putting money back into job security for the tax payers funding the new gear. Now if only it didn't cost as much as my car.

@ronaldmcreagann6343

13 күн бұрын

It absolutely could be integrated with modern Augmented Reality face wear that the US is already testing, with some work. I don’t see any reason it couldn’t.

I'm not a military guy but ti seems to me that the reason they went to the new caliber (increased range) was this

12:35 it’s not just the inability to move goods around but it’s also the fact that a lot of stuff gets parts from a large Asian country that is on the list of top 5 countries we may fight if ww3 broke out and if you get your glass from them, it’s really easy for them to decide no more glass for you. He said it very diplomatically, but basically he accused everyone else of being made in china.

Remember the laser, laser range finder, compass the ballistic calculator and Sight are all completely intragrated as one unit. No more Atrx ballistic calculator. Compass and note pads. With in a second from ranging a target a aiming solution is up on the redical so point aim and gently squeeze the trigger.

If you wanna add a red dot to the rifle. You could just put it on a offset optics mount. And have it next to the scope. 🙂

@MuricanBearWarrior

13 күн бұрын

There’s a covered mount for a red dot onto the optic

7:12 you heard it here, folks. 2 inches is a lot, its big.

I’d be surprised if the optic costs less than the gun its mounted on. Probably NV levels of costs.

@MichaelNKaboose

13 күн бұрын

The standard XM7 rifle is ~$4500 and the XM157 Optic is ~$11,000. The belt-fed XM250 rifle is ~$12,000.

I knew this video would blow your mind. Glad you decided to react to it.

This type of tech will be on the civilian market sooner than later. Magpul and Maztech have partnered up to bring a optic system that's very similar to the xm157.

@cliffsimmons9692

13 күн бұрын

Found a quick overview from TFBTv on the Magpul x Maztech project: kzread.info/dash/bejne/h618y8mbqNKbkbQ.htmlsi=Ry5K7unoxkRv3QMB

@FGYT1

13 күн бұрын

Lots of this has been available tech in civilian market for a while now

@cliffsimmons9692

13 күн бұрын

@@FGYT1 indeed, but it's only recently that companies are making items where all/most of that tech is in a single unit.

I have those batteries on every window in my house for my security system and I replace them every 3 years, lithium is great.

@Nick-sx6jm

13 күн бұрын

I have a thermal scope on an AR for night predator hunting that uses 2 CR123's and it lasts all night no problem.

I have a burris eliminator 4 on a .308. Remembering that this is a hunting optic, they limit the distance by impact force (ethical hunting restrictions). With the.308 it will range and provide bd calculations out to 1300 yards.

Precision shots, from a mounted M2... I don't want to be at the receiving end of that.

Jimmy Hamilton is the driving force behind this project. Great guy and very knowledgeable. Funny thing, they arent allowed to show what it looks like on youtube because of ITAR. The trigger interrupt is a patent of tracking point. I own one of 100 made of their scope on a Remington 700. It came with ammo and everything. There is an interface that works with the optical interface glasses too. It allows you to target around corners. It's less weight than an ir pointer and a scope but it has a rangefinder in it too.

in 20 years, scopes will be able to tell you someones ssn i swear to god.

That defense budget hits like crazy lol

Such a great example of good engineering at work. How simple, user-friendly, and reliable can we make this? Yes.

@Darwinist

12 күн бұрын

I like how they cram a ton of next-gen capabilities into this without falling into the full-on "space age" hole. That this can still be good for actual long-range work with all the batteries empty and all the electronics broken, provided you know how to properly use an LPVO is essential. Forget backup iron sights, now you feel you are working on Hard Mode with a scope that any Designated Marksman and all but the most long-range working snipers would feel is up to the task. Meet the new floor, the same as the old ceiling, or close enough to it.

This might solve the problem of the heavier ammo.. you wont need to carry as much if more of your shots hit home?

