05-21-2011, 05:31 AM
stanc,
I agree, the 5.8x42 has proven whimpy for them out of LMG's, which is why I think we all agreed that 6mm is the basement on this one. The topic of sabots has got the gears turning again because I have been interested in them for many years...especially in an LMG, where it's common to mix a certain type of bullet with another...i.e.: tracer to ball mix. If a hyper-velocity sabot-launched AP round were included in that mix, or proved to be viable enough for the primary ammo type, that would be a game-changer. If they're getting rifle velocities out of the 6.5x25, imagine what a 5.56 would do...
Before the Great War of 1914-1918, several advancements in weaponry had taken place: the machinegun, repeating rifle, the armored car/tank, the aeroplane, guncotton, & the submarine. I think this generation is headed into another stage like that, where introduction of certain technologies will make things from the last century obsolete and painfully inferior on the battlefield, to the surprise of him who wasn't vigilant enough in pursuing his defense posture intelligently and aggressively. Many of those inventions were pioneered by free-thinking experimenters in their family shops or garages, or nutty professors like Nobel.
The Chinese and Indians have literally billions of people to siphon from to drive these developments, while Russia rakes in billions in profit from the sale of natural gas and oil. Since China and India don't have enough real estate or food production to feed their people, the stress has to be relieved at some point. Need I mention the vacuum for advanced military hardware that exists in the Middle East? Saudi Arabia and Dubai have ordered the largest Foreign Military Sales schedules in the history of mankind, totaling over $120 billion.
He who introduces a system to defeat yesteryear's designs and capabilities will have a decisive edge on the future battlefield. On a more primitive note, I ordered some Lapua 144gr for some tests...
LRRPF52
I agree, the 5.8x42 has proven whimpy for them out of LMG's, which is why I think we all agreed that 6mm is the basement on this one. The topic of sabots has got the gears turning again because I have been interested in them for many years...especially in an LMG, where it's common to mix a certain type of bullet with another...i.e.: tracer to ball mix. If a hyper-velocity sabot-launched AP round were included in that mix, or proved to be viable enough for the primary ammo type, that would be a game-changer. If they're getting rifle velocities out of the 6.5x25, imagine what a 5.56 would do...
Before the Great War of 1914-1918, several advancements in weaponry had taken place: the machinegun, repeating rifle, the armored car/tank, the aeroplane, guncotton, & the submarine. I think this generation is headed into another stage like that, where introduction of certain technologies will make things from the last century obsolete and painfully inferior on the battlefield, to the surprise of him who wasn't vigilant enough in pursuing his defense posture intelligently and aggressively. Many of those inventions were pioneered by free-thinking experimenters in their family shops or garages, or nutty professors like Nobel.
The Chinese and Indians have literally billions of people to siphon from to drive these developments, while Russia rakes in billions in profit from the sale of natural gas and oil. Since China and India don't have enough real estate or food production to feed their people, the stress has to be relieved at some point. Need I mention the vacuum for advanced military hardware that exists in the Middle East? Saudi Arabia and Dubai have ordered the largest Foreign Military Sales schedules in the history of mankind, totaling over $120 billion.
He who introduces a system to defeat yesteryear's designs and capabilities will have a decisive edge on the future battlefield. On a more primitive note, I ordered some Lapua 144gr for some tests...
LRRPF52