12-11-2011, 05:29 AM
LRRPF52 Wrote:It's very difficult to show the military what it needs, because whoever is making that call has their own idea of what is needed. I think the biggest potential benefits to dismounted Infantry would be a totally new LMG concept as I have described...It might help if you could show them the difference. I know that the CQM videos you posted made a far bigger impression on me than all of the forum posts on the controllability issue. However, for this issue it would require building your proposed 6.5 LMG, which would be quite an expensive undertaking.
Quote:...a multi-shot grenade launcher like the Marines have adopted, and a platoon-level organic indirect fire asset that is precision-guided: basically a small mortar that the lead fire team can lase onto target. That would be a big game-changer. No need to dial-in the tube...just point in the general direction of the enemy and let the lead team guide the munition. Air-burst and other types of warheads would be great for a fleeting enemy of dismounts in the open.Those sound like very good ideas. Guided mortar rounds have been developed in 81mm and 120mm. Doing the same for 60mm would be more difficult, but may be technically possible. The challenge would be convincing the bean counters that it'd be worth the cost.