THE ARMAMENT OF THE”"POST-70 SOLDIER” (hw) DE KRUITHOORN NV.'s-HERTOGENBOSCH. HOLLAND Yc eeeee eC TOT OT IEEE TEES OO ES SS ESS ll ES llCCreEeeC lll EEC LEeliC‘iEES ‘The Armament of the January 1870 Post-70 Solaiar Page 1 ot 5 Ss DE KRUITHOORN 1. NWM are manufacturers of intaniry weapons and all types oF ammunition up eo, and including, 40 mm, specialising particularly in break-up ammunition for training and trials. 2. The firm is currently considering the Post-70 Scidier and fis requirements. They beliewe that the following weapons and ammunition, which aro marketed or manufactured by NWM, offer 8 significant contribution te the manner in which the infantryman of the next decade will be armed . Stoner BIAI Weapons System, caliber 556 mm, consisting of an assault rifle XM22 and a belt fed machine gun XM 07 b. Various types of $.58 mm ammunition ¢. A variaty of 40 mm rifle projected grenades. d, NWM W40 mini-handgrenades: &, Hand held flame gronade launcher, caliber 35 mm 1. Knito-cuttershayonet KCB-70. 4. Technical dotails of these Homs are given in pamphtots and brochures attached to this summary. THE CONCEPT 4. The concest which led to the selection of these items is based upan the principies af: 4, Ineroasod fire powor for the infantryman ®. The highest egeee of accuracy in cetivering this fire power ¢, Lightening the combat ioad of the soldier d. Freeing the soldier, a3 far a possible, fram depondence upon other supporting ‘weapons. 5. The infantryman of today is generally arned with weapons which will deliver a 7.62 men bullet 2,090 meters wilh sulticient regidual anergy 10 Kill, Few riflemen, nowown, have the Skill to acquire and hit a target at that range. Hence the recent trend to move towards a lighter caliber as exampled by the massive switch to 5.56 mm weapons by the United States Forces in Vietnam and elsewhere. The communist “bloc” countries too, whathar Soviet or Chinese orientated. all carry the AKA? assnutt rife which, firing a 7.6% mm intermediate round, enables the rifleman to produce accurate, automatic fire in short bursts when required, This can also be achiaved by the Stoner G3A1 assault rifle-XM22-bul not by heavior weapons firing the 7.62 mim full powered round.DE KRUITHOORN @ Page Zots THE ADVANTAGES OF 5.56 mm WEAPONS 6. Weight. This is of paramount importance and the following figures speak tor thomaeives. fle plus LMG plus 500 rawnds 400 rounds 500 rounds fitla ammursition ammuanition sgrmenunition ‘Stoner 63A1 S50 kp ‘B15 kg agg 12.47 kg (eal. 5.56 mm} 47.75 Ibs) (20.25 iba) (25 Ibs) (275 Ibs) NATO(LIAI, MAG) 422 kg 16.87 kg 2.49 kg BIT kg (eal. 7.62 men) (9.30tba) 136.80 Iba) 455 Ibs) [555 Iba) It can be seen that a rifleman or machine gun team can carry twice as much 5.58 mm ameunition as 7.62 ammunition whilst retaining the same combat toad, 7. Range of Engagement, 5.56 me weapons have boon criticised for Inck of rango, The number of occasions, however, during World War ll, Korea or Vietnam, whon a sifioman has been asked to engage a target at more than 400 meters have been wery fow indoad. So much $0 that performance aver that range isneally vecy unimportant. Even so the Stoner 8A1 weapons firing 6.56 mm ammunition will match all 7.62 mm or 30-06 weapons for accuracy, consistency and lathality oul to 700 meters. & Chance of a bit. It Is also true that the average soldier stands a far greater chance ofa hit with 556 men weapons than with heavier calibers. This is because they are lighter. handéor and produce far less recoil energy inte the shoulder. AMMUNITION AVAILABLE 3. The following types of 5.56 mm ammunition are available: 8. Ball M193 b. Tresor M196 6. Armour Piercing (designed by NWM) , Gronage Launching 6. Blan: The armour piercing 6.56 mm rounds have @ tungsten carbide core and will penetrate 20 mm (34°) of hamoganaus armour plate at a distance of 100 m. This enables the rifleman equipped with # Stoner 6941 Rifle to penetrate all known armoured personnal carriers,DE KAUITHOORN ‘Tho Armamant of tha “Poat-70 Soldier” rr) page dots GE - 70 [KNIFE - CUTTER - BAYONET) 10. This combined combat knife, wire cuties, saw and bayonet, developed jointly by NWM ang Eicknorn of Solingen, will prove a usedul adjunct to the Stoner Woapons System. RIFLE GRENADES: ‘TH. The range of 40 em rifle grenades - manufactured by Miear, the makers of the famous Energa antitank grenades - have an average weight of 200 grams (7.05 ozs} as compared ta 850 grams (1-43 lbs) far the conventional sifle grenade. They, alone amongst ritie projected grenades, can Bo fired accurately from the shoulder up to distances of 200 meters. For longer ranges (and the maximum range for the antipersonnel and anti-vehicle rounds is ‘550 meters) the ritio can be used as a light mortar. The fragmentation gronade produces Approximately 500 fragments at about 7,700 m/sec velocity and has 100 percent probability kill radius of 5 meters, The armour piercing grenade penetrates @ minimum of 125 mm 1812") of armour plate ar, for urban fighting or the anti-bunker role, 475 mm (18°) of con- ‘crete. At the sacrifice of a little range, (maximum ot the momont 310 mélera), the entire range of gronades.is