TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Okay so this morning when I logged on and stated lurking around the Blogs I read. A post cought my eye.
In military small arms there are two schools of thought.
The and the what could be called a .
For this Forum the General Purpose Cartridge is particularly of importence as the PLA appears to be aiming for this model. This model is based around a single round type that is used in Carbines, Assault Rifles, Marksman Rifles and Machine guns, and sometimes modified for more specialized roles. For the PLA that represents the PLA's 5.8 round family QBZ 95/QBB95, QBZ03, QBU88, QJY88 and in a necked down version that's the QSZ 92, QSW 06 and QCW 05. This represents the heart of the front line of the Chinese Infantry weapons.
The Alternative system is that favored by Nato. Specialized rounds for particular functions. 9mm or .45ACP for pistols and SMG's the Emerging PDW, class 5.56x45 NATO for carbines, Service rifles, and LMG's Heavier 7.62x51mm rounds for DMR and Medium Machine guns well snipers now move to farther specialized heavier rounds like the .300WM .338 Lupua/Norma or .408 Chetac.
Logistically The General Purpose Cartridge model makes sense, But in terms of performance it can leave a lot wanting. for a Marksman and machine gunner the rounds often come up lacking in reach, For light infantry the Machine guns often end up weighting more then they should. The Infantry works out okay but often end up lacking penetration in the lighter classes like pistols and SMG's.
The Specialized rounds offer better more specialized performance in their role but logistically that means having to procure and maintain stocks of rounds that only a single member of a Infantry squad can carry.
In military small arms there are two schools of thought.
The and the what could be called a .
For this Forum the General Purpose Cartridge is particularly of importence as the PLA appears to be aiming for this model. This model is based around a single round type that is used in Carbines, Assault Rifles, Marksman Rifles and Machine guns, and sometimes modified for more specialized roles. For the PLA that represents the PLA's 5.8 round family QBZ 95/QBB95, QBZ03, QBU88, QJY88 and in a necked down version that's the QSZ 92, QSW 06 and QCW 05. This represents the heart of the front line of the Chinese Infantry weapons.
The Alternative system is that favored by Nato. Specialized rounds for particular functions. 9mm or .45ACP for pistols and SMG's the Emerging PDW, class 5.56x45 NATO for carbines, Service rifles, and LMG's Heavier 7.62x51mm rounds for DMR and Medium Machine guns well snipers now move to farther specialized heavier rounds like the .300WM .338 Lupua/Norma or .408 Chetac.
Logistically The General Purpose Cartridge model makes sense, But in terms of performance it can leave a lot wanting. for a Marksman and machine gunner the rounds often come up lacking in reach, For light infantry the Machine guns often end up weighting more then they should. The Infantry works out okay but often end up lacking penetration in the lighter classes like pistols and SMG's.
The Specialized rounds offer better more specialized performance in their role but logistically that means having to procure and maintain stocks of rounds that only a single member of a Infantry squad can carry.