How The "Punisher Weapon" Works

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This New Rifle Uses Programmable Rounds To Blow Up Enemies 500 Yards Away -- Business Insider

Dubbed "The Punisher" by American forces in Afghanistan, the XM25 fires accurately up to 500 meters.

But the distance isn't what's impressing soldiers involved in the live trial of the weapon — it's its programmable 25mm round.

A target's distance is transmitted by a rangefinder in the XM25 to the round in the firing chamber. When the grenade leaves the barrel it is spiraling, like a football, and measures the distance it's traveled by the number of spirals it completes.

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.... Used in more than 200 battles, one Army platoon leader told the Army Times: "Engagements that typically take 15 to 20 minutes were over in a matter of minutes.”