New weapon for US soldiers can wipe out drones and enemy in trenches with rapid fire air burst grenades. These are $50K per gun for the version being reviewed. This is a follow up to previously failed grenade weapons.
One shot clears a room or can take a section of trench.
Semi auto grenade launcher with a flat shot for accuracy
Better power than prior rapid fire grenades and a better blast pattern. It can hit within 2 inches at 100 meters. Pretty accurate out to 500 meters.
42 pellet inside one type of round which is like 4 shotgun blasts in one shot.
They are working an anti armor round with a tungsten penetrator or an explosive tip with a tungsten follower.
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