New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

[JASmith]

Don't get me wrong, Stan, I'm not advocating a machine gun-free world. My vision is dismounted squads and platoons rife with 65G belt-fed LMGs; I'm only foregoing the 7.62Ns because I believe 65G capability encroaches its performance envelope from the one end and ABGLs encroach from the other.

I just wanted to get perspective from a combat vet with recent experience.

The thing about the 84mm CGs is what you really want is their tank- and bunker-busting capabilities. Maybe what we need is a "mini-CG" in 60mm or 40mm? With recoilless, you could up the velocity of a 40mm and increase the range.

John

John, thanks for the clarification.

Looking forward to their responses!