01-10-2012, 09:56 PM
LRRPF52 Wrote:I wonder if the Danes, Belgians, Norwegians, and Germans would have followed suit of the British design, or come up with their own intermediate calibers.The Danes and Norwegians, probably not. At least, I don't recall reading they've been much into military cartridge development for a century or so.
The Belgians, possibly, but they don't seem to have done much new cartridge development since the 7x43/7x49/7x51 episode.
The Germans, however, actually did develop an intermediate 6.5mm round a few decades back. IIRC, case length was 43mm, but case diameter was quite small, circa 0.41" -- and the bullet was super-streamlined, with very long ogive.
Quote:It would have been better to see England take the lead in that realm, since we could have LMG's chambered in the .280...IMO, the .270 Enfield would've been a better choice for LMGs, if only because the smaller case diameter enables a shorter belt length, thereby reducing bulk of the stowed ammo.