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自越南战争以来,美国步兵最珍贵的武器和最可靠的朋友就是M-16轻型步枪——一种能连续发射毁灭性高速子弹的致命步枪。然而,这种性能可靠的武器即将被一种“让敌人无处藏身”的新型高科技步枪所取代。美国陆军不久就将为步兵配备的这种新型战地武器,旨在通过赋予美军在实战中向各个角落射击的能力,使永不过时的战术发生彻底变化。这种新型武器外观酷似科幻电影中的道具枪,它使用了激光制导子弹,子弹在敌人掩体上空爆炸,向躲藏在掩体中的敌人喷射致命金属碎片。这种空中爆炸式子弹将击溃数百年来靠巨砾、战壕和屏障掩护士兵的防护战术。美国皮卡蒂尼兵工厂陆军开发项目经理说:它让敌人“无处藏身”。这种武器将赋予美国轻步兵和特种部队那种决定性的高技术优势——美国的坦克、飞机和大炮已经拥有了这种优势。据说,这种武器特别适合未来城市作战使用,比如到处是掩体的索马里和车臣。
Since the Vietnam War, the most precious weapon and most reliable friend of the U.S. infantry has been the M-16 Light Rifle, a deadly rifle capable of continuously launching devastating high-speed bullets. However, this dependable weapon is about to be replaced by a new, high-tech rifle that “leaves the enemy nowhere to hide.” This new field weapon, soon to be deployed by the United States Army for infantry, aims to revolutionize the tactics that are outdated by giving the U.S. military the ability to shoot in every corner of the world in real combat. The new weapon resembles a prop gun in a sci-fi movie, using a laser-guided bullet that explodes over enemy shelters and shoots deadly metal fragments at enemies hiding in bunkers. This air-blast bullet will defeat the defense tactics of hundreds of years of protecting soldiers covered by boulders, trenches and barriers. The project manager for the Army Development Project at Picatinny Arsenal in the United States said: “It leaves the enemy with no place to hide.” Such a weapon would give the United States the decisive high-tech advantage of light infantry and special forces that American tanks, aircraft and artillery already possess. It is said that such weapons are particularly suitable for future urban operations, such as Somalia and Chechnya, which are sheltered.