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HAMMR: built to hit hidden enemies and flying drones
A single soldier could soon carry a weapon capable of dropping an air-bursting grenade precisely over an enemy hiding behind a wall, then swinging the same weapon skyward to knock a small attack drone out of the air, and American
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"HAMMR is built on Rheinmetall’s existing SSW40 platform, a 40mm shoulder-fired weapon the company has been refining for several years, and the company designed the rifle to work as one integrated system rather than bolting together parts that were developed separately and hoping they would work well together. That integrated approach extends to the ammunition itself, since Rheinmetall developed a new 40mm medium-velocity cartridge alongside the rifle and paired both with the Aimpoint FCS15 fire control system, a targeting computer that lets a soldier engage targets at much longer range than older 40mm weapons typically allow.
"The medium-velocity round flies a flatter trajectory and reaches its target faster than the low-velocity 40mm grenades currently in the Army’s inventory, which translates directly into a soldier’s ability to hit a target on the first shot rather than needing multiple attempts to walk rounds onto a distant or moving target.
"What began as a weapon meant to solve the counter-defilade problem, engaging enemies who take cover behind walls, ridgelines, or other barriers that block a direct line of fire, has grown into a system the Army also wants capable of knocking small drones out of the sky"
