I think I would rather have three of the old M2s than one new titanium version.
The three guys who have to carry around the old M2s might disagree with you.
old != good
old != bad
Old = old
new != good
new != bad
new = new
I’ll wait for the thing to be developed and tested. It may be just what we need. It may be a dog. We’ll find out.
Old soldiers don't die. They just get senile. The same kind of sentiments were expressed about their faithful M1903 Springfield when the M1 Garand was introduced.
I would always rather have three .50 caliber machine guns at my disposal than only one.