>...программы разработки "крутых вундервафлей" сокращаются или совсем закрываются одна за другой.
Е:
Потому что взамен начинаются разработки оружия, более перспективного в свете войн будушего.
> Но это все не от того что "маленькие победоносные войны" в Ираке и Афганистане жрут ресурсы, в том числе и финансовые, с небывалым проворством, это прежде всего результаты подковерных интриг лоббистов американского ВПК?
Е:
Это результат смены задач, стоящих перед ВС. И опыта боевых действий в том же Ираке и Афганистане. По результатам которого, к примеру, бОльшим калибром стрелковки и заинтересовались.
> К слову ради перенаправления финансовых средств ради разработки какой еще более крутой вундервафли для американского пехотинца закрыта программа XM8?
Е:
Дык, Пентагон же собирается новый конкурс объявить на семейство стрелкового оружия, причем более всеобъемлющий даже, чем OICW, поскольку теперь к нему будет подключена не только армия, но и КМП.
> Раньше американское оружейное лобби как то переносило и бельгийское происхождение пулеметов M249 с M240G, и шведское происхождение гранатомета AT-4, и итальянское происхождения пистолета M9... а тут, вот те раз, немецкое происхождение XM8 так сильно непонравилось что американские оружейники не пожалели денег на похороны программы?
Е:
Да, раньше переносило. А вот выбор винтовки для армии - это, против чего американские производители возбухли.
> Интересно с чего интересуется? Неужели 5.56 мм калибр оказался малоэффективным в связи с использованием иракскими повстанцами и талибами в Афганистане современных систем индивидуального бронирования? ;-)
Е:
Ну там же написано с чего.
"...There has been concern among sections of the US military ever since the operations Somalia in 1993 that it [5.56 mm cartridge] is less than adequate.
A US Marine Corps sergeant who was asked to prepare a report on the performance of his equipment in Iraq said of the 5.56 mm: "The round is too fast, too small and too stabilised. It cannot compete with the 7.62 mm fired by Warsaw Pact weapons."
Another comment made to the author by an experienced US soldier is that "the 5.56 mm often only does the job if you shoot each man several times". Such soldiers state that selecting a more effective cartridge should have a high priority.
Concerns over the 5.56 mm cartridge are being exacerbated by the US Army's growing preference for the short-barrelled M4 carbine over the M16 rifle: a result of the fact that the carbine is much handier in confined vehicles and in urban fighting.
The problems occur because the 5.56 mm bullet gains much of its lethality from two features: one is that (like all pointed bullets) it tumbles on impact, increasing the size of the wound channel; the other is that it often breaks up while tumbling, sending fragments through the body and increasing the severity of the wound. However, with the standard 4 g NATO SS109 bullet (designated M855 in US production), this latter effect only happens at high-impact velocities. From the 508 mm barrel of the M16, the fragmentation effect lasts out to 150 m to 200 m but the short (368 mm) barrel of the M4 develops a lower-muzzle velocity, pulling the fragmentation limit down to 50 m to 100 m."
И:
"It is therefore surprising that the proposed standard version of the XM8 was to be the carbine with a barrel only 318 mm long, from which fragmentation is only likely to occur at point-blank range, if at all.
The logical answer to the need for a compact weapon with a long barrel to preserve effectiveness is of course to adopt a rifle in bullpup configuration, as other armies are increasingly doing.
The Chinese QBZ-95, Israeli Tavor TAR-21, Singaporean SAR-21 and Belgian FN F2000 have all recently joined the established French FAMAS, British SA80 and highly successful Austrian Steyr AUG. However, US Army doctrine appears to be opposed to considering a bullpup rifle, which rules out that approach to improving effectiveness."
"Concerns within the US military about the 5.56 mm cartridge have spread beyond individual complaints. A group within SOCOM has promoted the development of a new cartridge that could replace the 5.56 mm: the 6.8 x 43 mm Remington Special Purpose Cartridge (SPC). This fires a larger and heavier (7.45 g) bullet, which has proved to be considerably more effective in tests even when fired from carbine-length barrels. It has been specifically designed to maximise lethality within normal rifle ranges of up to 300 m, although in fact the trajectory and terminal effects rival those of the 7.62 x 51 mm M80 ball out to 500 m.
A rival approach has been the fielding in limited numbers of the new 5.56 mm Mk 262 cartridge, with a heavier (5 g) bullet designed originally for long-range target shooting. This not only has a better long-range performance than the SS109/M855, it also fragments out to longer ranges. However, at 600 m the remaining energy of the 6.8 mm bullet is over 40 per cent greater than that of the Mk 262. Despite this power, the recoil of the 6.8 mm is much less compared to the 7.62 x 51 mm and the cartridge is compact enough to fit into adapted 5.56 mm weapons.
It has reportedly been combat-tested in Iraq in modified M16s with impressive results, although confirmation is hard to obtain."
Ну и т.д.
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