This video explores the XM29 OICW (Objective Individual Combat Weapon) mockup, a groundbreaking but ultimately unsuccessful program from the 1980s and 1990s aimed at replacing multiple US small arms with a single high-tech weapon. The OICW was conceived as a combination of a 5.56mm carbine and a 20mm programmable grenade launcher, featuring advanced optics. Despite its impressive theoretical capabilities, the XM29 was deemed a heavy and unwieldy failure for practical soldiering. However, its carbine component evolved into the XM-8 family, which almost became the next standard issue rifle.
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