Wow, just saw this article and wanted to see what your guys' oppinion was. Check out this link:
Video: U.S. Army Testing Plastic-Cased Ammo, So Far Impressed - Guns.com
Video: U.S. Army Testing Plastic-Cased Ammo, So Far Impressed - Guns.com
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back in a former life, we had a tank (M60A2) that used a combustable (sp?) cartridge. Because it required a breech scavenger system to blow the ash out of the tube, and an electric closing breech, it was SLOW!. In tank to tank warfare, slow means dead. I was very glad we didn't wind up going to war with it....although it was the same gun tube used in the M551 Sheridan...
Anyway...I like brass cased rounds, based on my experience - will take me a while to adapt to a change, if it ever comes about.
I used to teach that weapon system at Aberdeen Proving Grounds! It was a POS and those fumes were toxic! We were taught that the face mask/breathing system was manditory for the tank crew when shooting the round!