Well good for them for actually iterating on that!
I am sure the ability for an infantryman to kill another infantryman is highly, highly crucial in tomorrow’s wars, where everything will be a drone that explodes.
Yes that’s part of it. Also storming positions is still done by dismounted infantry. You don’t need very fancy guns but you still need good ones. Also the role of sniper has not disappeared.
Drones have not replaced infantry. They fulfill roles previously assigned to reconnaissance, sabotage, specialized anti-armor units, CAS, and partly artillery (though artillery has also not been obsoleted by drones, it just serves a slightly different purpose).
Drones can neither take nor hold ground. Anyone who makes the mistake of overinvesting into drones at the expense of the traditional “basics” makes the same mistake as those who overinvest in airpower.
The US does not need this, as any war they could need it for would end on the day it’s started in nuclear hellfire. You don’t need this fancy shit to murder civilians and irregulars.
They need it to project their Empire. All those bases don’t staff themselves.
Heck, I am happy that the US is wasting more and more money on the dumbest shit ever. this new gun will perform worse then existing ones in my opinion so let’s hope the military buys ten for every soldier.
So this actually does use different ammo then?
Yes, it does.
Well good for them for actually iterating on that!
I am sure the ability for an infantryman to kill another infantryman is highly, highly crucial in tomorrow’s wars, where everything will be a drone that explodes.
Drones are important but the infantryman isn’t getting replaced any time soon. Still the backbone of the army.
Yea, to hold ground, die and kill civilians. None of these activities require particularly cool guns.
Yes that’s part of it. Also storming positions is still done by dismounted infantry. You don’t need very fancy guns but you still need good ones. Also the role of sniper has not disappeared.
Drones have not replaced infantry. They fulfill roles previously assigned to reconnaissance, sabotage, specialized anti-armor units, CAS, and partly artillery (though artillery has also not been obsoleted by drones, it just serves a slightly different purpose).
Drones can neither take nor hold ground. Anyone who makes the mistake of overinvesting into drones at the expense of the traditional “basics” makes the same mistake as those who overinvest in airpower.
The US does not need this, as any war they could need it for would end on the day it’s started in nuclear hellfire. You don’t need this fancy shit to murder civilians and irregulars.
The US doesn’t need a military. It has two oceans and two weak neighbors. But that’s beside the point.
Also, the US sells a lot of weapons to other countries.
They need it to project their Empire. All those bases don’t staff themselves.
Heck, I am happy that the US is wasting more and more money on the dumbest shit ever. this new gun will perform worse then existing ones in my opinion so let’s hope the military buys ten for every soldier.