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While some Army leaders suggested the platform’s safety concerns could have been addressed, a combination of fiscal constraints and design flaws shut down the...
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While some Army leaders suggested the platform’s safety concerns could have been addressed, a combination of fiscal constraints and design flaws shut down the...
Say Goodbye to My Little Friend: The Short-Lived XM25 Grenade Launcher – “Say Hello to my little friend.” That iconic scene with Al Pacino...
The XM25 could have been a game-changer for the US Army as a new platform to fire grenades. But sadly, for many reasons, the...
The U.S. Army has built countless weapons platforms for different eras to battle various types of enemies. The XM25 was oozing with lots of...
Earlier this week on 19FortyFive, we published a story on the XM25 25x40mm grenade launcher aka the “Punisher,” an ill-fated joint venture between Heckler...
The XM25 Punisher had the looks of a killer. The US Army had to change its mind: There are countless examples of military systems that...
There are countless examples of military systems that shouldn’t have gone forward – but too often designers “chased” the problems, and in the end...