Optimized Caliber

[JASmith]

...6.5 Super Grendel, which would require adding a third caliber to the inventory alongside 5.56 and 7.62 NATO...

The "Super Grendel" would replace the 7.62x51 in dismounted infantry operations. He would dispose of the 7.62x51 in the following manner:

Originally posted by LRRPF52

If I were selling it, I would say,

"Look, 7.62 NATO will be around for a long time, and there is no need to get rid of it in aircraft and vehcile-mounted, mechanically-fired weapons. However, I think we're really at a stage where we can seriously meet some of these constant weight-reduction requirements for the dismounted soldier, by displacing belt-fed 7.62 GPMG's, and DMR's, with a more capable cartidge, in a lighter system. Watch what it does across the target array on this range...."

It would appear that his vision would result in a 2-caliber system for the dismounts.