XM29 OICW

Weapon Name : XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon
Role : OICW-Program
Weapon Designer : Heckler & Koch, Alliant Techsystems, L-3 IOS Brashear
Manufacturer : Heckler & Koch, Alliant Techsystems, L-3 IOS Brashear
Unit Cost : N/A

Cartridge KE Module : 5.56x45mm NATO
Cartridge HE Module : 25x40mm
Action : Gas operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire : N/A
Muzzle velocity : 2,788.7 ft/s (850 m/s)
Effective range KE : 200 m
Maximum range KE : 600 m
Effective range HE : 500 m
Maximum range HE : 1000 m

Bio :
The XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) was a series of prototypes of a new type of battle rifle that fired 20 mm HE airbursting projectiles. The prototypes were developed as part of the Objective Individual Combat Weapon program in the 1990s.