![Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EumRgcWWYAASjr8.jpg)
Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain
Telescoped ammunition is where the bullet is encased in the propellant, how is the bullet accelerated if the projectile is pretty much in the middle of a small explosion? - Quora
![The New Rifle Cartridge For U.S. Army Appears To Be The Cased Telescoped Cartridge (At Least For The Time Being) - General Ammunition Discussion - International Ammunition Association Web Forum The New Rifle Cartridge For U.S. Army Appears To Be The Cased Telescoped Cartridge (At Least For The Time Being) - General Ammunition Discussion - International Ammunition Association Web Forum](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/business6/uploads/cartridgecollectors/optimized/3X/b/e/be1659ed03fb2316f30060e2037577d7bb8ddb07_2_1024x762.jpeg)
The New Rifle Cartridge For U.S. Army Appears To Be The Cased Telescoped Cartridge (At Least For The Time Being) - General Ammunition Discussion - International Ammunition Association Web Forum
![Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EumRgcYXMAA7YuF.jpg)
Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "When we adopted 5.56 mm, we acquired weapons that were less capable in terms of range and lethality than legacy 7.62x51 mm weapons. This risked overmatch in certain
![Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "The US Army is about to completely change the world of military small arms with cased-telescoped (CT) ammunition. It's 30-40% lighter than legacy brass cartridges, but also shorter Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "The US Army is about to completely change the world of military small arms with cased-telescoped (CT) ammunition. It's 30-40% lighter than legacy brass cartridges, but also shorter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Djg5UWoX0AEvavV.jpg)
Nicholas Drummond on Twitter: "The US Army is about to completely change the world of military small arms with cased-telescoped (CT) ammunition. It's 30-40% lighter than legacy brass cartridges, but also shorter
![Experimental Ammo from the US Army's LSAT program: From left-to-right, Standard 5.56 mm NATO, 5.56mm Caseless, 5.56 mm Cased-telescoped ammo : r/GunPorn Experimental Ammo from the US Army's LSAT program: From left-to-right, Standard 5.56 mm NATO, 5.56mm Caseless, 5.56 mm Cased-telescoped ammo : r/GunPorn](https://external-preview.redd.it/K0kAB3fMXc0IZVGFwgSP84WVv5Oo2ofvYZ0TL-ccBGA.jpg?auto=webp&s=c00330c9811466b6f599b6c8068538a80ca32ad4)
Experimental Ammo from the US Army's LSAT program: From left-to-right, Standard 5.56 mm NATO, 5.56mm Caseless, 5.56 mm Cased-telescoped ammo : r/GunPorn
![Reducing Soldier load one round at a time: ARDEC lightweight technologies slash weight in half | Article | The United States Army Reducing Soldier load one round at a time: ARDEC lightweight technologies slash weight in half | Article | The United States Army](https://api.army.mil/e2/c/-images/2010/07/29/81586/army.mil-81586-2010-07-29-100734.jpg)