05-22-2011, 02:40 AM
Tony Williams Wrote:I had the same thought with respect to the cartridge, but IMO you could replace all three of your suggested guns with the B&T MP9 shown below. It's good for 200m, very light and compact and a real honey to shoot, being very controllable in full auto...I had noted that the armor defeat capability of the sabot-based round is really helped by longer barrels, so figured that we should hold some options open for the purposes of exploration.
It's a further reminder of the need to create a set of notional requirements instead of just one. We've got too many folks in this thread who think of the dismounted infantry as a system best optimized with a combined-arms approach. I applaud the thinking because the approach actually strengthens the conclusions will reach.
I will submit, however, that even today there's a bunch folks, e. g. Civil Affairs teams, who do get out in the boondocks without a lot of immediate support. Folks like that need weapons appropriate for a wider variety of engagement ranges than the nominal squad and platoon.
But, the wide-ranging discussions sure complicate a forum thread and makes it very difficult to track back and reference!!