40 mm Airburst Product Demonstration

Automatic Grenade Launchers have been around since the 1960s, but today new technology allows them to take on new roles on the battlefield. Watch as Helge Stadheim, Nammo's Product Director for 40 mm ammunition presents some of the benefits it offers when combined with a remote weapon station.

[@ropeyarn]

This totally beats my idea of a claymore mine in the shape of a frisby.

[@natpeterson8856]

ah a boom erang then

[@steffenjespersen247]

hehe in the hands of a professional discus thrower that would be impressive. :) Airbursting discus..

[@lostmymarbles9151]

The Fris Boom!

[@danieldeak9141]

@Chris Landry An explosibe device that can be thrown and it gets back to you. A *BOOM* erang

[@MrRobotPower]

There was a concept back in the 80s for a mine that would pop up into the air, aim itself and fire a HEAT type molten metal jet through the top armor of Soviet tanks. Looked kind of like a frisbee IIRC. Don't know if any were actually built...

[@peteraugust5295]

My favorite part is how this guy looks like the nicest and calmest person on the planet, while telling you how his air burst ammo will turn you into groundmeat and make limbs go flying.

[@RetrospillBlogspotNO]

As a Norwegian myself, it's kind of scary seeing such a calm man talking bout deadly force in a dry and analytic way. He may just as well have been discussing the menu at a mid tier restaurant..

[@helgestadheim8516]

Did my best🍺

[@kfelix2934]

I would love to have his job.

[@johnjames2470]

I love how they say "take out targets", when it literally means killing men. This type of sanitized speech allows weapons manufactures to separate the business of killing people with innocuous sounding words like "targets" and phrases like "taken out". "Taking out a target", means shredding human flesh with red hot steel fragments. After a nice "take out", what's left of the man/woman/child is scooped up with shovels and thrown into garbage bins.

[@bp968]

​@@helgestadheim8516we approve. 😂

[@T33K3SS3LCH3N]

The Norwegian street service has gotten really aggressive about gritting their roads.

[@frostedlambs]

They can grit behind corners now

[@hadrianbuiltawall9531]

It's helps with global warming because the vehicles don't need to move to grit roads.

[@daisiesofdoom]

@@frostedlambs they can grid the inside if your house.

[@niceview2112]

Norwegian/Finnish street service, Nordic Ammunition Company.

[@YepTriedToTellYou]

They did a very good job 👍

[@gone547]

I recall during a firefight in 69 receiving fire support from an old Chaffee tank chassis fitted out with an outdated 40mm twin Bofors AA ship mount. I think it was affectionately known as a 'Duster'. Extremely effective and impressed by the continual stream of fused AA airburst ammo. That was 1969.

[@jensolsson9666]

Swedish IFV CV9040 still uses the Bofors 40mm, slightly longer barrel than the WW2 version.

[@gone547]

@@jensolsson9666 hard to improve on such an excellent, proven design. When ship's air defence systems moved to missiles, it wasn't obsoleted, just repurposed with new roles and more modern ammo. The M42 (Chaffee chassis + Bofors) was just one simple but very effective effort.

[@jensolsson9666]

@@gone547 12year old movie about the Bofors programable ammo. kzbin.info/www/bejne/nXjNkJylrr-Uf80

[@gone547]

@@jensolsson9666 thanks for that.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

VT fuzed probably, radar proximity, on the end of flak rounds. It'll make an unholy mess of people.

[@Phildo8]

There’s a lot of advantages to this round but the fuse setter allows it to be added onto the cannon itself without modifications to the weapon! The Airburst is awesome!

[@pantysnifer927]

Airburst is awsome but it depends on wich end of the gun barrel you are standing...

[@terjeygard7328]

Thinking outside the box 🙃

[@arctic3032]

This is how you spawn a floating shotgun next to an enemy 500m away.

[@SpaceMissile]

lol i like this

[@mcgram2347]

**thoomp** hey what’s tha-

[@shadowlord0162]

@@mcgram2347 lmao

[@lemmingscanfly5]

A floating shotgun that fires in every direction.

