Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Prototype Plastic Ammo True Velocity General Dynamics" video.

  1. The animation doesn't look complex at all. When the bolt bottoms out the return spring, the energy is transfered to the entire inner chassis which then travels rearwards and hits a buffer.
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  2.  @flashmedia8953  But it does.
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  3. The 6.8 NGSW concept is trading traditional AP convention for sheer smacking power. Getting full penetration through a ceramic plate and some kind of composite/aramid backing is difficult, so the solution is throw a flying brick of a steel core at it to make sure it cracks the plate and doesn't get stopped easily by the "catching" liner at the back. However rumor has it that they had to back off the distance requirements as it doesn't defeat the plates past ~250 yards. This is the internet rumor mill saying it, so take it with a grain of salt.
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  4.  @17nirmalya  It's not about shoulders but physics. The more recoil a weapon has, the longer it takes to realign the sights. Lower recoil increases hit probability.
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  5.  @17nirmalya  Reductio Ad Absurdum
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  6. Most combat casualties are produced by artillery/mortars/air support. Not rifle rounds.
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  7.  @jesseramseyz  We're not talking about occupation, we're talking casualties.
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  8. You've just seen Russian forces essentially sit back and shell the urban centers rather than step on the obvious trap and go inside the meatgrinder.
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  9. You can bust up a M4 by firing that much before the ammo can cook off. Forget the barrel obstructions, at that point you were comitted to destroying the rifle either way by torture testing it and you'd end up finding a point of failure so it doesn't matter if it's the ammo or something else.
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  10.  @DeltaCain13  Insulation PREVENTS the heat from reaching the barrel.
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  11. Caseless ammo is a thing. Not very popular due to it being fragile.
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  12. It's a goddamn buffer. Even pistols have dual, nested springs to help tame the violence of the cycle. Heckler & Koch designed combat pistols to be tortured with a steady diet of 185gr +P .45 per SOCOM requirements and the buffer did the trick. Somehow it's unreliable inside of a rifle instead of a pistol slide?
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  13.  @17nirmalya  Again - extremely reliable guns have used dual springs as a way to buffer the impact of recoiling mass. Real life combat weapons that have been tested vs highschool maths.
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  14. Not at all. Can't cheat physics. A gun that recoils harder isn't a problem with "comfort". The problem is that lower recoil correlates to greater hit probability, and faster recovery for the next shot. You can be as comfortable as you want, but your shooting performance is worse. There's a reason power factor exists in shooting competitions. Lower recoil gives the shooter a performance advantage.
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  15. 6.8 SPC is not known for range, in fact it was developed to address the urban combat in Somalia and dropped from SOCOM use in Afghanistan.
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  16. Countries used to bullpups have switched back to conventional rifles. Not sure about the better platform claim.
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  17.  @josephvandyck5469  That's oversimplified. The G36 is suitable for combat, but not being ran as an automatic weapon. Thin profile barrel always had the issue of rising temperatures revealing internal stresses in the metal and leading to point of impact shift. This could be solved with a thicker barrel, which weighs more. Modern stress relieving procssses allow thin profile barrels to suffer less. A G36 made with a barrel, such as Tommy Built's clones, doesn't have these issues.
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  18. Apparently nobody wants to enter the urban meatgrinder and is happy to shell/rocket the city into submission from the suburbs.
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  19.  @17nirmalya  Logic ended when you compared sniper operations to infantry combat.
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  20.  @17nirmalya  Nobody mentioned assassinations. You did. Those are not snipers, those are designated marksmen. Designated marksmen are specialized troops who have the training to use their tools. Just like Stinger operators are trained to use those missile launchers. What does regular infantry use? 5.56x45 or Stinger missiles?
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  21.  @17nirmalya  It does. The US military tested it, and with 5.56 more soldiers scored Expert than with 7.62. The Russians also found out the same when they evaluated 5.45 vs 7.62. Snipers and designated marksmen already require good qualification with the standard rifle before they enter their specialization school. They already have to be good shooters. Then they are trained to make use of extra energy in cartridges. The average infantryman cannot be trained to make the most of full power rifles, which is why most infantry rifle fighting occurs within 300 meters.
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  22.  @17nirmalya  The majority of American deaths were due to suicide bomb/IED/mortar/RPG and aircraft crashes. The firearm most feared was the PK machine gun, not rifles. The myth of bolt action rifles taking out American servicemen is just a myth, 1000 yard shots are incredibly difficult with open sights. 5.56 weapons were underarmed... against PK machine guns... That's normal. The crew served weapon usually defeats individual rifles, that's how it works in US doctrine too. The NGSW is meant for modern peer nation armor. If the issue was range, there's more efficient and lighter recoiling cartridges. The 6.8 NGSW program is entirely about the steel core busting ceramic. The AK-203 is an export weapon for the Indian military. The AK-15 doesn't even get its own wikipedia page, it's under the AK-12 page. Because the AK-12 is the successor of the AK-74M.
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  23.  @17nirmalya  Anyone can make a video and say whatever they want. The facts do not change. Bolt action rifles were not as big of a problem as PKs. Firing 30 rounds in a minute at 1000 yards? Sure. The SAW, as the name implies, is the squad automatic weapon. The M240 is brought by the weapons squad supporting the rifle squads in the rifle platoon. You're a nothing warrior. You're out here giving off incorrect information and pointing to youtube videos. I can't exactly call the Russian army right now and ask them where the AK-15s are. So I looked it up. Okay, Russia won't publish state practices, so you claim the AK-15 is the main service weapon? How would you know? You just said it was a state secret. I don't need your good luck wishes, because coming from people like you they're certain to jinx me. Hope you stop being an embarrassment by making up lies and citing Youtube videos while criticizing research.
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  24.  @17nirmalya  1. Knowing what a rifle round is capable of doesn't mean ability to use it accurately past max effective range. 2. The SAW is, like the name implies, a SQUAD weapon while the M240 is used by the weapons squad inside the rifle platoon. So each rifle platoon is covered by two M240s. 3. 5.45 and 7.62x39 are used in Russian weapons. They do not outrange 5.56. 4. Kalashnikov concern always manufactures several variants and calibers. There were several -100 series AKs. The AK-103 was 7.62. The AK-101 was in 5.56. Why would they make an AK-15? Because they always make multiple variants.
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  25.  @17nirmalya  Yes, because casualty production is achieved through mortaring, artillery and air support. Individual rifles have never been the main casualty producer in modern warfare.
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  26.  @17nirmalya  So due to poor performance in Afghanistan, Russia, which is not planning to take over Afghanistan, is going to change their main caliber based on it?
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  27.  @17nirmalya  Why the change of subject?
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  28. M855A1 already uses hard steel tips inside a jacket.
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