Cluster bombs were the first of the Future Weapons Series, though I've only just given it that name.

Wanted to show off a new weapon I have been working quite hard on -- an implementation of an XM-25 type counter-defilade weapon. Using no mods, this weapon replaces the M8 (or any other scoped/TWS weapon, with some small changes) with an XM-25 style airburst grenade launcher. This features laser rangefinding, custom keyboard controls, and a gunsight integrated HUD. Properly enforces a 5 round magazine limit, though if players pick up compatible mags they will become XM-25 rounds (nothing I can do about this without modding). Behave yourself.

It should be fully multiplayer compatible once I finish testing, and is easily added to any mission. Using this in conjunction with a weapon switching script, a soldier can carry both the XM-25 (M8) and another primary weapon (that uses a different type of magazine, such as the SCAR-H). Sidearms function as expected.

This video shows the weapon being used against a variety of stationary targets. Projectile damage and dispersion is fully modeled, but a bit larger than in real life. Terminates that truck with extreme prejudice!



This second video shows the weapon being used rapidly in combat against fortified enemy positions while friendly troops advance to take them.



Other than multiplayer testing, I want to add a custom sound to play over the regular sound before this is ready, and do a few more tests (behavior when the flight path is interrupted by an object, etc.). Then you'll see it in my new Future Warfare Series (FWS) series of missions, which will be supplementing and expanding on the STO series. And it'll also prepare you for some future stuff in ArmA 3!

A must have for that PMC mission on TT! This will make engaging those damned MG nests much safer. Great job as always, Tao!

Add it to the EVO weapons pile!

Actually if i'm being greedy Tao, can you add a bunch of other weapons in there? Like AK-107's? AA-12 with explosive shells? Golden AK?!

Bizons! Actually..yea skip the Bizons..

Don't we already have a golden AK for Arma2? The Frag-12 seems like a somewhat dubious concept to me.

However, I'd love to see a GM-94 (I don't know why nobody has made one):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuX2aZCmrI4

Up to four rounds of pump-action thermobaric.

Silenced Bizons, I hear ya.

Device DM would also be neat for Spetz operators:
http://world.guns.ru/grenade/rus/device-dm-e.html

Oh, and I'm rather looking forward to trying your XM-25 - I've been waiting for someone to mod it in for years. The scripted functionality for the airburst looks to be most impressive!

In addition to MP missions for the server, I will release a brief SP mission so people can familiarize themselves with using it.

That Russian pump grenade launcher is pretty cool. I'm thinking about it...

Does it allow you to select explode before/impact/after? If I am correct the real one has three buttons. Explode before, explode on impact, explode after.

Nope, as of right now it is always airburst. That doesn't sound too hard to implement though. I'm not familiar with the real one other than YouTube videos.

So those options would be, it explodes before reaching the lased distance (what would this be for?), explodes after reaching the lased distance (airburst over the target behind lased obstacle, the current default behavior), and then just 'fly there, blow up when you hit something'?