[@MostlyPennyCat]

They have the same style of ammo for the Bofors 40 mk4 naval cannon. But in that monster they have a 10 mile range, elevation to almost vertical and 300 rounds a minute. And the timing and direction of each shotgun is programmable. 5 appear per second above you, or inside you, dealers choice. The _57mm_ version has a 15 (I think?) mile range but is only 4 rounds per second. There are frigates mounting a mixed 3 of these...

[@remcovanvliet3018]

Perfect for home defense and every day carry. I'll take 2!

[@sucide_is_not_a_joke9790]

Lol have a good life

[@williamdavies8151]

HAHA EDC!!

[@sqnhunter]

Canit be attached to the ankle for carry???

[@sucide_is_not_a_joke9790]

@@sqnhunter Yes

[@sqnhunter]

@@sucide_is_not_a_joke9790 I will take 4..... one for in and out of each ankle. Is that possible? I mean...If I walk slow?

[@steffenjespersen247]

Very smart the fuse-setter can be places next to the standard 40mm cannon, without changing it.

[@killian9314]

Wait. So this can turn every average Mk19 into an XM25 on Steroids, without the entire cost and different production line of the XM25? That sounds Fantastic!

[@45CaliberCure]

Outstanding observation. Very cool!

[@doyoumakeittotheclouddistr4132]

@@killian9314 DOD wants to speak with you

[@killian9314]

@@doyoumakeittotheclouddistr4132 no they won't, they'll never accept ideas that make them save money

[@doyoumakeittotheclouddistr4132]

@@killian9314 lol ur right. Gotta keep that massive budget.

[@HouseOfKung]

When are these available on amazon prime?

[@zecon5890]

As early as 2021 I heard if you have a Prime account.

[@CitizenSnips69]

I need these.... for.... home defense. A lightly armored vehicle of burglars could break into my house at any time! The democrats want to take away my right to protect my family but I won’t let them! #LegalizeHEOrdanance

[@88997799]

Dark web.... not expensive.

[@yeeturmcbeetur8197]

Ancap.mp4

[@mosstd]

I want to see what crazy shit you get when you order from wish .com

[@038Dude]

I never knew a 40mm could even penetrate targets such as these, I thought it was more of a way of peppering the enemy with shrapnel rather then penetrating steel, but here you go. Terrifying stuff, and amazing at the same time

[@justindunlap1235]

older 40mm was usual HE or frag, but these have a shaped charge to achieve that level of penetration.

[@tommygun5038]

Depends on the rounds.

[@WineScrounger]

Shaped charges are scary stuff.

[@collander7766]

Normally your average 40mm grenade shell is gonna be pure HE. These ones are just insane. Penetrating at least 65mm of RHA is no joke for a tiny little round like that, on top of the fact that it spray shrapnel in all directions as any other HE grenade would. This would be incredibly lethal against lightly armored targets like IFVs and armored cars. The guy even said chunks of the concrete wall flew 15m backwards. That’s a scary amount of power.

[@phucprice6698]

40MM HEDP - look it up

[@45CaliberCure]

Nice work. Hell of a weapons system. Interesting to see that it programs after the shot, vs. the OIWS's method of programming the round in the breach.

[@norwegiangadgetman]

By using 'after launch' programming it means the weapon used to fire the grenade doesn't matter. You can fit it to anything. Same tech could also be used on larger calibers.

[@OKOK-hm2is]

@@norwegiangadgetman But i'm not sure about the possibility to program rounds with an automatic fire, as several rounds can be in the reach of antenna at the same time. And they have only shown single shots during this demo, which also can confirm this poing

[@TankR]

Is it actually 'programming' the thing, or does it start listening after the g-load of the shot and the antenna just cuts the signal after a certain amount of time? Like, Im wondering exactly how smart the system is, and how it could potentially be jammed/interfered with (yes, its modular on some level, but I inherently dont trust RF at a distance)..... Ill still take 5 for home defense....😁

[@cascadianrangers728]

FYI, this isn't the type of 40mm ammo you fire off from an under barrel launcher, this is a much longer, heavier 40mm with a lot more room for explosive filler and advanced fusing, as well as enough propellant to throw it 4x faster, too, the us employs the same high velocity 40mm in the mk19

[@RubberChicken10000]

Never occurred to me what a great testing surface ice is for this kind of stuff

[@TheTibetyak]

Although no fish were harmed in the making of this video, reports indicate they disapproved of this testing surface.

