US Army Considers Adopting an Interim Battle Rifle in 7.62NATO: eventually adopt 6.5

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Hmmmm, where have I seen this before....

You end up with:
Suppressed Glocks
PDW Compact
Suppressed Upper Receiver Group M4A1 SOPMOD carbines
6.5mm Semi Automatic Sniper Support Rifles
6.5mm Assault Machine Gun
Advanced Sniper Rifle with integrated systems optics
.338 Norma Magnum LW Medium Machingun

That's an appropriate small arms mix for Special Operations units across the services. You can tailor the force adequately, without having to try to pound square pegs in round holes.

You have several systems for ADVON parties (Glock w/can, PDW, SURG, 6.5 SSR).

For DA, you have PDW, SURG M4A1, 6.5 SSR, 6.5 AMG, .338NM LWMMG, ASR

For SR, you have PDW, SURG M4A1, 6.5 SSR, 6.5 AMG

This is an excellent weapons mix, something a few of you will recall being discussed many years ago here, where 7.62 NATO is slowly displaced and replaced by 6.5mm, while still keeping 5.56 M4 evolution, and developing a compact PDW, as well as a .338 Medium Machinegun with constant recoil.