USMC News

[Shark86]

io veramente intendevo il contrario... secondo me camelbak è sempre stata un gradino sopra, ma con la nuova wxp si può dire che ha annullato la distanza, soprattutto per quel che riguarda l'ergonomia

ma sarà... io ho avuto una vescica camelbak per un pò di tempo prima della WXP e come finiture mi sembra nettamente inferiore

[Anelkiller]

Io con le camelbak mi son sempre trovato bene, e soprattutto non hanno il sistema di chiusura dove devi toccare (magari con le mani sporche) direttamente il beccuccio per aprire e chiudere la valvola. Con la camelbak è più semplice siccome è una levetta indipentente dal beccuccio. Insomma, se posso evitare di bermi dei germi lo faccio volentieri nel dubbio.

[ziofester]

Io con le camelbak mi son sempre trovato bene, e soprattutto non hanno il sistema di chiusura dove devi toccare (magari con le mani sporche) direttamente il beccuccio per aprire e chiudere la valvola. Con la camelbak è più semplice siccome è una levetta indipentente dal beccuccio. Insomma, se posso evitare di bermi dei germi lo faccio volentieri nel dubbio.

quoto!


l'ultimissimo modello della WXP è cmq molto ergonomico ed ha un ottimo profilo stealth

[HOOT]

Breaking News – USMC to Buy New Pack

April 8th, 2011 The USMC has just released a presolicitation notice for a new pack system to replace the current ILBE. This will be a full and open competition with no set asides. The Marines have been looking for some time for a new pack and there have been quite a few rumblings in industry that it would be a government owned design rather than a competition for a completely new, commercially derived design. Expect it to resemble MOLLE more than ILBE. There is an odd bit in the presolicitation that sort of promises a chance to see a pack that sort of looks like the model they want. “Interested offerors are further advised that MARCORSYSCOM, PM ICE, may host a USMC Pack sample viewing during the week of 6 June 2011 (date is tentative) at a location still yet to be determined. This event will be strictly for the purpose of viewing a like-USMC Pack model – which is not an exact representation of the product detailed in subject solicitation.” It is perplexing that they know what the pack looks like that they want but that they don’t have any prototypes of it. This hardly engenders confidence in the process.

According to the solicitation, “The USMC Pack system is specifically intended to provide the Marine with a load carriage system that fully integrates with currently fielded body armor systems. The estimated maximum quantity is 245,721 USMC Pack systems in addition to associated sustainment components.”
Furthermore, the actual solicitation is expected to be released in the next 60 days and “The Government anticipates awarding Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contracts to no more than two (2) offerors that are each capable of producing at least 123,000 Pack systems within twelve (12) months of contract award. Each ID/IQ contract will cover a five (5) year ordering period. Evaluation factors will be set forth in the forthcoming solicitation. Potential offerors are advised that Evaluation will require offerors to submit a minimum of (2) product demonstration models for compliance to a USMC Pack system drawing package and product description (PD).”

Interestingly, the Purchase Description also speaks of a “Family of Load Bearing Equipment (FILBE)” that will be available in the following patterns and colors:

Class 1 – Coyote Brown 498
Class 2 – Woodland MARPAT
Class 3 – Desert MARPAT
Class 4 – Snow MARPAT
Class 5 – OCP
Class 6 – Tan 499

Details of the pack’s design are still a mystery but we expect it to include the following features/components:

A) USMC Pack
a. Main Pack
(1) Frame
(2) Shoulder Harness Assembly
(3) Hip Belt
(4) Main Bag
b. Assault Pack
c. Assault Pouch
d. Sustainment Pouch (Qty. 2)
e. Hydration Pouch (Qty. 2)
f. Hydration Carrier
g. Hydration Bladder System
(1) Hydration Bladder
(2) Hydration Tube with cover
(3) Hydration Bite Valve with cover
h. Sternum Cinch
i. Sub-Belt (also known as “Girth Hip Belt”)
j. Repair Kit
k. Care and Use Manual
FILBE will also include the following components:
B ) Chest Rig
a. USMC Chest Rig
C) USMC Equipment Pouches
D) USMC Holster
E) USMC Corpsman Assault Pack
F) Individual Water Purification System

Based on information we received from multiple sources we believe the frame to be the Down East 1606 frame first developed for the Army’s airborne community but as of yet still unfielded by that service. Additionally, the sternum cinch sounds mysteriously like the Mystery Ranch, Mystery Cinch. That’s because it is!, at least according to the Purchase Description although it adds that pesky “or equivalent”.

