04-16-2014, 09:39 PM
The CG is not very rough on the body when firing, its about like firing a law but not as bad as a Javelin (Changes your hairstyle forever when you shoot it) or the AT-4, the big downside of the Goose is the fact that its rounds are heavy and its hard to carry more than one type of round.
Id be perfectly comfortable having a Team with the 6.5G M4's and a CG and a M27 IAR in 6.5G with the 100rnd drums I seen in Afghanistan (Not Beta mags, think they were Xmags) in the Iraq type terrain, I'd have to see in Afghanistan because I like the capability of the M27 being used as a DMR. Thats the real use of the M27, it wasn't in the budget to build a DMR for the marines but there was a budget for a Squad level Automatic Rifle. The Money was used for that rifle because it shoots just as good as a MK12 (Or close enough for its role) and can be used by anyone who picks it up. The Army needs the same thing because of the reduction in size. Whatever the Army does, it needs to stay AR/M16 Platform without any doubts. Its natural and its unobtrusive in vehicles, it versatile and any American can operate it. (My 8year old daughter has been for 3 years, my 2 year old will start in 2 years)
I have also seen problems with the 416's we were issued at first, the magazines would cause jams when you were using suppressors, switch to pmags and all was good but the HK mags have this gasket thing under the follower that caused jams, some took them apart and ripped the gasket off, I had Pmags and troy mags with me. I later traded for Lancer mags and loved them because the troy mags get beat up, they worked but looked pretty bad. I took a hit in a sideplate that damaged 2 Pmags and they kept working one was low near the floorplate, the other near the lips. (I kept my next to last mag upside down to tell me mentally that I'm almost out, it was also half full of Tracers) My guys all were loaded the same way, that way the team knew someone's rifle was getting ready to go down. I was given a SAW at first because of my size and ability, since I was the ATL I got to tell them it was stupid to give the Warrant Officer the SAW when my training was 2 million dollars plus for my basic courses. so it went to a Staff Sgt, I could never get it to run to my liking but he got it to run pretty well (He had carried one since he was a PFC) He knew how to bend the parts in the feed tray correctly and to stone certain parts and to dremel certain others (Was Brand new)
The RPG's go 1200m+ in the real world btw.... seen them used nearly 1600 as mortars on a FOB in Kunar and 1300 on Baghram, they know how to disconnect the range fuse on them but leave the impact fuse. They also have ones that punch holes in an MRAP like its plywood but only seen them in highly populated areas and one was used to kill a good friend of mine in an MRAP but they hit the suspension of the vehicle and it wiped out the whole front of the vehicle. Dont read the books about the limitations of the RPG, they are incredible and I hate them more than anything, IED's included because IED's dont take down helos (Except the one that landed on one in Paktikka, talk about bad luck)
We need to have a MMG that can out distance a DSHK but I dont see it happening but one that will out shoot a 7.62x54 is possible, that is what we need. in the low tech world against enemies using Soviet cast offs thats our worst threat, against the Chinese its all electronic unless we invade or they do.
If we meet them in Korea I think it will be interesting and we will have to start evaluating their (Oddball rounds..etc) Capabilities. I have not really looked at them to be a big enemy because they are bigger capitalists than we are, I think in the next 50 years there will be a war that they start because they are slashing and burning their environment so they will have no choice but to move into places like Afghanistan, Pakistan, India or even South America or Africa where the defense is at the WW1 level. Africa will be very interesting because its very wide open in some places but the people are not afraid to get very bloody for a cause. The people have a very strong will to survive because thats all they have ever had.
The Army is looking at a Blimp that carries munitions right now, The Transportation corps is using them for the withdrawal in Afghanistan if they can get the State dept to talk to Pakistan. The Army is looking into some crazy ideas now so until the Ray guns come forward they will stay with the 5.56. I did read that the budget for the MULE project was approved. It would be good in flat areas like the desert but I'm not sure it will work in the mountains. Maybe we will go all UAV/UGV's and we wont have to worry about it until they are used against us by our own government.... Hows that for a nightmare.
