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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MythandLore" data-source="post: 76425" data-attributes="member: 180">It "weighs less"... No.M16A2 3.77kg - OICW 5.5 kg empty, 6.8 kg loaded (To me that's damn heavy)And it is still more bulky.It's to darn bulky.Bulky bulky bulky.And I don't know where you heard it was cheaper...But the OICW is $10,000 to $12,000 each, and $25-$30 a pop for the 20mm ammunition.A normal M16a2 (no lancher or "night scope") cost the US govenment less then $600.That's why places like Israel use it instead of their own TAR-21 (which is a great gun), because the the M16A2 is one of the cheapest (reliable) assault rifles being manufactured.<img src="http://world.guns.ru/assault/oicw3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />Alliant Techsystems / Heckler & Koch OICW (USA)the OICW, also known as Alliant SABRE or S.A.B.R.(Selectable Assault Battle Rifle)Caliber: 5.56 mm NATO (KE) and 20x85mm (HE)Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt (KE), unknowh (HE)Overall length: 890 mm Barrel length: 250 mm (KE) 460 mm (HE)Weigth: ca 5.5 kg empty; ca 6.8 kg loadedMagazine capacity: 30 rds box (KE) and 6 rds box (HE)The OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) is very ambitious project of the US military that should enter the service circa 2009. Initially, two teams were selected to made prototypes, but in the 2000 one team, leaded by Alliant Techsystems Inc., won the contract for further development. This team also consist of Heckler&Koch, Dynamit Nobel and some other companies. The key idea behind the OICW programme is to increase effectivnes of the soldier and the kill probability. To achieve this, the OICW has three major components: the Kinetic Energy (KE) module, which is, in fact, modified Heckler-Koch G36 asault rifle, High Explosive (HE) module, which is a semi-automatic, magazine fed 20mm grenade launcher, and computerized day/night sighting system with integrated laser rangefinder and fire control unit. The system is advertized as being (or GOING TO BE) 5 times more lethal than current M16A2 / M203 combo. The design of the KE module has nothing new behind it. The only one unusual thind is a set of buttons on the left side of the pistol handle. These buttons control fire computer and laser rangefinder, as well as selection of fire mode (KE or HE). The HE module fires 20mm high-velocity grenades. These grenades had programmable fuzes, that could be set for Air Burst mode (grenade explodes at the specified range above the target; range is set via Fire Control module from laser rangefinder), or for Point Detonation (grenade explodes upon impact). For obvious reasons the KE module could be separated from HE / Fire Control modules and used as a typical assault rifle with iron sights, but without buttstock. The separated HE module is completely useless since it uses KE module trigger to operate. The military plans an initial order of 45,000 units, and for them to be fielded with special units by 2006.</blockquote>

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