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To: lgjhn23

The purpose of the US going to 5.56 was to standardize NATO on a single rifle round.

The US taxpayer will probably foot the bill to re-equip all NATO forces with 6.8mm in the future.


35 posted on 04/21/2022 9:51:06 AM PDT by Erik Latranyi (We are being played by forces most do not understand)
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To: Erik Latranyi

20 million bucks isn’t nearly enough to replace all the 5.56s in use in the US Military. This will probably be used in dedicated units.


39 posted on 04/21/2022 9:53:26 AM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Erik Latranyi
The purpose of the US going to 5.56 was to standardize NATO on a single rifle round.

Not so. NATO's standard at the time was 7.62x51. The UK was pushing 7x43. The US stuck by 7.62 then went to 5.56.

61 posted on 04/21/2022 11:06:48 AM PDT by IndispensableDestiny
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To: Erik Latranyi
The US taxpayer will probably foot the bill ...

For everything

69 posted on 04/21/2022 11:35:35 AM PDT by from occupied ga (Your government is your most dangerous enemy - EVs a solution for which there is no problem)
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