[@tar5us452]

thinking the same. Shows exactly the dispersion of the shrapnel.

[@andrewwhite1793]

That's one way to make the ice slip proof. Is that how salting is done in the US ;-)

[@EsotericResearcher777]

Best civilian home defense round I've ever seen.

[@mcburcke]

Nammo always comes up with amazing and effective rounds...well done!

[@bbmw9029]

I don't know if anyone from Nammo actually reads this, but you should look at developing a similar airburst round in 30 x 113mm for the M230 chain gun. This gun is seeing increasing use, especially with similar RWS mounts, and is being pitched for use on all sorts of smaller vehicles (think JLTV.) AFAIK there is no airburst munition for it. There is an opportunity here.

[@reckyourself6948]

They tried it with 20mm already and iirc it really sucked

[@bbmw9029]

@@reckyourself6948 30mm has nuch more volume to work with. And, of course, there are already 30x173mm rounds with timed fusing.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

look up Puma IFV or MK30-2ABM from Rheinmetall. in service since 2015

[@bbmw9029]

@@zhufortheimpaler4041 I think Northrop Grumman now has airburst rounds for both the 30x113mm and 30x173mm calibers, with both time and proximity fusing.

[@zhufortheimpaler4041]

@@bbmw9029 yeah the rheinmetall mk30-2 has them since like 2008

[@Damocles54]

I used to carry an m203 and when i saw that 65mm plate my first thought was "wow, that's gutsy to demonstrate the limits of your munitions. I mean, it gives any potential hostile a reference to defeat your product, but hey, it's an A for guts" I was mistook. This is a badass system. I kind of want one. ..

[@jakebaker4504]

195k if you have a class 2 SOT with a PD demo letter and I can get you one!

[@Damocles54]

@@jakebaker4504 lol I'm a bit short at the moment, but if my crypto investment pays off I'll hit you up

[@user-td1zo3tv9p]

Fantastic! Would NOT want to be the intended target of these rounds!! Good job, Nammo!!

[@julietgolf3331]

Endelig har ventet på en demonstrasjon av de granatene i flere år. Hørte om dette i et teknisk magasin og syntes det var rart at det ikke var noe mer snakk om dem. Dette er en game changer for moderne konflikter siden det er mest urban krig med myke mål.

[@SomeOne-zn5vc]

The explosion patterns on the "string of pearls" pearls was amazing. I can see this weapon is better suited for urban and city combat/defense. Noice

[@pietskiet8763]

Forest clearing too?

[@adhd_with_pennies4867]

or be used on planes for a more cheaper airstrike That's Normally what they usually would us it on aircraft for

[@levikelley1842]

Definition of "fuck everything in that general direction!"

[@ffandrewd2986]

Russian badger

[@michaelswagson4457]

"Adeptus mechanicus testing their new bolter design ca. 44500; colorized"

[@dragonlolislayer8631]

Michael Humer nice

[@mostlymessingabout]

They should have a Nordic chapter. The germans have Krieg

[@Psyk0pepper]

Bruh

[@andyonlysmaller6557]

Lol I like the 40k reference!

[@mostlymessingabout]

@Stojan Stojanovic home video? 🤔

[@BattlesuitExcalibur]

Radio frequency detonation has been a technology for decades, VT delay fused shells were used in the Pacific theater to down Japanese aircraft at a higher rate than conventional shells. Nice to see it being applied to 40mm grenades, thanks to miniaturization of components.

[@RobertLeeAtYT]

That’s not what this is. This is not radar proximity fused. This round is timer fused. The only innovation is that the timer is set by short range radio when the round leaves the barrel. The timing information is derived from the laser range finder on the optics mount.

[@blueeyeswhitedragon9839]

Put one of those 40 mm grenade launchers, each on a fleet of Toyotas...even Canada could afford that!

[@allahsnackbar9915]

land cruisers with RWS on top

[@NoahTheDude420]

THIS IS AWESOME. Also very eye opening to the firepower that is modern day warfare tech. Thank you.

