Weapon Talk ~ OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon)
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Colt OICW
The OICW was developed at the beginning of the century to replace the modified M-16a2's as the primary urban/night assault rifles in the US Army. The OICW is really two guns in one package attached to a high tech targeting computer. The bottom is a 5.56mm assault rifle, and the top fires 20mm HE assault cannon rounds. The 5.56mm is great for anti-personel, while the 20mm HE is good for flushing enemy forces out of reinforced positions, or attacking light vehicles. The targeting computer uses a sensors package that can pick up anything on the battlefield, even magically or technologically hidden items. The targeting computer incorporates a range-finder and automatically adjusts the sights to compensate for wind and range.
The plans for the OICW to replace the modified M-16's didn't work out and eventually the M-16/M203 combination was left in the field. When Colt replaced its aging M-16 fleet with the new M-23's, the M-22 was chosen to take the M-16/M203's spot, once again killing the idea of the OICW. But with the advent of magic and Ruthenium Polymers, combined with better snipers the need for a system that could detect invisible and/or partially hidden objects became apparent. Colt re-built the OICW to incorporate all of the latest technology to fill this role. The UCAS Army now issues a few OICW's to each squad to act in the anti-sniper, anti-magic roles, for which this is superb. UCAS forces also use the OICW in urban environments where the sensors are a great asset. -
I heard its been cancelled. They split the project and the assault rifle part and the grenade launcher part will be developed as separate projects. The assault rifle portion is now the XM-8 (basically a Americanised Heckler & Koch G36) and the grenade launcher portion is developed into a standalone launcher and increased calibre to 25mm (can't remember the new designation)
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Seems kind of bulky for small-unit ops.Looks like you need only one for each section as I think the SOPMOD kit for the existing M4 carbine and the addition of a thermal sight for the M16 is more effective in the sense of broad spectrum allocation.Originally posted by Joshua1975:Colt OICW
The OICW was developed at the beginning of the century to replace the modified M-16a2's as the primary urban/night assault rifles in the US Army. The OICW is really two guns in one package attached to a high tech targeting computer. The bottom is a 5.56mm assault rifle, and the top fires 20mm HE assault cannon rounds. The 5.56mm is great for anti-personel, while the 20mm HE is good for flushing enemy forces out of reinforced positions, or attacking light vehicles. The targeting computer uses a sensors package that can pick up anything on the battlefield, even magically or technologically hidden items. The targeting computer incorporates a range-finder and automatically adjusts the sights to compensate for wind and range.
The plans for the OICW to replace the modified M-16's didn't work out and eventually the M-16/M203 combination was left in the field. When Colt replaced its aging M-16 fleet with the new M-23's, the M-22 was chosen to take the M-16/M203's spot, once again killing the idea of the OICW. But with the advent of magic and Ruthenium Polymers, combined with better snipers the need for a system that could detect invisible and/or partially hidden objects became apparent. Colt re-built the OICW to incorporate all of the latest technology to fill this role. The UCAS Army now issues a few OICW's to each squad to act in the anti-sniper, anti-magic roles, for which this is superb. UCAS forces also use the OICW in urban environments where the sensors are a great asset.
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no offense .. but xiao bo ... looks too damn heavy and bulky to be put into actual use.
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its actually shown to be much more effective when used with an open mind... also, its not that much heavier.Originally posted by meander:no offense .. but xiao bo ... looks too damn heavy and bulky to be put into actual use.
most of the time, the problem is not with the weapon... the problem is with the narrow minded people using the weapon. -
make using plastic lorOriginally posted by meander:no offense .. but xiao bo ... looks too damn heavy and bulky to be put into actual use. -
But it certainly still look bulky even for larger built foreigners as shown in the picture,not very suitable for FIBUA if so bulky.
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US Army looking more and more like starship troopers...Originally posted by Joshua1975:Colt OICW
The OICW was developed at the beginning of the century to replace the modified M-16a2's as the primary urban/night assault rifles in the US Army. The OICW is really two guns in one package attached to a high tech targeting computer. The bottom is a 5.56mm assault rifle, and the top fires 20mm HE assault cannon rounds. The 5.56mm is great for anti-personel, while the 20mm HE is good for flushing enemy forces out of reinforced positions, or attacking light vehicles. The targeting computer uses a sensors package that can pick up anything on the battlefield, even magically or technologically hidden items. The targeting computer incorporates a range-finder and automatically adjusts the sights to compensate for wind and range.
The plans for the OICW to replace the modified M-16's didn't work out and eventually the M-16/M203 combination was left in the field. When Colt replaced its aging M-16 fleet with the new M-23's, the M-22 was chosen to take the M-16/M203's spot, once again killing the idea of the OICW. But with the advent of magic and Ruthenium Polymers, combined with better snipers the need for a system that could detect invisible and/or partially hidden objects became apparent. Colt re-built the OICW to incorporate all of the latest technology to fill this role. The UCAS Army now issues a few OICW's to each squad to act in the anti-sniper, anti-magic roles, for which this is superb. UCAS forces also use the OICW in urban environments where the sensors are a great asset. -
They and their exoskeleton research, airborne lasers, camouflage that changes with surroundings, UCAVs,nuclear powered spaceships to Mars and Jupiter...Who comes close?No one....
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oh i was actually looking at the first pic ... the one with the 6x scope/vidcam(wtf?)/rangefinder(wtf 2?), 20mm barrel all attached.Originally posted by CX:its actually shown to be much more effective when used with an open mind... also, its not that much heavier.
most of the time, the problem is not with the weapon... the problem is with the narrow minded people using the weapon.
Imagine all the accesssories attached, you probably need months to train to be fully proficient in it.
6x scope (does this weapon need a 6x scope for it's range?) +
rangefinder (for 20mm ?) +
fire control computer (easily damaged in the field ?) +
vidcam (wtf is this used for ?!) +
detonation device
= 1 heavy accessory that might really affect extended aiming.
Add the spare 5.56mm / 20mm HE mags, spare batts for the "computer", repair kits (maybe) and other god-knows-what accessories to the combat load, the soldier will feel like a turtle. Bear in mind this is "fighting load", unlike some "optional combat load" like fieldpacks that can be tossed off during firefights. All the extra load slows the average soldier; and in QCB or normal firefights, a slow soldier is a dead soldier.
Maybe the US guys have the strength and build to fully utilise this weapon. Still the first pic of the guy aiming with this monster seems to be in a really uncomfortable postition to me.
IMHO the accessories seem like a case of over-designing from nitwit engineers to me. But then again, it's just a first impression from me.
Anyway the stripped down version w/o all that BS looks a lot more usable though ...