04-05-2017, 11:20 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:It's as if someone never saw an Infantry Platoon and the weapons that are not only organic to it, but central to much of the planning, training, and operational use.Whatever one might think of its writing quality, the Soldier Systems article is not saying we need 7.62 battle rifles. It's reporting that adoption of a battle rifle is being considered.
Then there is the reality that whoever wrote the article never worked with a dismounted infantry unit and our attachments.
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As Snipers, we were almost always attached to line Platoons, or as line Platoons, we had Snipers attached. That was before widespread replacement of the M24 with the M110 too.
Nope. Soldier systems says we need 7.62 battle rifles. The level of ignorance about how things work never ceases to chafe my backside.
"...what started out as a directed requirement for a 7.62 NATO Designated Marksmanship Rifle for issue to Infantry Rifle Squads has grown in scope to increase the Basis of Issue to all personnel in Brigade Combat Teams and perhaps beyond."
Personally, I find that interesting. Ditto for the following comments in Tony Williams' MG&A forum:
"...US SOCOM is currently conducting an operational test with .260 Remington carbines and light machine guns. ... Anecdotal feedback about the US SOCOM test of .260 Remington suggests that users are highly satisfied with it. It shoots flat and fast to deliver much better accuracy than 7.62 mm M80 and has less felt recoil. What is interesting is that ARDEC has also gone to the trouble to develop a 6.5 mm EPR bullet for it."
http://forums.delphiforums.com/autogun/m...g=6622.145