Fielding was planned to start in late 2018. Issuing a 7.62 mm SDMR is meant to increase individual squads' ability to defeat enemy body armor that standard 5.56×45mm rounds cannot penetrate. In March 2018, the Army announced that a version of the HK G28, which had already been selected to replace the M110 SASS, would be issued as the service's standard SDMR. A new marksman rifle will equip each combat arms squad weighing about 11 lb (5.0 kg) firing standard M80A1 7.62 mm rounds fitted with a rifle optic rather than a telescopic sight. Although the Army has been using the M14 EBR since 2009, they had to be turned in when returning from theater, and it had weight issues being almost 15 lb (6.8 kg) unloaded. In early 2017, the Army began writing a new requirement for an SDM rifle for combat platoons and squads. United States Marine Corps units were also considering the EBR, but wound up instead developing the M39 Enhanced Marksman Rifle. Ware Test Facility in Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois having fielded approximately 5,000 units by mid-2010. Army also uses with the M14 EBR-RI, being created and updated by the Weapons Product Support Integration Directorate of the TACOM Life Cycle Management Command at the Keith L. United States Navy SEALs were the first to be armed with the EBR in 2004, followed by the U.S.
being tasked to supply the necessary machinery needed to create the weapon in cooperation with the Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division.
The Smith Enterprise-based MK14 was then used as a basis to eventually create the Mk 14 Mod 0 with Springfield Armory, Inc.
created its own version of the M14 EBR (MK14 SEI), which used a medium heavy weight 457 mm (18.0") barrel and was more widely favored than the rifle made by Rock and Ribordy. In 2003, Ron Smith and Smith Enterprise, Inc. Army service in Afghanistan, September 2010 The M14 EBR-RI has a standard weight 22.0-inch (560 mm) barrel and lugged GI flash hider it is not to be confused with the Mk 14 Mod 0 or Mod 1. Army has assigned two M14 EBR-RI rifles per infantry platoon for units deploying to Afghanistan. These weapons are made for both the designated marksman and the close combat roles. It is a variant of the M14 battle rifle and was originally built for use with units of United States Special Operations Command, such as the United States Navy SEALs, Delta Force, and task specific Green Berets ODA teams/units. The Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle ( EBR) is an American military selective fire battle rifle chambered for the 7.62×51mm NATO cartridge.
Modified M14 iron sights, normally used with a magnifying scope Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane Division Mk 14 Enhanced Battle Rifle "Rock Island", used by the U.S.
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