now available with bullet traps, thua enabling them to be fired with Rormal ball ammunition. This development, of course, confers groat flexiDaity on te eitho- Tan. Without carrying anathar weapon or using spocial ammunition, he can nowdire anyone of a wide range of £0 mm grenades with instant response time. HANDGRENADES 12. Compiomentary to this range is the NWM Vall Min|-Handgronade, pre-fragmented ta Produce more than 300 optimum-sized fragments at 1,800 m/sec (6,000 It’sec) over a 5 meters lethal radius. Weighing only 140 grams [4.9 oza} and not bigger than a golf ball, this grenade can bo thrown, with accuracy, 7S motors against a &0 meters Inaccurale [ob for slandard-sized gronages, Moreever, two ar three times as manycan becarried for the same ‘weight and volume. HAND HELD FLAME GRENADE LAUNCHER 18, This ig @ development cf the German company Buck and weighs only 520 grams (12 os}, Tha incendiary charge of 240 grams (G0 ozs) of red phosphorus can be fired accurately up to 80 mbtara. The grenade will explode on impact or give an airburst at Bpproximatety 80 motors (alter 2 seconds dainy), Tho result ig an instant toxic emoko screon and particles of burning red phosphorus over an area of about 15.5 meters. For the first time the infantryman can put down an instanlaneous smoke screan bayond the mange of an hand thrown gréauce. Coupled with this advantage is the fact that Its toxic etfect makes it &n olfensive rather than a merely passive cefensive devico, thus enabling the infantryman to take vigorous follow-upaction instead of concentrating on oxtriealing himself from an adverse situation.OE KRUITHOORN ny Tha Armament of tha "Post-70 Soldier" Page 4af5 SUMMARY 14, Tho "Post-70 Soldier”, taking advantage of the lems doseribed in this summary and the attached brochures, might ba equipped as follows: a RIFLEMAN 7 Sloner G3A1 Astault Rite « XM2z 1 Loaded magazine of 30 rounds on the rifle 6 Loaded mngazings, 180 rounds. in? pouches 1 Magazine wilh *0 gronage launching cartridges 1 Magazine with 10 armour pioreing cartridges: 1 Bayonet KOB-70 4 Hand held flame grenade launchers: & Rifle grenades, armour plercing, fragmentation or tiluminating & Bandoleors, each of 5 NVM Vad Mini-Mandgrenades Wobbing oquinmant b. Machine Gunner 4 Stoner 63A1 LMG « XM207 4 Box of 100 rounds.on the gun 4 Boxes of 100 rounds in Z pouches 2 Bandoloors, each of 5 NWM V40 Mini-Handgrenades Webbing equipment . Assistant Machine Gunner 1 Stoner 6341 Assault Fille -XM22 1 Magazine 0f39 rounds an the rifle & Loaded magazines, 1&0 rounds, in 2 pouches: 1 Bayonet KCB-70 1 Bandoleerct 5 NWM Veh Minl-Handgrenades 3 Alfie gronades, armour percing, tragmertanon 4 Boxes of 100 rounds in 2 pouches for LMG 1 Spare barrel for LMG Webbing equipment Ibs. cord 1.32 re oss O45 090 4.60 24 aaz 286 ai 125 25 100 a2 286 28 72 132 792 050 wn 132 100 a5 255 ‘Walght - 3.50 0.60 020 0.20 at 209 1.20 148 1.30 1458 113 453 146 130 1358 80 2.60 a0 oat OF aro 453 192 130 Ta‘The Armamentof te “Post-70 Soldier” Page 5 of 5 S&S DE KRUITHOORN 15, Thus equipped, 4 squad of “Post-70 Solgiers” would be carrying the lightest, most comprehensive and most eltective range of infantry armament available, As a squad thoy would be equipped for any role, extremely hard mitting and freed to an unprecedented degree fram depondence upon outside supporting weapons. With every man having an automatic fire and limited antiammour capability, a squad consisting of riflemen and a 2-men gun team would be & powerful team capable of significant independent action, With the tendency towards fewer infrantrymen and greater numbers in the logistics echelons it is essential that even the smallest combat team should be a force to bo reckoned with. 16, is @QuAlly G#aEntial hat Ihe combat toad of WEAPONS and Ammunition carried by individuals should be kept as light ax possible. In this way, and without increasing his ererall load, the individual will be able to carry all the surveillance, protective and other devices which moder technology offers to make the "Post-70 Soldior” the most efficiont ever, 17. Mis load may be further lightened in ihe near futury by aluminum cartridge cases, but NWM are convinced, after extensive research, that fachottes, combustible cases and case- loss ammunition for infantry weapons will not be available for another 10 ta 20 years, “eHartogenbosch, November 1968 Ravision: January 1870a 43mm Armour Piorcing: rifle grenades 2 Hand held flame grenade faunchars 10 NW V8 Mint-Handarenadas Stoner 6941 assault rife ‘with one 304d magazina 3.40 mm fragmentation vite grenades 2 pouches wish each 3 30 rounds magazines. 1 Bayonet KCB-70 Gaemagic 2 Hand hald fame grenade launchersBS DE KRUITHOGRN The Armament of ne “Post-70 Soldier”Cr) DE KRUITHOORN | Tho Armament of the “Past-70 Soldier”eB DE KRUITHOORN The Armament of the “Bost-70 Saldiar’*& DE KRUITHOORN: The Armament of the “Bowt-70 Seldiag”4O.NWM VEO Mini-Handgrenades ‘Stoner EMT helt fod machine gun with one 100-40 box 2 pouches.owch containing 2 boxes for 100 rounds (total 400 rds)Cog DE KRUITHOGRN ‘The Armament of the “Post-70 Saldier”BS DE KRUITHOORN: The Armamont of the “Post-70 Soldier®