[@matthewwaddington2777]

Not really, it's merely a hollow-shaped charge! The same technology we've had for decades!

[@582km]

Matthew Waddington you are right on hollow charge, but the airbursting technology is quite new. And the use against drones, that’s a game changer

[@jholotanbest2688]

@@582km Of course this is more advanced but the allies had air burst in ww2.

[@jamesmoore7794]

I just showed this to my dad, enlisted marine stationed in khe sahn in 67-68 and he carried an m79. He wishes he had these munitiins back then.

[@pieterveenders9793]

It wouldn't have mattered, these can only be fired from high velocity (and thus much higher pressures, and hence thicker and heavier breach/barrel) 40 mm autocannons, not the low or medium velocity man portable let alone underbarrel 40 mm grenade launchers.

[@automated8493]

I know English isn't your first language but perhaps coming up with some wording first may have been best: "What's the advantage of our airburst ammunition compared to conventional ammunition? Well, first of all, we have airburst. You can program this round to airburst wherever you want it to airburst, so you can take out targets in defilade, behind corners, in trenches, over rooftops." You said Airburst 4 times in a few seconds. Maybe say something like: "The advantage of our rounds over conventional 40mm ammunition is the airburst capability. Using radio frequencies we are able to program the rounds to detonate at a precise distance. This gives the operator the ability to attack targets hidden behind cover such as trenches, corners or rooftops. Conventional ammunition relies on saturated fire to get shrapnel on target, with Nammo airburst technology you have the same effectiveness with just 1 round, giving you far more capability and endurance in the field."

[@helgestadheim8516]

Noted!:)

[@getreal929]

Norway has some very interesting military products 👍

[@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr]

I think they are compensating after that little invasion a while back.

[@osamabinladen824]

Yes indeed

[@ritz5606]

@@Smarterthanyou-mthrfkr The next is to shoot the enemies slowly with a blunt gun

[@ViktoriousDead]

This is US tech

[@osamabinladen824]

@@ViktoriousDead Okehhh

[@bassfan71]

Can I mount this on the roof of my 95' civic hatch?

[@_R_E_D_A_C_T_E_D_]

Yes

[@bassfan71]

@@_R_E_D_A_C_T_E_D_ Will it have any impact on VTEC?

[@savagex466-qt1io]

You can aim it at Warsaw ya sure

[@daddyplankton5855]

If there's a will there's a way

[@DigitalRX2r]

@@bassfan71 Popping VTEC will twist the barrel of the launcher. You should know this.

[@Mr.Maus.Thunder]

Amazing. You show what this weapon is capable of. It looks really cold and they work flawlessly. Congrats

[@nikoolix]

Dude looks like he just returned from a skiing trip in the beautiful peaceful Norway, and suddenly just casually showing off super high-tech weapons. Such a stark contrast from American firearm channels haha.

[@mikejohnson5900]

I would look forward to going to work every day doing this.

[@lazysloth9060]

Cover for an infantryman is one of his/her greatest asset in the battlefield. It would be scary and demoralizing to fight against such a weapons system.

[@daddyplankton5855]

Adds on thermal, infrared and x-ray.

[@axlfrhalo]

@@daddyplankton5855 x-ray? you do know x-ray works by reading photons patterns based on material penetration right? are you planning on putting a receiver BEHIND the enemy troops and then x-ray to see them? Think before you type you idiot.

[@hphp31416]

@@axlfrhalo there is x ray scaning machine and x ray wavelenght that can be used by some kind of radar

[@georgea7336]

Absolutely phenomenal, quality over quantity in this case is FAR more beneficial in this 40 mikemike configuration!!! IMPRESSIVE!!!

[@Big74Mike2012]

I had the chance to use a MK19 several times in Iraq, and this ammo would've been a nightmare for those on the receiving end!

[@tar5us452]

Hell yeah these rounds would make a mess of any car bomber driving towards a check point. Shape charge to disable the engine and air burst to mince meat the driver.

[@johnmoe7851]

Michael , thank you for your service..

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

Cheers from across the pond! I absolutely imagine these would punch through an engine block.

