The Roles and Weapons with the Squad

[William F. Owen]

That’s where a weapon like LWRC IAR is IMO interesting because it weighs hardly any more than ‘its’ standard carbine/rifle version. Replace all M4’s, M16’s, Minimi’s, IW’s, LSW’s, SAW’s, LMG’s, AR’s, carbines etc. etc. with it and call it a……uhhmmmm….rifle.

Sweet looking AR there. Yeah, this is pretty much the way it think it is useful to progress. The variety in sighting systems enabled by the MIL-STD 1913 rail can gain far more capability for existing weapons than adding new ones.

I've just been looking at <1kg laser range finding sniper scope with an automatic ballistic range reticule. It accounts for temperature and wind.

• Put dot on target.
• Press "range" button.
• Dot moves.
• Put dot back on target.
• Squeeze trigger

Could take a 7.62mm rifle out to 1,200-1,300m for a first round hit. Now you have to have pretty steady hands for that, so skill is still required.