The U.S. Army Is Rushing These Anti-Personnel Weapons To Afghanistan

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Kris Osborn, Scout Warrior: Army Rushes 1,000 New "MAAWS" Weapons to Afghanistan

The Army is fast-tracking acquisition of more than 1,000 upgraded, lightweight shoulder-fired weapons able to destroy enemy targets hidden behind rocks, trees and buildings, service officials said.

The weapon is an upgraded variant of the Army’s Multi-Role Anti-Armor, Anti-Personnel Weapons System, or MAAWS - a reusable, recoilless shoulder-fired conventional munition.

It first ordered by the Army in response to an Operational Needs Statement from Afghanistan seeking to procure a direct fire, man-portable, anti-personnel and light structure weapon able, among other things, to respond to insurgent rocket-propelled grenade, or RPG, fire.

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WNU Editor: I guess there is not enough fire-power to stop the Taliban.