Originally posted by SpecOps87:
I do understand the limitations of carbines,and thats their short range and their accuracy tends to drop at longer ranges compared to full-sized rifles..But that's not the whole picture here.You see the fact is that carbines i meantioned,are not entirely a seperate weapons system.The M16,M4 and Car-15 all accept the same magazines,the way it is cocked is the same,the way rate of fire is selected is the same,the way IAs are cleared is the same.The essential difference is the weapon length,the ability for the butt-stock to be extended or retracted and the handguard is rounded.
Yes i trust you understand the limitations. But not the other stuff.
Here, i shall dissect your post again.
"recce troopers,infantry,guards,commandos,Armoured crews and SF personnel (NDU/SOF) right?So isn't it strange...the only people I see who sometimes use such weapons are those in SIW or Armourers..."
To recap:
Recce: YOUR JOB IS RECCE! NOT FIGH!
Infantry: You may have to engage in FIBUA!
Guards: You may have to heli-rappel! And engage in FIBUA!
Commandoes: You may have to lug your equipment ungodly amounts of kilometers! And engage in FIBUA!
Armor crews: There's not much space in there, and we're already spending money on your vehicle. Why not spend more for your weapon? You might just survive to come back.
SOF personnel: You may have to engage in FIBUA!
Additionally:
"The M16,M4 and Car-15 all accept the same magazines,the way it is cocked is the same,the way rate of fire is selected is the same,the way IAs are cleared is the same.The essential difference is the weapon length,the ability for the butt-stock to be extended or retracted and the handguard is rounded"
They are all the same. I concur.
But the PARTS are not the same. To put a metaphor forward, you are similar to your neighbour. But are you 100% identical?
If you can tell me how:



Respectively those weapons are from top to bottom:
G36C
G36K + G36C
G36.
Now can i maintain all 3 weapon systems in a unit without paying for 3 different part stocks?