BluntForceTrauma Wrote:An article over at The Firearm Blog discusses how our military needs to adapt to urban warfare.It does not remind me of one cartridge.
Following is a quote from the article. Tell me which cartridge this reminds you of:
"Urbanization therefore poses as serious a problem for small arms and ammunition designers as it does army tacticians and organizers. Weapons must be short and maneuverable, but capable of medium/long range fire at the same time, without sacrificing ergonomics. Ammunition must be powerful enough to break through intermediate barriers, but light enough to allow small units to carry enough ammunition to fight independently for long periods of time if need be. Projectiles must be optimized for short-range destruction, but also capable of flying for long distances when needed."
The idea that "smaller units may become separated from their parent units, and may therefore have to fight for long periods of time alone and without support" calls for ammo of minimum bulk/weight.
In my opinion, that means for the infantry squad:
- For riflemen and grenadiers, 5.56 NATO.
- For designated marksmen and automatic riflemen, 6.5 Grendel.