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Originally Posted by cato
The 6.8 SPC is proofed and ready for combat.
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I so stand corrected ... and I agree that it is a trade off (though I disagree with the ammo capacity part. We're talking less than half a pound difference with the same number of rounds. If I can do with the FN-FAL C1, the soldiers today can do without the grenade launcher that they will never use.
The primary argument against has always been replacing the entire logistics chain. To this date, we have not gotten rid of the 7.62NATO (GPMG), so introducing another calibre is a nightmare and a half.
HOWEVER, it is strange the Chinese went with the 5.8mm (AN EXTREMELY marginal improvement over the 5.56 when compared to the investment involved). If they had moved over to the 6mm range, we would've been forced to move to the 6.8.