Daily Archives: 12.12.2014

The Army’s Grenade Launchers Are About to Become Twice as Deadly

By Andrew Tarantola

The Army's Grenade Launchers Are About to Become Twice as Deadly

American forces in Afghanistan have long complained of a significant drawback in their M320 rifle-mounted grenade launchers: enemies positioned behind the low, mud brick walls ubiquitous to the region’s architecture could easily avoid incoming 40mm grenade rounds simply by ducking. You’d need a direct line of sight to enemy forces in order to inflict maximum damage. But not anymore.

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Meet Finn, Rey, BB-8 and Kylo Ren: ‘Star Wars’ character names revealed

By Rich Trenholm Retro trading cards introduce the newcomers of “Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens” — but one crucial surname is still a secret…

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Uber defies government warnings and goes live in Seoul, Korea

By Sa Youn Hwang After a tense battle, the City government of Seoul will crack down on UberX following the service’s launch, offering rewards for reporting drivers.

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Video game industry struggles to grow, a year after new console launches

By Nick Statt After months of subsisting on strong sales of new game hardware, overall game spending plummets in November.

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