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Heckler & Koch XM25
The Heckler & Koch XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (also known as the Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System) is a semiautomatic airbursting grenade launcher spun off from work on the grenade launcher module of the terminated Heckler & Koch XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon project, developed by Heckler & Koch and Alliant Techsystems. Five pre-production models have undergone field testing in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division who nicknamed it the "Punisher," and 36 more XM25s have been made since then.
Following a malfunction during live-fire training in February 2013, the Army ordered all XM25s removed from the field for further testing. In June of the same year, the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended the 2014 budget eliminate funding for the 1,400 launchers intended to be purchased that year; this was misintrepreted by some as meaning the cancellation of the entire XM25 program, but the Army renewed its commitment to fielding the XM25 in August 2013. The weapon is expected to enter service by the end of 2015.
Early mock-ups used a polymer body very reminiscent of the Heckler & Koch XM8, but more recent pre-production versions have a far more conventional appearance.
Specifications
(2010 - present)
Type: Grenade launcher
Length: 29 inches (737mm)
Weight: 14 lbs (6.35kg) empty
Calibre: 25x40mm
Capacity: 4-round detachable box magazine
Fire modes: Safe / Semi-auto
The Heckler & Koch XM25 can be seen in the following film and video games:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Expendables 3 | Victor Ortiz | Mars | 2014 |
Video Games
Game Title | As | Character | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | M25 AAW | Captain Scott Mitchell | 2006 | |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | XM25 | Old Snake | Based on mock-up | 2008 |
Battlefield Play4Free | XM-25 Airburst Grenade Launcher | With RIS foregrip, firing manually-programmed impact/airburst grenade rounds | 2011 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | XM25 | Incorrectly seen as bolt-action in campaign and fully-automatic in multiplayer | 2011 | |
ArmA III | Cut from the final game | 2013 | ||
Battlefield 4 | XM25 | 2013 |
See Also
- Alliant Techsystems - A list of all firearms manufactured by Alliant Techsystems.