------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.monch.com/mpg/news/land/2980-precision-vs-suppression.html The British Army has dropped the 5.56mm x 45mm Light Machine Gun (LMG) from the infantry section, pending confirmation from the Army Headquarters later in the year, a senior source has disclosed.
Addressing delegates at the Future Soldier Technology conference in London on 13 March, Lt.Col. Nick Serle, Commanding Officer of the British Army¡¦s Infantry Trials and Development Unit (ITDU) explained how the LMG was being replaced with an L85A2 or A3 assault rifle, also in 5.56x45mm calibre. The news follows consideration of multiple methods to suppress targets in a firefight over the past two years.
The idea to drop the LMG was first disclosed by army officials at the Soldier Equipment and Technology Advancement Forum (SETAF) in London on 14 March 2016, with sources describing the consideration of, ¡§precision versus suppression.¡¨