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    Combat Weapon or OICW was the next-generation service rifle competition that was under development as part of the United States Army OICW program; the program...
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    The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was a series of prototypes of a new type of assault rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles...
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    design was originally part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program (OICW), which was developing a "smart" grenade launcher system with an underslung...
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  • encountered problems with the lethality of small 20 mm grenades during OICW development, resulting in a switch to larger 25 mm grenades for the XM25...
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    airburst grenade launcher with programmable ammunition derived from the XM29 OICW. It was fielded to soldiers serving in the War in Afghanistan in 2010, after...
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    planned replacement for the M16 rifle/M203 grenade launcher combination. The OICW was designed to fire 5.56 mm rounds and 25 mm grenades. The kinetic energy...
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    hand-held XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (derived from the XM29 OICW). Unlike traditional grenades, such as the 40 mm grenade, smart grenades...
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  • of the OCSW round was chosen for the XM25, which is derived from the XM29 OICW. There are two different versions of the 25mm grenade: the 25×40mm low-velocity...
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    often with the rifle mounted underneath the launcher, most notably the XM29 OICW, but so far the only such weapon to reach full production is the S&T Daewoo...
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  • figures suggest the completed weapon would have been heavier than the XM29 OICW. Figures for the tested variant are somewhat lighter, with the DSTO Scientific...
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