[Shark86]

Qualcuno vuole un kit ILBE 2ND GEN in ottime condizioni?

[Jarhead667]

lol, spiace shark, ma aspetto che i prezzi calino ancora un pò, poi se caso ti contatto per un' offerta...

Class 5 – OCP

questo è davvero preoccupante...

[Norse]

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...plete-051611w/ per parlare appunto di equip (se é più da news ditemelo).

[Shark86]

noooooooo disastro



Non ci si riesce proprio a stargli dietro.... non c'è niente da fare.....

Almeno c'è da dire che lo zaino nuovo è figo, e sembra più compatto del main pack ILBE

[Anelkiller]

A me sembra più corto ma vistosamente più tozzo (cioè largo), l'ilbe main alla fine è un sacco molto profondo con gli spallacci imbottiti.
E devo dire che il main non mi dispiace neanche tanto, usandolo senza robe ingombranti sotto è pure comodo, però leggevo che è stato sviluppato per l'uso con l'iba, rendendolo poco comfortevole con i gap di ultima generazione.
Il lato positivo è che non si farà fatica a trovarne di usati a buon prezzo...

[Shark86]

l'M39 sta per aggiudicarsi il titolo di fucile meno duraturo nel corpo dei marines, non hanno nemmeno finito il dispiegamento sul campo che già lo vogliono sostituire... ecco a voi la notizia:

The Marine Corps is rolling out a new, semi-automatic sniper rifle to scout sniper platoons, but holding fire for now on fielding a long-range precision rifle designed to drop targets at 1,500 meters.
The service recently began equipping scout snipers with the M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System. Made by Knight’s Armament Company in Titusville, Fla., the rifle allows shooters to rapidly engage targets out to 800 meters with match-grade 7.62mm ammunition, especially in scenarios requiring multiple follow-up shots.
A handful of Marines have used similar weapons downrange before, but the M110 did not receive full fielding approval until the fall, according to an internal memo obtained by Marine Corps Times. It will be fielded to augment the bolt-action 7.62mm M40A5 sniper rifle already in use, and replace two other semi-automatic 7.62mm weapons — the M39 enhanced marksman rifle and the Mark 11 Mod 1 sniper rifle — said Jim Katzaman, a spokesman at Marine Corps Systems Command, out of Quantico, Va.
Marine officials declined to provide more details about the fielding plans, but the memo said fielding will occur in two phases. Deploying units and schools teaching scout sniper and designated marksman skills were scheduled to begin receiving M110s in January, with fielding continuing through the fall. The second phase calls for filling additional requirements in deploying units and replacing the M39 rifle on a one-for-one basis beginning next fall.
The Corps exercised an option on an existing Army contract for the M110 in June, buying 803 for $8.3 million, said retired Lt. Col. David Lutz, vice president for military operations at Knight’s. Scout sniper teams likely will carry both the M40A5 and the M110 on many missions, he said. More weapons could be purchased as the Corps completes fielding.
“It’s probably a toss-up whether they’ll go out with the M40 or the M110 as the primary weapon,” Lutz said. “I think it’ll depend on what they’re facing on a given day. If it’s a one-shot, one-kill scenario, then it’ll probably still be the M40 getting primary use.”
The Corps’ widespread adoption of the M110 comes more than a decade after the military began adopting the SR-25, a commercial model made by Knight’s with many similarities to the M110. In 2007, the Corps issued an urgent-needs statement for 180 semi-automatic sniper rifles with similarities to the SR-25, and fielded the Mark 11 Mod 1. Those weapons are still likely in the Corps’ inventory, and are distinctive because they are black, rather than tan, Lutz said.
The Army began fielding the M110 in Iraq in 2008, after naming it the No. 2 invention for soldiers in 2007. It has a 20-inch barrel, adjustable butt stock and typically carries 10- and 20-round magazines. Its stainless steel sound suppressor also muffles the sound of gunfire so that it is substantially quieter than the bolt-action M24 and M40.
The Corps’ M110 will be nearly identical to the Army’s, but there are a few differences, Lutz said. For one, Marines are unlikely to carry 10-round magazines for the weapon. The optics also will be different. Soldiers typically use a 3.5x10 optic made by Leupold, of Beaverton, Ore., but the Corps will use a scope from Premier Reticles, of Winchester, Va. Premier already makes the Corps’ scout sniper day scope.
The PSR question

