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"Strange as it sounds, nearly seven years into the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, bullets are a controversial subject for the U.S."

Strange? Hah!

Combat soldiers going way back recognize the refrain: we want more guns, and bigger ones.

I remember seeing the picture of a field modified aircraft used in the latter part of WWII. The thing looked like a porcupine, with all the various barrels sticking out. And I gather it was so packed with ammo that it could barely take off.

I have long hoped that the US Army would field a single shot 20 mm infantry cannon, for use in urban areas. Its primary round would be for concrete penetration. A considerably different design from this model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9NxHj1R04g

I imagine a much shorter barrel and lots of new style recoil suppression.