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July 11, 2020

You're Dead: The U.S. Army's Newest Sniper Can Penetrate Body Armor at Huge Distances

At 1,968 feet, to be exact.
by Kyle Mizokami

Key Point: The M110A1 will deliver for trained marksmen, resulting in a more lethal infantry squad than ever before.
 

The U.S. Army is preparing to issue thousands of new rifles to infantry squads across the service. The M110A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle (SDMR) is designed to extend the reach of infantry units largely equipped with short-barreled carbines. The SDMR will give one in nine infantrymen the ability to not only penetrate existing body armor but engage point targets at ranges of 600 meters (1968 feet).

The standard nine-person U.S. Army infantry squad consists of two fire teams led by a squad leader. Each fireteam consists of two riflemen with M4 carbines, one grenadier with an M4 carbine and grenade launcher, and an M249 squad automatic weapon. A squad can produce a tremendous amount of firepower, with the M4 effective out to 500 meters and the heavier, faster-firing M249 effective out to 1,000 meters.

https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/youre-dead-us-armys-newest-sniper-can-penetrate-body-armor-huge-distances-164481

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Sounds like the modern-day equivalent of the WW-2 and Korean War "BAR Man".

I like it.
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