SOCOM wants a new armor piercing sniper bullet. Here’s one option engineers are developing

[rangerrebew]

SOCOM wants a new armor piercing sniper bullet. Here’s one option engineers are developing

As the U.S. military shifts its focus back to fighting more traditional, near-peer adversaries like Russian or Chinese troops, the services are building out plans to revamp their gear to deal with better-equipped forces backed by money and technology from world powers.

That extends all the way down to the clothing and equipment each of these adversaries could be wearing into battle, including sophisticated body armor.

That’s why SOCOM is reportedly looking at replacing its decades-old armor piercing small arms round.

https://www.militarytimes.com/off-duty/gearscout/kit/2019/06/11/socom-wants-a-new-armor-piercing-sniper-bullet-heres-one-option-engineers-are-developing/

[Elderberry]

They should just go back to the proven M2AP