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Yeah, the real problem in the decades post-Cold War was that certain stupid ideologies popped up and military spending wasn't as useful anymore despite the fact that the US became hegemon of the planet (more or less), which necessitates the need for larger military in the first place. Also, the...

If it were that simple, then the US Army would have done that already, the problem is, it isn't that simple (or practical)...

From what I understand, anyone in the body armor market really, although some are more practical than others. I should know because I have to help my dad get into his body armor every day he goes to work. While plates/armor that tell intermediate rounds where to stuff it isn't completely...

@DocSolarisReich, that is sadly no longer the case. We've had body armor that tells intermediate rounds where to stuff it (to the point that only head and limb shots are viable points of attack instead of torso shots) and that has proliferated to the point that even podunk insurrectionist groups...

Here's the thing, Tippy, body armor effective against even AP cored intermediate rounds have been proliferating in the last decade or so. It's getting to the point that insurgents of Afghanistan are getting their hands on them. With such armor readily available (and with metallurgy getting 'fun'...

So they've finally got the FCS system for the OICW light and durable enough to be implemented. Not bad.

From what I understand about the 3GL system, not really. For one the bullets are particularly large and (comparatively) hefty compared to Metal Storm's first outing with their ridiculous 10k RoF system. This is a semi-auto weapon system where the user can adjust. Hell, one idea for this system...

The biggest new ground it broke was sensor-fused High-Low grenades with the sensor integration being the second biggest new ground it broke (the scope was more than a simple scope, but more akin to a sensor array with integrated fire control systems and a fire control microcomputer that happened...

Wow, that is various levels of stupid. It's like the bullshit 'Military Industrial Complex' conspiracy shit that gets past around like the truth. The thing is, things like the OICW hits two road blocks: technology (it must be noted that for about three decades, the smallest round you can have...

As I said, I just wanted to cover my bases. No need to get hostile about it.

True, but still, if you throw me an M14 and an M1903, I would go for the M14, even if it is semi-auto. I didn't know which model is being used so I covered my bases, so to speak.

Not really, the ACR and OICW programs were programs that pushed the limit on what you can do, particularly the OICW program. It's like how the Seawolf-class SSNs and Zumwalt-class DDGs became testbeds for all sorts of things for the Virgina-class SSNs and Burke-class III/future DDG program...