JASmith Wrote:The relevance is that one absolutely needs to understand the competition.All of that may (or may not) be true, but I still don't see how it's relevant to the design and development of a new intermediate cartridge.
Tony has discussed and provided enoiugh documentation for plastic cased ammunition enough that we really need to accept that these things will be perfected before LSAT. His argument is that this gives the community a chance to use their availability as a lever to introduce a new caliber.
12 gauge grenades can give an alternative infantry-friendly path for punch at ranges of about a kilometer. The point is that, while currently less credible than plastic-cased 7.62 or 5.56 cases, these guided grenades will be looked at as the mix changes.
Does it affect choice of caliber, bullet type, muzzle velocity, or any other aspect of design?