Read the article.
From said article: "Lund says that the new weapon system will use different types of bullet for lethal and non-lethal use."
Don't feel bad, though. The "expert" quoted in the article didn't apparently read it either:
"Steve Wright, a security expert at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK warns of the potential risk of variable lethality. "In a high-stress, high-personal-risk zone, there will be a real temptation for soldiers to turn the tuneable lethality switch up to 'kill' mode so that all doubt is removed." "
Bottom line, the soldier will use whatever ammo the chain of command issues. I can see maybe issuing a mix of ammo based on the circumstance, loaded in different magazines -- regular mags for regular ammo, orange mags for less-than-lethal, for example.
“You want a soldier to decide whether to set his rifle on kill or stun?
Read the article.
From said article: “Lund says that the new weapon system will use different types of bullet for lethal and non-lethal use.”
Don’t feel bad, though. The “expert” quoted in the article didn’t apparently read it either:
“Steve Wright, a security expert at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK warns of the potential risk of variable lethality. “In a high-stress, high-personal-risk zone, there will be a real temptation for soldiers to turn the tuneable lethality switch up to ‘kill’ mode so that all doubt is removed.” “
Bottom line, the soldier will use whatever ammo the chain of command issues. I can see maybe issuing a mix of ammo based on the circumstance, loaded in different magazines — regular mags for regular ammo, orange mags for less-than-lethal, for example. “
I read the article and I also happen to target shoot. If you vary the speed of a projectile you will destroy the accuracy of the firearm, unless you add in expensive and error-prone compensating optical systems.
People who actually own and understand firearms recognize the need for consistency, which is why many handload. We are looking for precise, repeatable muzzle velocity. Not some Yugo to SR71 variable speed wonder bullet that does everything.
Gimmickry from people who do not understand weapons systems.