New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

[cory]

Certainly it would. The obvious answer is to carry half as much ammo.

???? You're just trying to screw with us here, correct?

The ammo could be spread out among more Grunts, but the intent here is to see the Grunts get a LMG that'll match the range of the PKM. Therefore, eliminating the requirement for a MMG on patrol.

Then you have a MMG that'll only be deployed to specialized missions, that require the additional range and firepower.