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badmash
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 Posted: Jun 19, 2012 - 09:57 AM
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First of all, please excuse the fact this has been posted in armaments and the JSF forum, I wasn't that sure which this would fit into.
As a lurker on the board for some time I have followed the choice of cannon on the A-model migrate from the BK27 to the GAU-22, I wondered how difficult would it have been for Mauser to change the BK-27 to the 25mm NATO Standard round? Obviously there was a political dimension to the weapon choice in the end, however I can't help but wonder whether the BK-27 was a victim of it being an additional burden on the supply chain unlike the GAU-22? Which creates the greater problem decreasing the calibre or decreasing the rounds length?
My experience as a ground pounder with weapons such as the FN SCAR (5.56 and 7.62mm interchangeable through the swap of some parts) would lead me to hypothesise that as you're moving to a smaller round in the BK-27, this should be possible, however, as there are many greater minds than mine at work on this board, I thought I'd ask the question?
Thanks in advance
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