Are you ready for the next giant leap in weapons marksmanship?

SFC Mark Merino — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:05:13 -0400

I am not trying to promote or endorse any business, but this was sent to me from a fellow veteran. Imagine having the target tracking/engagement capabilities of an attack helicopter adapted to your service weapon. This is currently in production and available in 5.56mm and 7.62mm. Spend the 3 minutes and evaluate how effective this could be for our mud rolling ground pounders. Should this kit be incorporated into our armed forces. With all these troop reductions I say give our forces a better toy to do the job.

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Response by 1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 2:11 PM

1stSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:11:00 -0400

I would question long term durability. It must be interchangeable, durable fixable, easy to train and economical.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 2:29 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:29:00 -0400

SFC Mark Merino Technology always provides a better way and advancements are going to continue to improve. I think it would be awesome to have the tracking/engagement capabilities of an attack helicopter applied to every weapon in the hands of a Soldier in a combat environment but I worry about all the things that can go wrong with a system such as this. We need to ensure that Soldiers are still able to fire with iron sights and that they know how to use them, that they know to adjust for wind and curvature, that they know the conversion system, that they don't forget the importance of body position and breathing, that they know how to adjust for uphill or downhill situations. Technology is great but it doesn't replace the basics of marksmanship when needed. So a thumbs up for the technological advancement but let's hold on to our skills. :-)

Response by Maj Mike Sciales made Oct 21 at 2015 2:32 PM

Maj Mike Sciales — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 14:32:12 -0400

Holy smokes! Spooky good - this is a game changer. Every troop a "one round one kill" performer? You know we need this but my only concern is how do they keep their technology from being compromised by Chinese, Russian and every other hacker? How do they keep this from falling into enemy hands when a soldier is killed in combat? Thumbprint? Eye print? I am fascinated.

Response by CMSgt Mark Schubert made Oct 21 at 2015 3:07 PM

CMSgt Mark Schubert — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:07:46 -0400

I saw this on FB and my thought is it takes the marksmanship out of shooting - which is OK, we just need to get the terminology right... This (I'm sure) will never make it to an Olympic sport. It's GREAT for the military - but has nothing to do with "marksmanship" IMHO!

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 3:25 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 15:25:49 -0400

SFC Mark Merino, As long as it won't jam with a little mud or dirt on it, I say Hell Yes. Whatever it takes to help our feet on the ground troops.

Response by SPC David S. made Oct 22 at 2015 2:35 PM

SPC David S. — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:35:21 -0400

What happens when the battery goes dead or this thing gets dunked in a river? Other then that welcome to the thunder dome.