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

Between fewer shots per kill and having ammo interchangability between the rifles and the supporting MGs(no more 5.56 and 7.62), which will also be all the vehicle mounted weapons, there will be plenty of sources of ammunition around. In theory at least.

@surfingtothestars

12 күн бұрын

still need to put multiple rounds down range for suppressive fire for flanks and movements.

Kids always get better toys. That whole rig is miles beyond the M16A2 we were issued.

Yes! I’ve been looking forward to this one!

Terrifying to think of future wars with this if you are fighting a near peer it changes the whole field dynamic and lowers the skill floor for the average soldier. Like yes you can shoot those long distances reliably with training but good luck getting the average soldier who spent 2 hours on the range(pretty sure you are only required to shoot up to 300m-383yards for BT) or a draftee to do that on a paper target in one shot let alone a real target. cannot be understated how much of a game changer this scope is.

Having everything in one unit saves weight and logistics. The weight of the optic, 2.5 lbs, is easily lighter than all the electronics stuff a soldier would normally slap on to the forearm like laser ranger finder, ballistics calculator, laser illuminator, the video and still cameras, thermal camera, wireless comms and the batteries for all those items, often using different sizes. The "USB" ports for white lights, etc, also saves weight for more batteries for that stuff. LPVO's come in two flavors, First Focal Plane (FFP) and Second Focal Plane (SFP). With First Focal Plane the reticle magnifies with the target, the hashmarks stay the same. so it's easy to learn. Second Focal Plane scopes magnifiy the target, but the reticle doesn't so it requires more training, but it's better for closer range shots. The LPVO's issued to the higher tier operators (Delta, SpecFor, Rangers, SEALs, etc) tend to be the SFP, because they're trained more. They both have advantages or disadvantages. Usually Single Focal Plane scopes act weird when they hit 10x. Until they improved the lenses, 6X was as good as it got.

The laser on top gives it the best chance to have a clear view of the target with about a half inch of height over the optic.

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My guess is that another reason the laser on top clears it that sensor from the Soldier in defilade. Just like holding a mirror to see around a corner. You can see a target through the scope with partial obstruction, but that laser range finder might need a cleared view to function.

So basically it's like the reticles you get in space games or War Thunder telling you where to aim.

i enjoy watching infantry guys fund out what its like to be a tank gunner

Laser range finders are generally mounted on top of a scope so they clear anything mounted on the forward rail and aren't offset as much to the side of the bore. If you look at something like the Raptar or Vortex impact 4000 95% of the time they're mounted on top of the scope vs a side rail etc.

Keeping things in the same plane enhanced precision.

I think what they are trying to say with weight is that when you add up all the weight of stuff that people have mounted to their guns right now (lasers lights and such) That it weighs less in this integrated form. Which makes sense if you think about it. Dude saving targets? This is like having a digital range card on your scope! This feels like as much of a game changer as introducing machineguns. I gotta get me one of these. Semper Fi!

I taught firearms for 14 years in the USAF and I wish I was still in so I could play with this thing!

I haven't seen any other entrants, but I could see the logistics part of it being a MASSIVE selling point. Especially considering how the US Army is basically UPS with guns.

I'm pretty sure they've made incremental improvements to the optic because they've made enough incremental changes to the XM-5 so it's now designated the M-7. When they made important changes to the M-16, it was redesignated the M-16A1, then the A2, A3, and A4, just like the L-85 was redesignated. There must have been very big changes to the design to change the actual number and not just tack on "A1" or "A2". The commercial market often leads the military by a whole generation for optics and gear that's not regulated, but being able to produce something in those numbers will eventually make them less expensive later and sell for less when they're replaced by better things. Right now you can get X gen nightvision and thermals for a fraction of what first gen was 20 years ago, if you've got the money, you can get the newest stuff that's better than what the military has, just not "hardened" for military service and probably a step below what they issue the elite units, because they often give the latest and greatest stuff to the elites to try out and give feedback on what is good, what sucks, and how they can "soldierproof" it, because if it doesn't come out of their check, they're going to try to break it once the mission is done.

