The G11's problem was not heat, but the complicated mechanism and gas building up in the sealed stock.The solution is make it open-bolt. For good measure make it a constant recoil LMG using plastic links.
>>65271258the solution to the G11 is to throw it into the garbage and use a 11.5 inch psa ar-15
>>65271258>the solution to the G11 is to throw it into the garbageCut the glass off the Glockclock and glue the optic on the m4 before you do
pwastic winks
>>65271258I honestly wish someone would just do caseless ammo right.
>>65271895The case works as an ejectable heatsink and removing it makes thermal management much more difficult. Add to that that without the case the ammo becomes much more easy to damage, and the cons far outweigh the trivial saving in mass and bulk.
>>65271332redpill me on the eleven-point-five inch barrel, Palmetto State Armory, Armalite Rifle #15, and why it's better than everything else.
>>65271911I still think it'd be a useful option for lower RoF firearms, even if just for the civilian market.Imagine being able to press your own ammo for a handgun without needing to restock/recover casings.It's definitely not idea for military applications, but for semi-auto civilian use, it could be a pretty big boon for efficiency.Of course, that's assuming the propellant is actually made legally acquirable on the civilian market.
>>65271875steel links for 7.62 = 2 grams eachplastic links = 0.5 gram each1000 round combat load for a SAW2kg steel vs 0.5kg plasticthat's 3 pounds saved in the links alone for one single soldierimagine the compounding logistical benefits in transporting the ammo on fuel pricesnot to mention it's cheaper to manufacture tooscale up for GPMGs and HMGs across an armyit's more important in the age of drones because now infantry can't afford to lug GPMGs. the SAW is the highest level beltfed you're realistically going to get.
>>65271946>steel links for 7.62 = 2 grams each>now infantry can't afford to lug GPMGs. the SAW is the highest level beltfed you're realistically going to getWhy did you use GPMG ammo for the comparison if you then claim that no one will ever carry it either way. You disingenuous fuck.
>>65271956PKMs and Mk48s are both used as SAWs. Stop posting performative seethe and watch some infantry video from Ukraine. Beltfeds are still essential in the green and urban zones, but ain't nobody lugging around tripods and entire crews of 2-3 men to shoot one. They've retvrned to M60.
>>65271967You don't know what a GPMG is. Got it. Filtered.
>>65271895>rightIt's a flawed concept to begin with. All it does is save weight, which matters very little to anyone that isn't a machine gunner. You give up a TON for that weight savings. Without a cartridge, extraction an unfired round is difficult. The ammo is extremely fragile. Comparable ammo to 556 is much larger than 556. What's even the fucking point when weight savings just means they're going to use it as an excuse to pack more gear on the soldier?
>>65271895>direct injected smokeless powder
