{"id":81,"date":"2022-04-28T15:35:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/?page_id=81"},"modified":"2022-04-28T15:35:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-28T15:35:04","slug":"army-fields-new-squad-designated-marksman-rifle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/army-fields-new-squad-designated-marksman-rifle\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Fields New Squad Designated Marksman Rifle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The SDMR includes offset backup sights, a Geissele mount, OSS suppressor, Harris bipod, and Sig Sauer\u2019s 1-6x24mm Tango6 optic. (Photo: U.S. Army)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis weapon is an upgrade to the whole squad layout, and you can even work it in to combined arms warfare,\u201d said Sgt. Patrick Nissen, a 3ID. \u201cI shoot long-range, both in the Army and recreationally, and I really like getting down behind this weapon, it is very comfortable, it is a great rifle, and I really do enjoy it\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that is a perfect example of toeing the party line. Or the Sgt. really wants one of those sweet retirement jobs at HK like the Generals get. Way to hard sell that rifle Sarge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe whole intent for this is new equipment training,\u201d said David Parris, a former infantry Soldier, and one of the civilian experts from the Army\u2019s Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, which helped field the guns. \u201cWe have given them a rifle that is precise and capable of closing the capability gap of 300-600 meters, which means it fills the maximum firing distance gap between the standard-issue rifle and the sniper rifle.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of this HK advert, Army talking point and buzz words that are essentially meaningless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raider Soldiers once again led the way in modernization when they fielded the U.S. Army\u2019s new Squad Designated Marksman Rifle, SDMR, last week on Fort Stewart, Ga. The fielding process ended with a familiarization firing at the base\u2019s sniper range on June 5th, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The team that conducted the live fire consisted of noncommissioned officers from all over the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. They were the first in the Army to field the SDMR, named the M110A1. They started their training earlier in the week with initial familiarization in a classroom setting. This enabled the Soldiers to become educated with the new weapon system before conducting live fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the initial training, where they learned about the assembly and disassembly, functionality, operation, etc, the Soldiers took to the sniper range for zeroing and confirming with a civilian team from the Tank-automotive and Armament Command out of Detroit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe whole intent for this is new equipment training,\u201d said David Parris, a former infantry Soldier, and one of the civilian experts from TACOM. \u201cWe have given them a rifle that is precise and capable of closing the capability gap of 300-600 meters, which means it fills the maximum firing distance gap between the standard issue rifle and the sniper rifle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The SDMR fires a 7.62x51mm NATO round and comes equipped with a variable zoom scope. The manufacturer also added a bi-pod, adjustable butt stock, and an upgraded trigger to enhance the weapon system\u2019s precision fire capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once the fielding process is complete, these NCOs will be able to take what they have learned and share it with the Soldiers of their respective units. This will be another way the Soldiers of Raider Brigade build and maintain lethality.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The SDMR includes offset backup sights, a Geissele mount, OSS suppressor, Harris bipod, and Sig Sauer\u2019s 1-6x24mm Tango6 optic. (Photo: U.S. Army) \u201cThis weapon is an upgrade to the whole squad layout, and you can even work it in to combined arms warfare,\u201d said Sgt. Patrick Nissen, a 3ID. \u201cI shoot long-range, both in the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":94,"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/81\/revisions\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/looserounds.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}