New Army uniform but no new rifle/cartridge?

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LR52:
However. The uniforms are purchased by the Joe's unless they are in SF or the Rangers.

And, the other stuff is issued and returned to be re-issued.

And, unless something has changed, some of these items are probably not issued to someone who isn't Combat Arms.

I believe we are at the end of the capabilities of a kinetic energy weapon unless something very dramatic happens in terms of propellant. A propellant that takes up half the space, gives twice the velocity with half the pressure. Then you will see a new carbine / rifle.

LR55

I was thinking about the initial issue of uniforms at Basic Training CIF for new recruits, then balanced the TA-50 across combat arms versus soft skills. Example:

Certain numbers of combat arms units will have multiple mag pouches, canteen pouches, SAW pouches, utility pouches, compass/first aid pouches, whereas support units will only have maybe one canteen pouch, one compass/first aid, and a few token pouches here and there that stay pristine from issue to turn-in.

I also didn't factor in Camlebak pouches, rucks, and assault packs. The Brits have already gone to their version of Multicam, but they only have 205,850 active duty soldiers.

How LSAT plays out will be interesting to see in terms of its implications on weapon development.