Go up after century metaphase, musket is small-bore change begin to make world trend, arrive from 5.56 millimeter of the U.S. Army 5.45 millimeter of Su Jun, the musket requirements of martial big country drops to 6 millimeter from 7.62 millimeter the following, one up-to-date. Be in however this month, american army puts forward an invite public bidding of new 7.62 millimeter musket. Be afraid the U.S. Army's small arms will be entered again recently new round adjust period.
Current world main stream is small-bore musket bullet the 5.56 millimeter besides the United States, 5.45 millimeter of Russia, and 5.8 millimeter of China. Develop half many century hind in small-bore musket however, begin as all sorts of new-style and ballproof garments many and current, the U.S. Army begins 5.56 millimeter bullet more and more ability not equal to one's ambition. In Iraq and Afghanistan, often produce such job, u.S. Army soldier takes M4 assault musket to encounter armed personnel in a street battle, u.S. Army soldier firings instantly hit the other side, but AK-47 rifle is taken as before after the other side gets shot, xiang Meijun strikes back.
The ICSR musket full name of the invite public bidding at the beginning of this month is Interim Combat Service Rifle, chinese namely " transitional the battle enlists in army musket " . American army thinks to had discovered soldier dogface weapon hard the ballproof garment of puncture adversary, and the purpose of invite public bidding is update new musket, enhance the power of dogface. Of this new musket purchasing is admiral of · A Lin is in charge of Daniel of American army deputy chief of staff. American army chief of staff thinks, existing 5.56 millimeter ammo cannot satisfy the requirement of prospective battlefield.
In the meantime, the ammo standard of new musket is 7.62 × 51 millimeter, that is to say caliber 7.62 millimeter, cartridge case length 51 millimeter. Can semi-automatic full automatic perhaps blast off, fittings of tie-in and different tactics, effective cannon-shot achieves 600 meters, empty gun weight does not exceed 5.4 kilogram. The army just will buy 50 thousand new rifle to triumph. And the number increases possibly still. The 417 musket of automatic musket and HK company can satisfy the SCAR Heavy that international ammunition market has FN company only probably now requirement.
To the change of U.S. Army small arms, we need to pay close attention to closely. The United States thinks 5.56 millimeter bullet cannot be satisfied fight need, because ballproof garment is hands-down. But, our country circumjacent environment is complex, the environment that small arms faces is complex and changeful. A few downy areas, bullet caliber too bear of congress accentuation soldier, study U.S. Army is many transhipment of through cargo 7.62 millimeter musket is impossible apparently. Accordingly, the design of small arms of our country future more the wisdom of test researcher, need rational choice more.
