In the “first-person shooter” computer game series Doom, the ultimate weapon is tagged as the BFG (Big F—–‘ Gun). This may not be QUITE the BFG, but it’s close enough for government work.  Of course the Army, not picking up on the perfectly good BFG label calls the weapon the 25mm weapon the “XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System.  That’s a bit much for the troops at the pointy end, who have given their own label: “The Punisher”.  It fits.

‘Punisher’ gets its first battlefield tests

The XM25 has changed the battlefield with only 55 rounds, and earned a new name among soldiers. They call it “the Punisher.”

Since its first contact Dec. 3, the XM25 has been in nine engagements with two units at different locations, officials said. Specifically, it has disrupted two insurgent attacks on observation posts, taken out two PKM machine gun positions and destroyed four ambush sites.

The key is the targeting system and the “air-burst” capability:

The XM25 has a target acquisition system that calculates range with the push of a button. The data is transferred to an electronic fuse, enabling the 25mm round to explode over the target and rain shell fragments on the enemy.

That’s gotta smart! Hmmmm. Something like that would be really handy come goose season…then again, maybe not, there probably wouldn’t be enough goose left afterwords. Oh well.

H/T to The Blaze.