nyggis
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We will get to that sooner or later. If US would have to fight a war to defend their homeland and soldiers would have to drop that bad guy before he gets to kill their family, nobody would argue the need for a better round then 5.56mm.
I consider the 5.56mm NATO now exactly in the position of the .50 cal as fighter aircraft armament at the end of WW2 and the short 75mm gun on Sherman before Overlord.
Well said!!!
Changing the caliber of an entire weapon system, fully integrated with foreign NATO forces, will not be comfortable or unexpensive. Excellent example of the factors needed.
But for now we have to play the cards we have. Until the next (hopefully) enlightened change of calibre we´ll have to improve bullet design and tactics so we can get the best out of it.