Thursday, April 19, 2007

Sniper Rifle of the Future

http://www.military.com/soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_XM109,,00.html

The new capabilities of computers have made the art of shooting easier. The new BORS (Barrett Optical Ranging System) is the combination of a ballistic computer linked to a riflescope. The past snipers had to look across the field and guess the wind, barometric pressure, air temperature, and the range to the target. This new system not only tells the shooter this information, but also does the calculations and sends the information to the scope. The scope then automatically adjusts the sight reticule for the shooter. This leaves the shooter with only one responsibility; squeezing the trigger.

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