XM7 worries from the field.

[Hecouldgoalltheway]

Wrong

Computers being smarter and faster don’t replace people doing the manual labor involved in a resupply or refit. That FARP didn’t establish itself and an order of operations to effectively and efficiently complete the resupply task.


Even more wronger

Tanks crews do their own heavy lifting, there is no ammo carrier. See reference to FARP and how they get new shit on board

Mostly wrong

The 198 has been replaced by the 777, which is the ONLY platform you mentioned that would have a butterfingers drop a primer in the mud. The others are self propelled and have floors out of the mud.

Even the 777 would mostly likely be in a fire base or surrounded by people providing security so the string pullers wouldn’t be super frantic(with the exception of some instances)

If I remember correctly, the 777 is only lighter, based on some aluminum where there used to be steel. My first enlistment, in 1996 I was a 13B, assigned to a 198, fired the 155's prior to the crusader and the paladin. I've never been in a tank in my life. I'm not expert on any of that shit. Even my arty experience is almost 30 years old. This entire conversation has spun into a bullshit gotcha game. I've been speaking in broad strokes about development and you're trying to pin me down on details. I honestly don't give a shit about any of the details because the tech moves quickly. I have no interest in wasting time studying weapons systems that don't help me Bush hog my farm. The concept of technology reducing the number of people required to complete combat tasks is old as time. It has happened continually forever. To assume it won't continue and be aided by AI developments is kinda silly. We seem to disagree about the rate at which it will happen, so, it's silly, because you're crystal ball looks just like mine. We are both guessing what will happen. Like I said, let's come back here in a decade and see where we are. Cheers..

 

[sinister]

The infantry (including Special Forces) may eventually be issued the XM7 and XM250.

In my time I had a Big Army issued M16A2 musket and Beretta in the arms room in nice tidy racks. Directly across would be our camouflaged CAR-15s with doo-dads and .45s.

Today it's M4s and Glock 19s.

The same will happen with XM7s if there's no advantage..