Re: new assault rifle was: Re: Tech Levels and Quality was Re: DS3 design (l...

XM8 Rifle:
http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/articles/XM8_Rifle.asp

And the replacement for the M2:
http://www.strategypage.com/gallery/articles/heavy_machinegun.asp

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: WJAL21@aol.com 
  To: gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu 
  Sent: Monday, September 27, 2004 7:09 PM
  Subject: Re: new assault rifle was: Re: Tech Levels and Quality was
Re: DS3 design (l...

  In a message dated 27/09/2004 03:57:41 GMT Daylight Time,
bbrush@unlnotes.unl.edu writes:
    Just saw a mention on the tube about a new assault rifle (XM-8). 
>From what
    was shown it looks like a very nice gun with some unusual features
in an
    experimental weapon.  Those features would be:  light weight (6 lb
was
    mentioned), simple to maintain (cleaned in 30% of the time of an M16
or
    M4), and simple to operate.

  It does appear to have some excellent features. But then it really is
pretty much just a repackaged H&K G36, which in itself is supposed to be
a very good rifle. Standard issue XM-8 looks like it will be the
equivalent to the G36 K. Quite futuristic looking casing it has.

  John