{"id":88569,"date":"2019-07-03T10:00:16","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=88569"},"modified":"2019-07-03T06:21:06","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T10:21:06","slug":"new-sniper-rifle-for-airborne-units","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=88569","title":{"rendered":"New Sniper Rifle for Airborne Units"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_88584\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88584\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-88584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Compact-Semi-Automatic-Sniper-System-by-Chris-Oleary-and-Army-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88584\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Compact Semi-Automatic Sniper System (CSASS). (Chris Oleary\/Army)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This new rifle is more compact and lends itself to operating in cramped conditions&#8230; Like the environment experienced by units that need to jump out of airplanes. This rifle gives the sniper the ability to move in cramped conditions, make a jump, land, then effectively do his or her job&#8230; Based on the article, more effectively.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easier to operate, has less recoil, and has above average accuracy.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">From The Army Times:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The rifle is easier to shoot and has less recoil, all while shooting the same round as the M110. [Additionally,] the CSASS has increased accuracy, which equates to higher hit percentages at longer ranges,&#8221; Yarosh said.<\/p>\n<p>The newest CSASS not only has a shorter barrel, but also an adjustable stock for easier transport and comfort.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The CSASS is much shorter and lighter than our current system, which will make long dismounted movements and reaction to contact more efficient,&#8221; said Spc. Nicholas Farmer, a sniper in C Troop, 1st Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment.<\/p>\n<p>Most M4s max out at near 300 meters, but the CSASS allows shooters to reach out to 600 meters. The new rifle can fire the M80A1 Enhanced Performance Round and the XM1158 Advanced Armor Piercing Round.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Army is increasingly shifting to urban operations, despite the push to do training in all environments&#8230; Against multiple types of enemies. Add jumps to the mix, and the physics involved with dropping with equipment, maintaining weapon accuracy is a must.<\/p>\n<p>You could read a lot more details about this on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2019\/07\/02\/this-units-going-airborne-with-the-armys-newest-sniper-rifle\/\">Army Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new rifle is more compact and lends itself to operating in cramped conditions&#8230; Like the &hellip; <a title=\"New Sniper Rifle for Airborne Units\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=88569\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New Sniper Rifle for Airborne Units<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":661,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-army"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/661"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=88569"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88585,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88569\/revisions\/88585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=88569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=88569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=88569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}