The New Army OCSW which may replace the SAWS

[Hard Ball]

While looking around the internet to get more informatyon on the OICW I found some information about another new weapon is developing.
It is called the Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW) and will fire the 25mm round originally tested for the OICW but rejected in favor of the current 20mm round .on weight and recoil concerns. The 25mm and the 20mm round share the same technology
The OCSW will be operated by a two man "crew" and would ultimately replace the 5.56mm SAWS in Army and Marine rifle squads.
I don't have any weight and ballistic data as yet.

 

[dZ]

http://www.benning.army.mil/dcd/sad.htm
Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW). The OCSW represents the next generation Crew Served Weapon System. The OCSW is a larger variant of the Objective Individual Combat
Weapon that also features a bursting munitions capability. The OICW will be lightweight, two man portable, crew served weapon incorporating the latest advancements in electronics, materials,
and small arms technology. (1) Proposed System Characteristics - (a) Caliber: 25MM (b) Weapon Length: < 41.04 in (c) Weapon Weight: Gun < 24 lbs, Mount < 8 lbs, Fire Control < 4.6
lbs. (d) Rates of Fire: TBD (e) Range: 2,000 meters. (2) This weapon will have a family of munitions capable of a high probability of incapacitation and suppression against groups of protected
personnel, light vehicles/vessels, personnel fortifications and penetrate 51MM of High Hardened Armor (HHA). This system also has the capability to defeat defilade targets. (3) Fire Control -
Optoelectronic day/night, full solution fire control. (4) Fielding Data: The OCSW will replace current Medium, .50 Cal Heavy, and MK 19 Grenade machine guns in selected units. (5)
Acquisition Strategy: FUE - FY008+
http://www.sarda.army.mil/speeches/armyacq91598.htm
The Objective Crew Served Weapon (OCSW), is intended to replace M2 machine guns and Mark 19 grenade
machine guns. Like the OICW, it fires air-bursting munitions, and it can also fire an anti-armor munition for attack
of lightly armored threats. The OCSW is a 25mm system with a range of 2000 meters. What makes the OSCW
remarkable is its lightweight, about 60% lighter than the weapons it will replace. Although the OCSW has been
designed primarily as a man-portable weapon, it will make an excellent armament for air and ground vehicles.