07-01-2011, 11:21 PM
stanc Wrote:First, that's only Gene's opinion.
Second, history says he's wrong.
From .50-70 to 45-70 to .30-40 to 30-03 to 30-06 to 7.62x51, the Army made only "5%" improvements. (5.56x45 was forced upon them by the SecDef, so it's an anomaly in the historical trend.)
Stan:
History isn't always right either.
I am not sure it is a good argument to propose that just because history indicates we screwed up so many times, that we should just continue to follow historical trends.
What ever comes from all of this, if the result can't prove to be significantly better in one or more 'metrics' as Joe said, it stands no chance of being funded.
Since the military is about to take a huge hit in terms of budget, fat chance something new will be pushed unless it is not only a quantum improvement in performance but also much cheaper to produce.
LR55