The Corps’ plans for another more powerful sniper rifle are less clear, however. Marine officials have been mum as U.S. Special Operations Command pushes forward with a competition to decide which company will provide its Precision Sniper Rifle.
The Corps began considering options for a new long-range sniper rifle at least seven years ago, after Marines in Iraq issued a universal needs statement for a weapon capable of reaching 1,500 meters. In July 2009, Marine Corps Combat Development Command completed a draft capabilities development document for the weapon, calling it the SR-21, short for Sniper Rifle 21st Century. It said the SR-21 could replace the 7.62mm M40A5, the latest version of a weapon that has been fielded since the 1960s.
“The current M40 Series is limited by a caliber not suited for precision fire at distances greater than 914 meters, is extremely heavy relative to its capability and is readily identifiable by its sounds and flash signature,” said the document, obtained by Marine Corps Times through the Freedom of Information Act.
More recently, the Corps has stepped back, as SOCOM launched its PSR competition. Marine officials worked extensively with SOCOM to develop specifications for the rifle, but hadn’t finalized its plans, MARCORSYSCOM officials said last spring.
Marine officials said the Corps is now waiting to see how the PSR competition turns out before deciding what it will do, a common practice for the service when other branches of service are pursuing similar projects.
Several rifles could be in contention. For example, FN Herstal unveiled its Ballista PSR at the 2011 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show and Convention in Las Vegas in January. The company is relatively new to building precision rifles, but snipers and other combat veterans at SHOT Show said it looked impressive. It features a suppressed .338-caliber system that can be configured for 7.62mm NATO ammo, .308 Winchester ammo and .300 Winchester Magnum.
Another likely contender for the PSR contract is Remington’s Modular Sniper Rifle. It has the same multicaliber capabilities as the Ballista, and came close to meeting SOCOM’s PSR requirements in its first-generation submission, said Joshua Cutlip, who handles technical services for the company.
Remington’s XM2010 — which bears many similarities to a beefed-up M24 or M40 — also may be in play to meet the PSR requirement, some industry analysts said. Sources told Army Times, Marine Corps Times’ sister publication, that some Army snipers have occasionally upped their rounds from 190-grain to 220-grain, and achieved distances and accuracy desired from the PSR. It’s chambered for .300 Winchester Magnum ammo.
The first three XM2010s were delivered to Army Sniper School on Jan. 18. XM2010s were expected to reach Army forces in Afghanistan by the end of February, said Trevor Shaw, Remington’s director of military and government programs

Fonte: https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/new...-m110-031711w/



Non solo. Non si capisce bene ma pare che vogliano sostituire anche l'M40 (arrivato alla versione A5), con un nuovo fucile denominato SR21 (sniper rifle 21th century), perchè secondo loro non gli basta il barrett e vogliono un altro fucile capace di arrivare con agilità sui 1500 metri...

The Marine Corps announced in August they are looking for a sniper rifle chambered in .300 Win Mag. One of the rifles the Corps may be looking at is the Heym USA’s SR21 sniper rifle. Heym is known for high end double guns, both rifles and shotguns. Peruse the Heym website and you will see many photos of dangerous game taken by their customers in Africa. Interested in buying one of their guns? MSRP is “contact us.” I’m thinking that might be a touch out of my price range. In fact, I would get in trouble with my wife if she knew I was even looking at their guns.
Heym’s standard SR21 can be seen on the Heym site. The Marine Corps has the sniper version for T&E. I’ve seen the standard SR21 in .300 Win Mag sell around $4000.

So why does the Marine Corps want a .300 Win Mag rifle? The Corps wants to engage targets beyond 800 yards. The problem? Many of their snipers do not have the skills to reliably hit targets at 800 yards.
In the article Experts: New rifle not answer to sniper issues, Dan Lamothe reports that a lack of training facilities with realistic targets and the inability to retain Marines are two reasons that Marine snipers may not be able to utilize the added range of the .300 Win Mag.

La cosa che mi ha stupito davvero è stata questa però:

The Corps’ widespread adoption of the M110 comes more than a decade after the military began adopting the SR-25, a commercial model made by Knight’s with many similarities to the M110. In 2007, the Corps issued an urgent-needs statement for 180 semi-automatic sniper rifles with similarities to the SR-25, and fielded the Mark 11 Mod 1. Those weapons are still likely in the Corps’ inventory, and are distinctive because they are black, rather than tan, Lutz said.

Tutti gli sr25 visti fin'ora non erano altro che fucili civili