[@toad3222]

@@AdamOwenBrowning if not punching through the block, it might ruin pulleys and belts that keep the engine running and seize it up

[@IHateYoutubeHandlesVeryMuch]

That's if the thing wouldn't jam

[@TrikeRoadPoet]

Finally, a perfect gun for squirrel hunting, along with duck, groundhog, real hogs and dinosaurs! LOVE this system.

[@slappy8941]

Holy fuck that was funny! You must have been the coolest kid in your special education class.

[@greatplainsman3662]

Don't forget rioters!....

[@Magnus_Kieler]

Willard Hazen Oh definitely rioters!

[@terry92ish]

Slappy holy shit you are desperate for attention

[@TrikeRoadPoet]

Yep

[@bluegizmo1983]

If the system and rounds can be delivered for 1.5x to 2x the price of typical 40mm I could definitely see this being a viable and widely used system.

[@pravdasircone1691]

There's no way in hell this kind of tech only costs two dummy grenades. Bet my left nut

[@listerdean2332]

I have met soldiers who didn't have much faith in the 40mm. Air burst seems like a big difference

[@pietskiet8763]

Yip ..in loose dry sand the standard 40 is not impressive!

[@Chironex_Fleckeri]

@@pietskiet8763 I could see it. Or in the snow ❄.

[@hourbee5535]

Very interesting. Thanks for posting.

[@Szaone]

Teach your children there is no glory or heroes in war. That the glory comes from the actions that prevent war, and the heroes are the ones who implement those actions.

[@splbrad]

Yep that’s what Ronald Reagan did to Russia

[@mr.pavone9719]

The Inquisition would like to have a word with you. The word is HERESY.

[@bthorn5035]

Wars are prevented by being so strong, the enemy takes all measures to avoid pissing you off.

[@TheJohn_Highway]

In the history of mankind there has never been a successful nation that didn't have great military victories and generals.

[@Tigerssnakes]

I'm fortunate my dad is in the weapon industry. This ammunition is amazing and really practical. Well done guys!!!

[@ericr.4851]

yes, I think I will be using this for my armored fighting vehicles. good product 10/10

[@cascadianrangers728]

Nice, that's an ARMS qd mount on the programmer, they obviously are sparing no expense!

[@sturmgewehr4454]

40mm airburst can pen 65mm steel? Very impressive.

[@Rob-vv5yn]

Did they mention what it’s range is?

[@mho...]

@@Rob-vv5yn roundabout 2km^^ but its a shaped charge, so aslong as it gets close enough, the projectile will do its full damage!

[@TheJohn_Highway]

​@@Rob-vv5yn It's a dual purpose round. That means it's a jack of all trades. It's essentially a HEAT round that can be detonated mid-air. The fragmentation and explosive force compared to a regular HE/Airburst is lackluster, but it's still good enough and the ability to just shoot any target is what makes it great. A regular HE/Airburst would do nothing against lightly armored vehicles, so you'd have to get the hell out of there before they returned fire. But with this you just point and shoot at anything that isn't an MBT or heavy IFV and you know you'll take care of it. Infantry in the open, behind walls, inside buildings, or inside an APC... just point and "click".

[@Rob-vv5yn]

@@TheJohn_Highway what are they going fir3 it from ?

[@ilkka4716]

What a convincing weapon! Good job!

[@thewilberforce]

Dunno why KZbin thought I needed to see this. But it’s cool.

[@josephastier7421]

Really impressive jet for such a small round.

[@covodex516]

a slow-mo would have been great; it really helps with just visually assessing the effectiveness of shrapnel - it all just happens way to fast for the human eye and the aftermath isn't enough to really appreciate how devastating the effect is

[@latewizard301]

There was slo mo

[@Synthmilk]

An excellent improvement to the 40mm grenade, who's main benefit was already against targets in defilade or behind light cover like a brick wall. The addition of a HEAP warhead is fantastic as well, making it now useful against moderately armored targets and heavy cover like reinforced concrete walls.

[@jaymac7203]

Absolutely incredible technology 😳 wow!

