Counter-Defilade Target Engagement - SDD
Abstract
The Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), FT Benning, GA (User Community) identifies the Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) as a critical capability gap for our Soldiers in combat. The number one materiel solution to mitigate the critical capability gap (defeating defilade (hidden) targets from 15-500m) is the XM25. The XM25 provides the Infantry Soldier with a leap-ahead overmatch capability that dramatically increases lethality, range, and capability through the use of a family of low-velocity programmable 25mm ammunition and allows the Soldier to engage defilade targets with a high degree of accuracy while posing minimal burden, in terms of weight and size. The XM25 fires 25mm munitions including high-explosive airburst (HEAB), armor-piercing, breaching, less-than-lethal, and training rounds. The XM25 comes with a target acquisition/fire control that integrates thermal capability with direct-view optics, laser rangefinder, compass, fuze setter, ballistic computer, and internal display. The XM25 has a 500-meter point target range and a 700-meter area target range capable of defeating defilade targets.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- S62_0604601A_5_2040_PB_2014
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