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Originally Posted by k9870
Well when you add in rear troops, yeah i can see how most wouldnt have them, i was thinking troops in war zones, where they do have handguns. As for small arms not winning wars, they sure do help, for the price of a single stealth bomber we could replace all m16s/m4s with newer, modern weapons like the SCAR
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It's not that simple. Money isn't the problem, time is. It take a very long time to equip the entire military with new small arms. It takes a very long time to retrain every military personnel to use the new platform. From field repairs to clearing malfunctions. It takes a very long time to get enough spare parts for the Armory.
The SCAR isn't a new weapon system. It's an AR18/G36/XM8/ACR/SA80/etc. A new body for an old design. It also made out of plastic. Go ask the Germans how their G36 hold up in Afghanistan.
Excalibur what don't they like about the A4? It preformed extremely well in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The problem with putting optic on top of the carrying handle is height. It's a 3 inch difference between the bore and scope. It is not an ideal way to mount optics.