[@ToIsleOfView]

Absolutely terrifying to any ground force. My only question is the security of the wireless programming. Electronic countermeasures could interfere or even detonate the round before being shot down-range.

[@RouteDeTours]

I thought he mentioned some sort of gizmo that ensured the grenade was only armed after it had been fired. Could easily be wrong though.

[@helgestadheim8516]

@@RouteDeTours correct, a gizmo called safe & arm device

[@dougantonucci8278]

Like tiny deadly cluster bombs. This is kick ass

[@bellybutthole]

Well what nice "serendipity" as they where outlawed... Well this is way more tactical:)

[@michaelbytner9346]

Looks like a very human friendly invention. Congratulation for making the world a little better!

[@dawolf7784]

Very nice product I wish I could purchase this item for home defense . Very impressive !

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

You want artillery for home defence? 'Murica.

[@Damocles54]

Unless your house is huge, you likely wouldn't have enough range for the round to arm. It takes...15(?) Meters in flight before it would detonate. Unless these removed that safety feature in favor of the programmable bits. Even so, inside a structure, even if the shrapnel didn't get you, the overpressure would. Stick to buckshot. I prefer 4 buck in a magnum load lol *don't. I know he's joking, i know I'm joking about everything except the buckshot, so just... don't lol

[@wolfganggugelweith8760]

We need peace not war. It’s my opinion and I am Sergeant Major. Greetings from the mountains!🏔🛶🐺

[@goatface6602]

You are needed in the USA now. Fed and state governments are destroying the Constitution and the people!! HELP!!!!

[@kornei2007]

Counter UAV was amazing. Effectively this could be similar to air burst mortar round.

[@MrDarrylR]

Tough to get the range to a moving target without search/lock radar, and 40mm grenades only range out to 1500 m (and that with a lot of barrel elevation / dispersion). This is a cool tool for vehicle patrols in urban environments.

[@shibumi5210]

Every American Embassy overseas needs to have a few of these on the premises for emergencies. Can you imagine about six of these in Bengazi when that happened? Game over... I was in Tunisia when they stormed the American Embassy- wish there had been a few there...

[@drechenlard6491]

this guy looks like a true maniac, i bet this gun is good.

[@davidfinsterwald8022]

Meddl du Kaschber!

[@mk6315]

This is some judge dredd stuff I love it

[@josephkane825]

Can these be programmed rapidly on the fly, say as a counter ambush weapon for soft vehicle convoys?

[@helgestadheim8516]

Yes

[@thooke222]

Planning a vacation to Syria eh?

[@russellvonastel7111]

Norway has always produced weapons of exceptional quality

[@phapnui]

Reminds me when I was a snake driver and used thumper configuration on front turret. 40mm grenade launcher would go thump thump thump. To turn people into monkey meat, flechette rockets did the trick with much wider dispersal area. When nails enter a human body, they bounce of bone and shred meat. War has blessed us with so many wonderful things.

[@shawnwolf9240]

I love this ammunition. Keep up the amazing work and I love watching this video

[@fakshen1973]

My last air burst was jumping from three steps up on the stairway... while feeling gassy.

[@FlatRangeOperator]

guys i love your m995 AP3 and AP4 ! penetrates very well thanks!

[@talbotlindstrom6452]

Progress since the 80s.

[@stephenm6019]

Need lightweight airburst version for rotorcraft mount used in self-protect mode during landing/takeoff in hostile areas.

[@kebman]

I call this round "The Flying Shotgun".

[@joegagnon2268]

Those are amazingly crushing 40mm awesome rounds

[@jshanker2005]

"Nammo Test Center, Somewhere in Norway" Will sound so much more thrilling.

[@bedlams9594]

So, it’s a dual purpose grenade? On impact it acts like a a shaped charge but it can also just be used for shrapnel? Definitely keep that in mind for when I write.

[@helgestadheim8516]

Correct

[@bedlams9594]

@@helgestadheim8516 awesome, glad I wasn’t misunderstanding that.

[@69uremum]

Shaped charges are amazing!

[@holyravioli5795]

What if you used a transmitter next to the target to reset the timer before it hits the target? Seems like it would be pretty easy to defeat.

[@582km]

Gee, didn’t think about that!!..........