Id be perfectly comfortable having a Team with the 6.5G M4's and a CG and a M27 IAR in 6.5G with the 100rnd drums I seen in Afghanistan (Not Beta mags, think they were Xmags) in the Iraq type terrain, I'd have to see in Afghanistan because I like the capability of the M27 being used as a DMR. Thats the real use of the M27, it wasn't in the budget to build a DMR for the marines but there was a budget for a Squad level Automatic Rifle. The Money was used for that rifle because it shoots just as good as a MK12 (Or close enough for its role) and can be used by anyone who picks it up. The Army needs the same thing because of the reduction in size. Whatever the Army does, it needs to stay AR/M16 Platform without any doubts. Its natural and its unobtrusive in vehicles, it versatile and any American can operate it. (My 8year old daughter has been for 3 years, my 2 year old will start in 2 years)
I have also seen problems with the 416's we were issued at first, the magazines would cause jams when you were using suppressors, switch to pmags and all was good but the HK mags have this gasket thing under the follower that caused jams, some took them apart and ripped the gasket off, I had Pmags and troy mags with me. I later traded for Lancer mags and loved them because the troy mags get beat up, they worked but looked pretty bad. I took a hit in a sideplate that damaged 2 Pmags and they kept working one was low near the floorplate, the other near the lips. (I kept my next to last mag upside down to tell me mentally that I'm almost out, it was also half full of Tracers) My guys all were loaded the same way, that way the team knew someone's rifle was getting ready to go down. I was given a SAW at first because of my size and ability, since I was the ATL I got to tell them it was stupid to give the Warrant Officer the SAW when my training was 2 million dollars plus for my basic courses. so it went to a Staff Sgt, I could never get it to run to my liking but he got it to run pretty well (He had carried one since he was a PFC) He knew how to bend the parts in the feed tray correctly and to stone certain parts and to dremel certain others (Was Brand new)
The RPG's go 1200m+ in the real world btw.... seen them used nearly 1600 as mortars on a FOB in Kunar and 1300 on Baghram, they know how to disconnect the range fuse on them but leave the impact fuse. They also have ones that punch holes in an MRAP like its plywood but only seen them in highly populated areas and one was used to kill a good friend of mine in an MRAP but they hit the suspension of the vehicle and it wiped out the whole front of the vehicle. Dont read the books about the limitations of the RPG, they are incredible and I hate them more than anything, IED's included because IED's dont take down helos (Except the one that landed on one in Paktikka, talk about bad luck)
We need to have a MMG that can out distance a DSHK but I dont see it happening but one that will out shoot a 7.62x54 is possible, that is what we need. in the low tech world against enemies using Soviet cast offs thats our worst threat, against the Chinese its all electronic unless we invade or they do.
If we meet them in Korea I think it will be interesting and we will have to start evaluating their (Oddball rounds..etc) Capabilities. I have not really looked at them to be a big enemy because they are bigger capitalists than we are, I think in the next 50 years there will be a war that they start because they are slashing and burning their environment so they will have no choice but to move into places like Afghanistan, Pakistan, India or even South America or Africa where the defense is at the WW1 level. Africa will be very interesting because its very wide open in some places but the people are not afraid to get very bloody for a cause. The people have a very strong will to survive because thats all they have ever had.
The Army is looking at a Blimp that carries munitions right now, The Transportation corps is using them for the withdrawal in Afghanistan if they can get the State dept to talk to Pakistan. The Army is looking into some crazy ideas now so until the Ray guns come forward they will stay with the 5.56. I did read that the budget for the MULE project was approved. It would be good in flat areas like the desert but I'm not sure it will work in the mountains. Maybe we will go all UAV/UGV's and we wont have to worry about it until they are used against us by our own government.... Hows that for a nightmare.