Friday, November 21, 2008

XM-312

IOC: 2010

XM312

Also Known As
XM307K50

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
General Dynamics Armament and Technical Products

Applications
XM312

Derived from:
XM312

Description: The XM312, formerly known as the XM307K50, is a lightweight .50 caliber (12.7mm) machine gun being developed by General Dynamics to provide support for US Army objective forces. It features increased accuracy, effectiveness and lethality over current machine guns.

This item can be converted to a 25mm grenade launcher taking less than 5 minutes and changing 6 parts. In fact, the XM312 machine gun is a derivative of the XM307 25mm grenade weapon system being designed for the US Army Objective Force.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2

Dimensions: Diameter 12.70 mm, Height 180 mm, Length 1,560 mm, Width 250 mm

Weights: Max Weight 19 kg (41.9 lb)

Performance: Max Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 230 rounds per minute

News
General Dynamics to Develop US Army Next Generation Lightweight .50 Caliber Machine Guns

Operators

United States of America

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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