New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

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???? You're just trying to screw with us here, correct?

Not at all. Doesn't the M240 gunner carry about half as much 7.62 ammo as the M249 gunner does 5.56 ammo?

...the intent here is to see the Grunts get a LMG that'll match the range of the PKM. Therefore, eliminating the requirement for a MMG on patrol.

That certainly seems to be Tony's intent with the GPC concept. But, it is not clear if that is the intent of the US Army's CLAWS and LDAM programs.

Then you have a MMG that'll only be deployed to specialized missions, that require the additional range and firepower.

Trouble is, the info (in post #2) we have on LDAM says only that it's to replace the 7.62 MMG. It does not say that it would be used just for specialized missions.