Loppukesasta luotisuojaliivikeskustelu sai huomiota US Army ohjelman kaynnistyksen myota:
The Army also continues to be concerned about overmatch (the out-ranging of soldiers on the battlefield by enemy small arms — a problem discovered in Afghanistan) and the need to penetrate increasingly prolific cheap ballistic body armor. The new rifle will chamber the
Army’s new M80A1 round and perhaps even the new XM1158 Advanced Armor Penetrating round currently in testing.
Sitten aloitetta huhuiltiin jo peruutetuksi, mutta lokakuussa Cummings,
Army Brig. Gen. Brian Cummings — who, as
PEO Soldier, manages the programs that provide most of a soldier's gear and weapons
sanoi, ettei nain suinkaan ole kaynyt, vaan painvastoin samaan suuntaan ajetaan talla hetkella kahta, rinnakkaista kaistaa myoten:
Cummings told Military.com last month [syyskuu] that the ICSR program was "
not dead" and a decision on it had not been made. His comments this month suggest the Army is still weighing the ICSR while a permanent replacement is at least five years away.
"Right now, many are focused on the ICSR or SDMR," Cummings said. "But that's not the long-term way ahead. The long-term way ahead is a brand new rifle for all of the Department of Defense called the Next Generation Squad Weapon."
The NGSW would be "
one end-all solution," he added, with a carbine model replacing the M4 and a rifle version replacing the M249 squad automatic weapon.
Both would likely fire a round larger than the current 5.56 mm.
Vaikka Interim tulee (jos on tullakseen) seur. 5 v:lle nykyisista kaliibereista ja jo tuotannossa/ testauksessa olevista a-tarvikkeista, ei tuo "isompi" NGSW:lle ole valttamatta 7.62 - ja brititkin , kuulemma, ovat kiinnostuneita.
- kovaa kilpajuoksua suojan ja lapaisyn kesken
- eika kannata intoilla Nato-kaliiberin kanssa liikaa seur. 5 v:n aikana... jos vaikka sattuisi vaihtumaan