New Army "Caliber Configuration Study"

[BluntForceTrauma]

What evidence is there to show the 40mm ABGL would be a better killer than the 6.5mm LMG? . . . Personally, I think "game changer" is a vastly over-used phrase.

Think about it: Direct line-of-sight small arms cannot hit a Taliban behind a boulder who only pops out to launch an RPG or fire a burst from his PKM. You laze his boulder and explode an air-burst 40mm grenade 1 meter beyond it, above his head, your kill probability increases. (I agree 25mm is too small.)

I use the term "game-changer" advisedly. In this case, I feel it is as apt today as it was for the MG in 1914. Was it you, or someone else, who noted the Chinese are moving forward in this area?

John