I'm pretty sure at that point the bulk of the squad's automatic firepower was the M60.

It was, and now it's the 240 if they've got one attached. Doctrine says 75% of a fireteam's firepower comes from the SAW, and 75% of a platoon's firepower comes from the weapon squad. Didn't stop them from trying to use the Colt HBAR, or just M 16 A 1's on full auto.

IIRC, the British L86 is getting a new lease on life as a Designated Marksman Rifle.

Just finished running through the 2006 movie version of Miami Vice. It's one of my favorite movies.

Anyway, there are two parts where Ricardo Tubbs (played by Jamie Foxx) is using a Heckler and Koch 69A1 grenade launcher as a shotgun, and I wanted figured out exactly how that would work.

Here's the link explaining the mechanism.

If you can't see the link, here's the relevant bit:

Kinda cool. I didn't know you could do that.

edited 3rd Mar '15 1:44:41 PM by Aprilla

Nope, the L86 is on its way out. It's been replaced in the support weapon role by the Minimi and in the DMR role by the LM7.

The military made the M576 as a purpose made round to give grenadiers a CQC round without having the need to carry a second weapon. To top it off the flechettes had poor performance because of excessive tumbling and being easily deflected by under brush and vegetation. Which is why they used buckshot instead.

But isn't that kind of redundant with the advent of the M203?

Not really. The round is still good for room clearing and other CQC scenarios. It can also cover a wider area then rifle in a single shot.

They are not all that common as far as I know though.

The buckshot round is one of those legends, like you know it exists but you'll probably never see it. I've found more D Sh K's and thermite grenades than buckshot 40mm rounds.

edited 4th Mar '15 11:37:15 AM by TairaMai

So the M9 is probably dead then? Are our fingers and beautiful faces safe from Italian oppression?

John Woo will keep it alive, no matter what the Army says!

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edited 14th Mar '15 12:05:54 PM by carbon-mantis

That's got to be a way to get a stomach full of cordite or some other chemical nasty.

I don't know what the going rate for .223 is at the minute but I'm pretty sure that it'd just be cheaper to buy a gas cylinder for the barbecue.

That reminds me. Haven't we phased out cordite? It was my understanding that cordite has just about been replaced by WC844 ball propellant and some other designs.

edited 14th Mar '15 1:16:59 PM by Aprilla

You might find it in older cartridges and maybe from those who do handloading.

In general no there really isn't cordite in modern ammos anymore. See here I don't think even anything but older artillery rounds use it either.

More general info

edited 14th Mar '15 6:08:50 PM by TuefelHundenIV

Deadbeat, it's not about cost. It's AMERICA, FUCK YEAH! and America doesn't give a shit about cost.

(See the F-35, or more topical to this thread the AICW. )

Ironically enough, despise all the cost scandals, at the current production rates the F-35 is already cheaper than the French Rafaele and slightly more expensive than 4.5 gen fighters like the Eurofighter.

Doesn't mean it's GOOD.

But unfortunately, it's the only game in town.

Doesn't mean it is bad either, the Airforce pilots who flew the thing said they loved it and it was much better than the planes they were replacing, mostly due to sensor fusion and digitalized displays.

So I think I've found an ideal gun to take vampire hunting. >.>

Ohhhhh...

Balls made of garlic-covered, blessed yew and that thing would be the end of your typical vampy problem, yes...

How about wooden stakes seasoned with holy water and garlic?