Grendel as a Universal Infantry Cartridge

[JASmith]

...How many more studies will it take, I wonder, before the US and/or NATO actually does something about this?

Tony,

My experience was that the studies will be repeated with small changes in assumptions, constraints and weighting factors until the 'right' answer emerges.

Who gets to decide if the answer is right? Of course it's the senior civilian and military service leaders!

The real miracle happens when they get fired up enough to convince congress of the need to do the new work!

I believe our best contribution is to continue what we're doing, culminating in more than one (I sincerely hope!) "commercial off the shelf" (COTS) cartridge and rifle set that would fit.

Reason for getting real hardware in commercially viable form: Makes the 'right' answer easier to grasp.

Reason for creating choices: It's a lot easier to go ahead if one knows that several solutions exist and that a couple have been reduced to practice!

Cheers!
Joe