The scope in the Task and Purpose video was a L3 Harris scope that lost the competition to this scope made by Vortex. It wasn't upgraded since then, it's the design that beat out the other.

33:50 reminds me of when my gf asked me if bullets come in different sizes. It was the cutest, most endearing thing I've ever heard.

Stuff like this is not far behind at all for civilians, maybe 3-4 years for for something with this exact capability considering we have had things like the Burris eliminator series of scopes for aver a decade which does 75% of what this scope does. It has a built in rangefinder and lights up a dot just like this. Best part is its only 2.5k so its not insanely expensive.

As far as glass, the US has not had any manufacturing capacity for high quality optical glass in a long time. This scope, using US made glass is a big deal. Currently you have a few options for glass for optics. Actual glass and not plastic... China... quality can vary. It trends between low grade and moderate. At best, it is acceptablely functional for low cost. Japan... Very good glass, this is a more premium option, typically found in optics that are focused on a balance of price and performance. The glass may struggle in high magnification optics, or at least have noticeable optical artifacts... But for lower power optics, up to around 4x you will be hard pressed to notice a difference between Japanese glass and more premium glass. 6-8x some minor artifacts creep in, and 10x+ they get more noticeable. Still usable. European glass... Typically German made. The most premium option, best of the best optical performance, at a high price. You are looking at starting prices of around $2k at the lowest for optics with European glass. The US has a requirement for military percurment that even if a foreign design is selected, production must happen in the US. Optics have traditionally had some caveats, where manufacturer would happen here, but the glass would be imported.

@Darwinist

13 күн бұрын

Even during WWII there were some rare extreme precision engineering products that the Allies were dependent on importing from continental Europe. A lot of it was covertly sourced from Switzerland.

@bilbonob548

13 күн бұрын

Japanese glass is better than German glass (i.e; nightforce).

@marine6680

12 күн бұрын

@bilbonob548 Not from what I have seen, and the general discussion online. It is good glass though. The better models, like Nightforce, add more coatings and things to maximize what they get from the Japanese glass. This allows them to push magnification up more before visual aberrations become noticeable. I have a Nightforce NX8 1-8x... And I can definitely see some minor aberrations at 8x.

@bilbonob548

12 күн бұрын

@@marine6680 I have an ATACR and it is probably the clearest glass I've ever used. At this level though glass clarity and resolution seems a bit of a wash. IMO better than the Valdada - and a big step up from the old S&B. I think with all the camera lens glass development Japan does they've superceded a lot of German glass (definitely better than Schott anyway).

@marine6680

12 күн бұрын

@bilbonob548 Maybe, I haven't looked through all the high end stuff to say from personal experience. I have looked through a few very high end European scopes, and they were amazing. Glass composition is a big part of things, followed by the glass cooling without defects. After that, the grind and polish precision also play a major role. Outside of any potential proprietary glass composition and manufacture techniques, there are no huge secrets in the optics field. Not this late in the game anyway. The Japanese glass makers have the same materials knowledge as those in Europe. Defect free glass making is also known well, it's just a matter of application, and it is goint to cost more to spend the time to ensure no defects happen and testing and discarding anything that doesnt meet the standard. Grind and polish comes down to good machines, time and QC. So all that takes is a willingness to spend the money on maximizing those aspects. All that can be done by the companies in Japan, if a customer wanted to pay them enough to do it. Coatings for the lenses are likely where the last few percent of difference lies between the best scope brands/glass manufacturers. There are many proprietary aspects to that part of it. Heck, I bet a Chinese optical glass company could pull off top tier quality glass if they wanted to. It's not like high quality manufacturing and goods never come out of China. It is just that most goods are intended to be as cheap as possible, and that shows. But they can do quality work for any companies that want it. I own some high end pocket knives that are very well made and were priced appropriately, where the manufacturer was done in China.

