Re: sniper weapons for SGII

>A 20mm rifle in the US inventory?  I'm based at Ft. Bragg with the 82nd
nearby
>and work on a regular basis with the Rangers not to mention USASOC arms
"room"
>is right down the street from my barracks.  I haven't seen a monster
like this
>yet, just Barrett .50 cals.  I'd like to see your data on this weapon.
>
>SGT Chris Ruhl
>Team Chief, Tactical PSYOP Team 931
>A Company, 9th PSYOP Battalion (Airborne)

Chris,

I take it from your response that the Army does not as yet field the
20mm.  I was
informed about this cannon in 1992, from my brother who is a USMC
sniper.  It
was used in the Gulf War to remove command and control equipment.  There
were confirmed kills to over one mile.	There were some very sick jokes
that this
weapon was against the Geneva Convention agreement, so as such, could
only
be used against enemy equipment... such as SAM systems, IFV's, Comms 
equipment, helmets, belt-buckles... etc.

Stuart Ford