[@josephastier7421]

I seems obvious that the round would be designed to accept programming at the same time it is fired, and only once.

[@guillermozepeda9967]

Well done! Fire control is the perhaps the peskiest of engineering tasks; live fire testing is no joke.

[@xquantumtheory2010]

This is fucking terrifying. To be on the receiving end of that would be horrible

[@clist9406]

Yeah yeah , our system just punches thru the wall and takes out everything

[@ViktoriousDead]

This is US tech

[@BassDropper991]

@@ViktoriousDead German weapon..

[@ViktoriousDead]

BassDropper991 we’ve had this capability with our mk47 striker for nearly 15 years

[@Racer47251]

​@@ViktoriousDead the HK GMW is in production since 1996.

[@itsamegaming9503]

@@Racer47251 you got em there lul. US ppl think their Country is better in developing Automatic-Weaponary then Germans. Big Lol.

[@TinfoilHatWearer]

Do all your closest friends get one of these for Christmas? Man, I'd love to be on that list... We can totally be besties!

[@Veldtian1]

Seriously, seriously, excellent work guys, this will make those corner fighting Middle Eastern types think twice about their tactics lol.

[@driveitlikeyastoleit55]

Dear Santa, I've been a very good boy this year and would really like to find one of these under the tree Christmas morning.

[@jeffjefferson2676]

Those programmed airburst rounds are scary! A lot of the same features on all sorts of weapon systems. Winning war is probably who is the best equipped. Radio and electronic jamming equipment more and more important. What would happen if an EMP where to be dropped? Could you still fire the gun? You still might want to have the option of analog/manual control. Electronics bring up the best in weapon systems. But once electronics are not feasible due to conditions. Than what?

[@SpaceMissile]

then i guess you send your boys out with machine guns. lol "the old fashioned way." bonus points for going "ah fuck it" and just EMP-ing them back first.

[@jeffjefferson2676]

@@SpaceMissile I wont be in any frontline. War is hell!

[@SpaceMissile]

​@@jeffjefferson2676 agreed. i mean, if it came down to it and i was defending my homeland for a noble cause or something, sure, but i'm not trying to make a career out of it.

[@jeffjefferson2676]

@@SpaceMissile Nah, you can have it. If i was put in a cornet ill bite..:P Im not getting conscripted. They will scrable your brains and clip your nuts off.. And you can get terribly hurt. No its not my life thats on the line just like that!

[@andrewwhite1793]

Jamming is difficult as the programmer is high power over a short range. From the shooter's point of view there may be a problem, the programming pulse is aimed at the target, so in the modern connected battlefield, if the target has a radio detection it may detect and Identify the location of the signal before the grenade detonates. Although the target is destroyed, a connected tank could return fire...

[@Diddy291]

I Love that place! I was some years ago there taking down big tent and tribune after some event.

[@helgestadheim8516]

👍

[@Paul_Sergeyev]

So it's a very universal round: Armoured targets destruction Unarmoured vehicles destruction Trench and roof clearing Wall penetration Drone destruction Area effect peppering All in a small package that could be installed instead of a machine gun on a toyota. Though it must be pricey as hell.

[@midbc1midbc199]

The burst smoke gives away the composition

[@edithboozy1000]

I checked Amazon but they don't have any of these on Prime so I passed.

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

Just one of many new smart ammunition. Rheinmetall's version with the tungsten mini projectiles uses a similar RF programmable fuse, the cleverest part is the electronic control and targeting systems.

[@helgestadheim8516]

No it doesn’t, they use a different solution for programming

[@laernulienlaernulienlaernu8953]

@@helgestadheim8516 which is?

[@helgestadheim8516]

@laernulieNlaernulieNlaernulieN Rheinmetall uses IR programming

[@lihuang5937]

If Napoleon army had this, whole global all high rise chickens now !

[@johnathandoe4951]

Pardon?

[@roelkomduur8073]

On the magic eggrolls again, Li ?

[@lihuang5937]

@@roelkomduur8073 👍👍😊

[@jools77]

Truly the Swiss watchmakers of the ammo and weapons world

[@HexLabz]

I would have loved using this instead of the plain old Mk. 19 and its plain ammo. I had to do the old, shoot 1 round and wait to see where it landed. Adjust. Re-fire.