what I think is cool about this is integrating thermal imaging to it. From what I can see on the illustrations I don't think it can be shown in any high quality resolution unless the laser projection is part of the upgradable module, but I think that won't necessarily be needed, since it can use its design philosophy of minimal interference by indicating red and blue dots on large masses that are hot or cold. with it being essentially a computer they could use it to filter out all the useless information and only give visual indication to the main optic if something resembling a human or vehicle is spotted. though there is one thing that bothered me a bit, it having a laser range finder may be a disadvantage in some cases, such as enemy forces wearing laser detection modules, armoured vehicles and aircraft especially very often come with very sophisticated laser detection abilities that will inform the crew about being rangefinder'ed, if not inform the crew where they got beamed from. PS: just got to the thermal comment at 32:30 and I TOLD YOU! THEY WERE ALREADY COOKING THAT!

Well that looks neat.

Having the laser rangefinder removable also means there's less cost and bureaucracy to upgrade the system in the future. Either the computer element can get smaller/lighter/cheaper, or the scope itself could be. And you don't have to replace the whole thing.

I'd say the range of it depends on the capabilities of the bullet of the gun itself

As a former marine, I am envious as he'll, question when does the next year's catalog come out so I can pre-order 😊😂

Weeks of use time? My Stream light TLR-7 burns batteries in a couple of hours of steady use. Vortex is gonna put a bunch of folks out of business if this ever hits the civilian market.

To round out the series you should check out Grand thumbs video on the M338, part of the NGSW family if weapons from Sig

The computer doesn’t make physical adjustments to the etched reticle like you would with the turrets. It projects a second reticle like a red dot or holo sight.

I looked up some numbers, these are about 10,000$ a copy. Time to cut back on the beers and only get light buzzes... the current top of the line scope is 4,000$

With the save target feature. It's a real-life aimbot.

it doesnt matter "how it looks", it matters how it performs!

This will only take 20 years for regular grunts to receive.

I saw a price per unit estimate of $10,000 😮.

This will be restricted to LEO/MIL only for years and years. Some company will probably make a different version that has most, but not all, features, in any case, it will still be $5-10 thousand dollars.

21:57 - I have this thought so often. Ignoring the butterfly effect, I would LOVE to show up in the 1700s or even the medieval times with this weapons system and just see the absolutely bewildered expression on their face. Presumably moments before they burn me at the stake for being a wizard or something.

@PocketDrummer

13 күн бұрын

Hell, even in WWII. Even the 1-8x by itself is significantly better than the optics snipers used back then let alone the fact that it just does all the ballistics for you.

It will likely have a 1 shot zero function where you fire a 3 round group, and move a second reticle to shot impact group, press set and it'll then be zeroed.

@FGYT1

13 күн бұрын

No it's base is a normal glass scope with mechanical elevation and windage dials for zero moving a etched glass reticule The electronic info augments over this One shot zero is used with a LCD display from a camera behind the front lens this uses lots of power IE my civiy one has much bigger battery capacity than the vortex but only lasts about 11hrs

My biggest issue with it was that it's a lot more weight but since it's replacing the peq 15 as well then I guess that makes up for it.

Makes me think of the game Ghost Warrior: Contracts with the range adjusting reticle

If you need a red dot for whatever reason you could just mount an RMR at 45 degrees its not in feet or meters, its in yards. A yard is 3 feet and a meter is 3.2 feet

The two scopes are made different, they were competing for the contract. I believe vortex was chosen.

Next step is connect it to smart glasses or some other active eye pro with augmented reality capability to pretty much give you a CoD type hud

I wonder if you'd learn from the optic after a while and eventually be able to just make shots without the assistance almost as accurately and fast. The range finder just projects a dot inside the optic apart from the etched crosshairs. You would sight the scope the same as any other. Not sure how you'd calibrate the range finder projection though.

