09-06-2017, 03:10 PM
stanc Wrote:Yes, that's my take on it, too.
P.S. There was a discussion on arfcom about a week ago, in which one poster claims to have heard that the plan has recently been expanded to completely replacing the M4 throughout the Army. However, he provided no substantiation for that idea.
That person was me and it comes from the same place that gave me the information that the ICSR was happening months before anyone had said anything publically.
Also the Army has this in mind for the NGSAR(M249 replacement).
"The Next Generation Squad Automatic Rifle (NGSAR) is a single incremental program to meet future force warfighting needs. It is the planned replacement for the M249 Squad Automatic Weapon (SAW) in Brigade Combat Teams (BCT) and select support units during the next decade. It will combine the firepower and range of a machine gun with the precision and ergonomics of a carbine, yielding capability improvements in accuracy, range, and lethality. The weapon will be lightweight and fire lightweight ammunition with improved lethality."
So basically a slightly modified ICSR firing polymer cased 7.62.