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There is no perfect system..it's one trade-off vs another. Mech infantry could carry a wider variety of weapon types so you draw the ones that suit the situation but foot infantry doesn't have that luxury. Thinking another rifle in 7.62 given to the guys in the section who can best use it would be better than handing it to everyone. The whole point of the 5.56 was you could carry more ammo and the weapon was more controllable in full auto bursts what has changed since the M14 is that nearly everyone now has a scoped rifle..and with that, you can hit at longer distance so now the pendulum has swung back...they want a round that will hit to the range the scope is useful to......but you can only carry half the ammo....and with that you have to train the entire army to hit what they are shooting at first time.......no more spray and pray