@originalhuman Not sure if you skipped it but these scopes can talk to each other as well so you can lase and save a target and ping it to your buddies so it shows up in their scopes when they point in that direction. no more .. where .. left of the bush you tw@£. Or change stag and upload the major points to watch

so it’s essentially like playing a video game now 😂

This incorporate the shoot first kill first approach. However old world tech aka iron site marksmanship is a absolute must.note many professional pilots were killed because they forgot basic flying techniques

Much love luke! hey you should react to at least one more video of the fat electricians. He has a new video out where he talks about Roy Benavidez who was a green barrett. It's up to you whether you want to react to it or not but it is a really good video in my opinion.

From the civilian market, check out ATN X-Sight 5 LRF 5-25x. This is available already.

I did I bit a googling and found that the XM157 can reach targets up to 1828m or 1.8km!

I'm sure they already have sniper long range versions of this scope.

I attest to Garand thumb. Only happened once.

7:27 he just said 2” is big 😂

Worth noting that this isn’t the same scope Task & Purpose talked about. They were competing projects. That one was made by L3Harris and this one is made by Vortex. They’re similar and they were competing for the same contract but Vortex ultimately won.

Shooting a door frame or header near a target makes them keep low. The XM250 comes in 6.8mm Sig Fury, 7.62 x 51, and .338 norma magnum now I am not sure if that is still accurate but that was the original.

@matthiuskoenig3378

13 күн бұрын

The sig .338 is a separate gun. It's signficantly larger, it just looks similar.

An Israeli start-up invented a smart scope for shooting down drones, it creates a firing solution then you just acquire the target with the trigger pulled and it fires when you aim at the right place.

When he said it works with the M2 as well. Is that referrign to a rifle I've never heard of or did he actually mean the thing works with a .50 cal.

@Darwinist

12 күн бұрын

If they have a profile in there for the M82, we can (somewhat)safely assume that the laser is capable of ranging out to 2 kilometers.

You should review the us army new psq42 nightvision, I know only the infantry has it right now but it gives every soldier thermal capabilities. I have been using them the past two years, it has integrated compass and connects through bluetooth to one of our new weapon sights so you can look around corners with a cross hair that comes up in the goggles

i mean i have to agree with you this scope is sus. but from what i hear the machine gunner (called specialist in the us military) will be using this as a crew served weapon, meaning its gonna be from decent distances, and if theyre super close you have your squad with you with either their M4’s or the m7 for short range fire plus you can fire it from the hip to suppress but from a distance this isnt just for suppression anymore

i would bet a thermal unit is in development that you can swap the top rangefinder for that would give thermal capabilities to the scope,lol i posted this 4 sec before the vortex rep said they were

Since the US is getting this I am curious if the British military will be adopting it later to match.

Germany is the world's leader in glass for optics, all the biggest companies who make scopes, microscopes and others are there.

Brother, 2 inches isn't big. xD This thing cooks!

I want to know more about the .50 cal smart round

The only real problem I see with this is this will make everyone a DMR without having the actual understanding of the distance fundamentals

I’ve been waiting for this. Tech wizards man I tell you what… just think when Marines got ACOGs they got so many head shots they were investigated for executions now replace that scope with this one.

If anything can go wrong, it will.

@Adamjoko

13 күн бұрын

Like what? Because even if you break it, you still have a normal optic. A scope is still a scope no matter where the hell it is.

@surfingtothestars

12 күн бұрын

@@Adamjoko Murphy's Law

@scarwing2492

12 күн бұрын

@@surfingtothestars True, which is why one of the best ways to try to account for Murphy's Law is to have redundancy.

These have been tested and trialed in the US military for more than a decade from an assortment of companies.

Legal Aimbot IRL

@paradox_productions

12 күн бұрын

Before GTA6 🤣