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2020-02-13 Science & Technology

US Army wants $111 million for new NGSW rifle platform to boost firepower, range

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-13 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1772 views ] Top

1 I rotated back to the states from Viet Nam one month before they issued those 5.56 cal girl guns.
My TO weapon was the M14 7.62..

Posted by crazyhorse 2020-02-13 01:26|| 2020-02-13 01:26|| Front Page Top

2 M16 is a lady - you treat her right - she treats you right, Hoss.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-02-13 05:27|| 2020-02-13 05:27|| Front Page Top

3 The Army has said it has no plans to adopt the (USMC's new) M27.

Of course not! No additional weapons research dollars and lucrative contracts available in doing that.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-13 07:21|| 2020-02-13 07:21|| Front Page Top

4 When I was in during the early 90s, the SAW was a Belgium made piece of shit. It constantly had springs pop out of the top belt feed cover. Had to carry a bag of the fuckers with you and replace them during firefights.

Colt took it over and they got better, but I'm still no big fan of them.

Posted by DarthVader 2020-02-13 08:54|| 2020-02-13 08:54|| Front Page Top

5 The Army 'planners' didn't want the squads to have an M60 machine gun. About the same reason the Old Army didn't want the troops on the frontier to have repeaters even if the natives got hold of them.

Posted by Procopius2k 2020-02-13 11:51|| 2020-02-13 11:51|| Front Page Top

6 Just think if way back when the decision was made to go with a scaled up M3

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-02-13 14:23|| 2020-02-13 14:23|| Front Page Top

7 Can't decide on a uniform. Can't decide on a weapon. Can't decide on a vehicle. Can't decide on a helicopter. Can't decide on a division or a brigade. Can't decide on a man or a woman.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-02-13 14:28|| 2020-02-13 14:28|| Front Page Top

8 Can't decide on a ...

Apparently, the DoD is unable to get inside its own OODA loop.

Posted by SteveS 2020-02-13 14:58|| 2020-02-13 14:58|| Front Page Top

9 Can't decide on a ...
The Real money is in the cost-plus development projects. Guaranteed cash flow while you "research" and maybe you will sell something at the end... maybe.

Posted by magpie 2020-02-13 15:03|| 2020-02-13 15:03|| Front Page Top

10 Take a look at Ian McCollum's (Forgotten Weapons) about the Knight's Armnament company: Knight’s Assault Machine Guns at the Range.

It may not be what they want, or need, but it looks like an interesting weapon.

Posted by magpie 2020-02-13 18:49|| 2020-02-13 18:49|| Front Page Top

11 That's snazzy.

Posted by swksvolFF 2020-02-13 19:43|| 2020-02-13 19:43|| Front Page Top

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