This blog contains the fruits of my search for answers to questions about US infantry weapons systems and their development and/or improvement in light of performance in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. I certainly welcome input here from any one with an interest in this subject, especially those who have served in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. Thanks for reading!
Monday, April 11, 2011
2009 Report "Increasing Small Arms Lethality in Afghanistan: Taking Back the Infantry Half-Kilometer" by Major Thomas Ehrhart, USA
Here is an interesting report by an Army major on how the Army should/could improve small arms lethality in Afghanistan. He calls for, among other other things, an increase in caliber from 5.56 to the 6.8 SPC. Bravo!
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