11-05-2011, 01:20 AM
Tony Williams Wrote:I have read similar complaints about barrier and windscreen penetration from a study of combat experience carried out by the Royal Marines last year. This study showed that only about half of the Marines consulted felt that the 5.56mm ammo was "fit for purpose"; there was a majority view that an intermediate round could solve these problems; and that if that wasn't possible, they tended towards entirely replacing 5.56mm with 7.62mm. This wasn't just due to the longer range, but to greater effectiveness even at short ranges (they have a new 7.62mm rifle, the L129A1, and really like it).L129A1 in action.
[video=youtube;Y4qnxL_54Ls]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4qnxL_54Ls[/video]
