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Default Over-specialization?

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Originally Posted by Vespers War View Post
Fire, Fusion & Steel wants these to have much longer barrels to handle the energy of the round. They end up with roughly the same range as the weapons they're replacing, but with slightly more damage from the XM5 and slightly better performance against armor from the XM250. Those are pretty much what the new weapons are intended for, giving better performance against opponents in modern armor.
That's interesting. I thought that one of the major impetuses behind the 6.5-8mm movement was the poor performance of the 5.56mm round at the engagement distances common in Afghanistan. I think that over-specialization of weapons is a strategic mistake. Yeah, if you're doing a lot of CQB, a shorter barrel is very helpful, but if the engagement ranges increase for some tactical reason, now you're stuck with a sub-optimal weapon. No one can guarantee that Unit X is always going to be engaging targets at under 100m or whatever.

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