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US Marines set to field M27 IAR
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I'm not a Marine, but I've severe doubts that a heavy-barreled carbine will be able to do the job of the 249. Why do we need a 21st century Browning Auto Rifle? Isn't the BAR's shortcomings the whole reason we fielded the M60 as its replacement in the '60s? I'm not understanding this round-about trend in US military small arms today.
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I read about that a month ago. Why the hell do you need a heavy barreled 5,56 carbine when you have the Mk 48 in 7,62x51??
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Yeah, that doesn't make a lick of sense to me either. I've heard it suggested that this is a backdoor effort to get new carbines but I don't think I buy it. I've never worked with Marines, so their tactics might be different from ours, but given the emphasis we put on winning the firefight this would definately seem like a step in the wrong direction.
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I can understand some of the reasons like a lighter weapon that delievers almost the same amount of firepower as an LMG, but the only problem with be overheating the barrel and the magazine capacity. Maybe if they have every made start carrying 100 drum beta mags.
I saw an episode of Future Weapons about the IAR almost a year ago, but this one was made by LWRC. It fires in semi with the bolt close for accuracy, but in full auto, the bolt is open to stop jamming and overheating, which is a lot better http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YzGz...eature=related
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Actually a while back the US also fielded an M16 with a heavier barrel before the SAW.
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Without a large magazine capacity, the IAR is just another rifle, making it somewhat inadequate as a support weapon, especially next to an M249 (the BAR comparison is a pretty good point too). They do need to find a machine gun to replace the M249 though, or buy some new ones, as the ones being used are showing signs of wear. A few of my friends in the military have talked about them as if they were jam-o-matics, which makes sense as they probably see more rounds than anything on the field. I'm not a fan of this IAR concept though, and I don't think the test will yield positive results.
I think one of the main reasons they are steering away from the M249 though is because it's fuck heavy. The Mark 46 and 48 are roughly the same weight, so they offer nothing in this area, but the IAR is less than half the M249's weight loaded, which is the most obvious benefit (but to me it's probably the only benefit). |
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Yeah, the C7 LSW. That was Diemaco product aimed at succeeding the old C2 automatic rifle, but it was never a CF weapon. They (rightly) went with the FN Minimi, now the C9. The C2 was a heavy-barelled bipod-mounted FAL with FA capability and a 30 round mag. I'll say this - you still get guys who miss the FN C1, but nobody misses the C2. Surprisingly inaccurate weapon apparently.
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There's got to be a way to design an LMG, trim enough weight on it, and keep all the good qualities of the SAW. I mean, if they do just issue beta c mags to every man that has an IAR, that would somewhat solve the ammo problem
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