[@JohnMc1776]

Coolest job in the world. Where do I apply? 401K, Dental?

[@b19931228]

8:34 Exact replay on my hopes and dreams.

[@terrynicewonger5434]

This is a very impressive system.

[@usarmyfl1]

Small business's could have used one of these lately.

[@TheExplosiveGuy]

It warms my heart to think of this being deployed against rioters🤣

[@ranglr9620]

WOW great product i'll be sure to pick one up from my local grocery store

[@goldridder]

It was all “just ok” until the drone footage. Take my money.

[@Tufenkian777]

Ditto

[@herptek]

Combined with the capability to detect and track many moving drones simultaneously and to engage them each in close succession something like this would be something close to omni-purpose self-defense system for combat vehicles. Still add a 7.62 co-axial for ammunition capacity for engaging soft targets in the open and hardly more would be needed.

[@TheElectronicDilettante]

Soft targets better start digging!!! What a job! There’s a lot of trust to stand down range of a weapon like that. Of course you can’t disclose this but I hope there are safeguards that keep unwanted RF from detonating a round in the weapon. It must activate as it is fired. Very cool!!

[@armr6937]

Old PewDiePie turned to weapons manufacture

[@suprememasteroftheuniverse]

Now he's arming his 9yro army.

[@kebman]

Pretty sure he'd be working for Bofors rather than Nammo. ;)

[@armr6937]

​@@kebman Nah, he's secretly Norwegian. Norwegians own the Earth, but they don't want you to know this so they pass for swedes when it's convenient.

[@kebman]

@@armr6937 As a norrbagga, I have to admit that Bofors do make some pretty sweet guns tho ^^ For instance, check this one out: BOFORS RECOILLESS FIELD 90mm ANTI-TANK GUN SALES FILM 75562

[@randomoldguy3967]

I definitely need a job testing ammunition effects against old vehicles.

[@joebates3272]

The ultimate solution for porch pirates and that neighbors dog that never stops barking all night long.

[@greatplainsman3662]

And Portland!

[@fedep.6741]

Air Bud?

[@USCFlash]

This is very interesting but i have one question...can these still punch through steel, metal, concrete etc....at longer distances, since these auto launchers have long range capabilities of between 1000-2000 meters? for example these were relatively close shots in the video. What about a shot to say a thin steel barrier but at 1200 meters which is well within the effective firing rage of the best auto launchers? For example. Let's say a special ops team has to destroy a ship in harbor ( i know there are far simpler ways, just making a scenario) Steel of ships' hull is relatively thin....so let's say they are perched on a hill 1200 meters from target & that is as close as they can get. Let's say they select auto fire & try to penetrate the hull, where the engines, the weapons magazine, or the gas tanks would be. Would this successfully penetrate?

[@bobsmith5714]

For any sort of HEAT round using a shaped charge, the effectiveness is independent of velocity. HV ammunition only has a muzzle velocity of ~230m/s in any case. So as long as the round can hit the target, the penetration will be the same.

[@USCFlash]

@@bobsmith5714 Thanks for the help. I always wondered why more special ops teams don't hit ships moored in harbors with tactics like this. The reason i mentioned this scenario was because i was discussing with a friend the possibility for special ops/sabotage raids by very small groups of ukrainian soldiers hitting some of Russia's harbors with naval assets, like Sevastopol. It might not make a big difference in the war, but being able to seriously damage a couple of russian warships in port, at a distance might be good for morale. Even moreso it might be much easier trying that against russian airbases. A couple of snipers with barrett anti-materiel rifles, & auto grenade lauchers stationed about 1500-2000 meters from some of the more open air bases could certainly destroy a bunch of planes as well as fuel depots etc. Prolly would be a one way ticket to eventual capture.....but that's a decent trade....one sniper for a dozen SU-34s. Of course it would have to be clandestine & the gear would have to be placed there before the sniper arrives since he cant carry it through customs 😉😉

[@reedsilvesan2197]

How to turn concrete walls into an effective smokescreen cool