Upgraded Assault Rifles In Store for Commandos
Upgraded Assault Rifles In Store for Commandos
www.nationaldefensemagazine.org
So-called "reduced signature assault rifle" with conversion kits.
Where would one keep there wallet?Real freedom is going commando with your rifle.
Not a big fan of having a muzzle that close to my face.
So I'm seeing a trend here. They renamed this package "reduced signature assault rifle". Which falls in line with a previous project to shorten M110s then gave them a similar title of reduced signature sniper rifle or something like that.
Whats the whole reduced signature thing about? I feel like I'm missing it. Unless it's just buzz words made to justify buying new guns / platforms.
No doubt these new systems are designed to be short enough to begin with so that suppressed use isn't too unwieldy.
Whats the whole reduced signature thing about?
Like any suppressed weapon: less flash, reduced noise (especially inside a building or ship) so teammates can talk or hear each other, location confusion (harder to triangulate on gun shot), inter alia. The other angle is the size. Easy to get a Mamba into a backpack or tennis racquet case and its harder than an MP5.
SOF has/had MP5s, used them a lot, but wanted something that hit harder (thus the UMP). Navy was early on this, have been using Mamba/Rattler for a while now.
Here's a video, I think he was with 5th Group (and the FTU) which explains the MP5 use and the drawbacks of using them:
My hope is that with the expansion of additive manufacturing (3 and 4-D coupled with AI) that we shall see an increased use of suppressors for our people. With cans being made on the firing line (while a CWO4 drinks coffee, of course) and then melted down to be recycled.@Dean C. And Kirk.
I just had a mild idiot attack. For some reason I had it in my head the reduced signature thing was about making the soldiers profile / equipment smaller. Visual thing. Not sure where I read that or why it was in my head.
Weapons systems built from the ground up with sound suppression in mind makes a lot of sense now that I read your guy’s responses.
I’ll go put on my dunce hat