Future Weapons
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| FutureWeapons | |
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 Barrett XM107/M107 Sniper Rifle |
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| Genre | Documentary TV Series |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Creator(s) | ? |
| Developer(s) | ? |
| Executive producer(s) | ? |
| Starring | Richard Machowicz |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original channel | Discovery Channel |
| Original run | April 19, 2006–present |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
FutureWeapons is a television program that premiered on April 19, 2006 on Discovery Channel. The show host is ex-Navy SEAL Richard Machowicz. Machowicz reviews new future war technologies. He demonstrates the technologies' deadly potential and science behind it. The program has received criticism by many in the firearms community for factual errors.
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[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1: 2006
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"No Place to Hide" | April 19, 2006 | 1 | 1 | |
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"Stealth" | April 26, 2006 | 2 | 2 | |
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"Maximum Impact" | May 3, 2006 | 3 | 3 | |
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"Future Shock" | May 10, 2006 | 4 | 4 | |
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"Smart Weapons" | May 17, 2006 | 5 | 5 | |
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"The Power of Fear" | May 24, 2006 | 6 | 6 | |
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[edit] Featured Weapons and Country of Origin
- Advanced Tactical Laser (United States)
- AH-64 Apache Longbow (United States)
- Airborne Laser (United States)
- Biological Weapons (various)
- CornerShot (Israel)
- Directed-energy Weapons (various)
- EMP Weapons (United States)
- F-35 Lightning II (United States and United Kingdom)
- FGM-148 Javelin (United States)
- IMI Tavor TAR-21 (Israel)
- LRAD (United States)
- M107 Sniper Rifle (United States)
- Metal Storm (Australia)
- MLRS (United States)
- MOAB (United States)
- XM29 rifle (Open to Export)
- Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator, better known as the Dominator (United States)
- Panzerhaubitze 2000 (Germany)
- RQ-1 Predator (United States)
- Sensor-fused weapon (United States)
- Starstreak missile (United Kingdom)
- SWORDS (United States)
- Tactical High Energy Laser (Israel and United States)
- Thermobaric weapons (United States)
- Thor Missile Launcher (United Kingdom)
- Type 212 U-boat (Germany)
- XM982 Excalibur (Sweden and United States)
- NLOS Cannon (United States)
List of Errors
1. Barrett XM107 segment
The XM107 is repeatedly referred to as a "sniper rifle." This term is convenient for an audience uneducated on the subject but, it is inaccurate as the XM107 is defined as an anti-material weapon by United States Army's Special Operations Target Interdiction Course. The XM107 is under most circumstances unsuited to actual sniper operations.
During the segment about the XM107 Machowicz incorrectly refers to the .308 round as being "the standard round for the AK-47." The term .308 is the United States standard measurement for the 7.62mm round. The AK-47 is chambered for the 7.62x39mm (or .311) round.
During the segment about the XM107 Machowicz states that using a standard bolt action sniper rifle it could take between "15 to 20 seconds" to extract a fired case and chamber a new round for firing. Follow up shot drills conducted by both the United States Army and United States Marine Corps regularly have snipers fire and chamber a follow up shot in under two seconds.
