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XM5 Carbine = 8.4 lb.
SIG Suppressor = 1.19 lb.
XM157 Optic ~ 2.2 lb.
Total = 11.79 lb.
Cartridge weight is estimated at 22g (0.049 lb.).
Lanncer 20rd mag = 6.4 oz.
Loaded 20rd mag = 1.37 lb.
Loaded NGSW= 13.16 lb.
It makes one wonder what the basic load will be.
When we were toting M14's the basic load was one in the gun and four in the pouches for 100 rounds. 10.9 lb. gun with 1.6 lb. magazines for 17.3 lb. of gun and ammo.
The M16/M4 loadout is of similar bulk with one in the gun and six in the pouches for 210 rounds (196 if you load 28 per mag like grampa did.). M4A1 is 10.14 lb. gun with 1.1 lb. magazines for 16.74 lb. of gun, optic, laser and ammo.
I remember them saying the new gun would still be using 210 rounds for the basic load back when the NGSW was the ICSR.
That didn't come out even with 20 round magazines back in 2017 so we're going to say it's 1 in the gun and 9 spare mags for 200. 25.5 lb.! This is also about twice as bulky as the current loadout.
I think the most we're going to see carried is 6 spare mags for 140 rounds and a "mere" 21.4 lb.
"Just 5.5 lb. more than the soldier carries now!" sounds like a victory, but it's an epic defeat. The amount that a grunt can lug around without dramatically increasing their chance of injury just walking around is finite. What 5.5 lb. of gear are we leaving in the rear to accommodate the new wundergewher?
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