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AnimeFan188 · 2013-01-16, 18:29

"The Army is pursuing cased telescoped ammunition. This development is far
along, and they say a new LMG could be fielded within two years (2014) with
unequivocal support. The Marine Corps is pursuing caseless ammunition, which is
less developed and will take several more years to refine."

See:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSAT_light_machine_gun

The Germans already tried caseless ammo with the G11:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G11

But only 1000 of those were produced, and they were eventually replaced with
the G36.

So, is caseless ammo ready for prime time? Or should the military go for the
Army's cased telescoped round?

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AnimeFan188 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008	"The Army is pursuing cased telescoped ammunition. This development is far along, and they say a new LMG could be fielded within two years (2014) with unequivocal support. The Marine Corps is pursuing caseless ammunition, which is less developed and will take several more years to refine." See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSAT_light_machine_gun The Germans already tried caseless ammo with the G11: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heckler_%26_Koch_G11 But only 1000 of those were produced, and they were eventually replaced with the G36. So, is caseless ammo ready for prime time? Or should the military go for the Army's cased telescoped round?