Herein we shall compare the weight carried by an eight man British Army infantry section to that carried by eight infantrymen of An Independent Army For An Independent Nation,whilst ignoring accessories and items which are likely to be of similar weight and recognising that published weights often vary widely,as do the loads carried by infantrymen.
Six L85A3 rifles,each with seven,thirty round,magazines and two hundred and ten cartridges,weigh about ninety-seven pounds.
Two L123A3 grenade launchers with EOTech aiming devices weigh about eight pounds (or ten pounds with Vectronix and Wilcox Rapid Acquisition Aiming Modules),the weight of ammunition for these may be ignored as it is similar to that of it's proposed replacement,the Half Pound Grenade.
One L7A2 General Purpose Machine Gun with one thousand linked cartridges weighs about ninety-three pounds.
One L129A1 rifle with ten,twenty round,magazines and two hundred cartridges,weighs about twenty-five pounds.
Sixteen L109A1 hand grenades,weigh about sixteen pounds.
The above items,including two thousand four hundred and sixty cartridges and sixteen grenades,weigh about two hundred and sixty-five pounds,an average of about thirty-three pounds per man.
Eight Quarter Inch Rifles,each with seven,thirty round,magazines and two hundred and ten cartridges,shall weigh about one hundred and sixty pounds.
Sixteen Half Pound Grenades shall weigh about eight pounds.
The above items,including one thousand six hundred and eighty cartridges and sixteen grenades,shall weigh about one hundred and seventy pounds,an average of about twenty-one pounds per man,twelve pounds less than British infantrymen carry at present,but adding another seven hundred and eighty cartridges (twenty-six boxes of thirty) to bring the total up to two thousand four hundred and sixty rounds shall increase the weight to an average of about twenty-six pounds per man.
Thus,an infantry section of An Independent Army For An Independent Nation shall be more mobile than the current British Army section,or carry more food and water,more ammunition or more heavy weapons,such as the proposed Three Inch Mortar and Six Inch Rocket Launcher,whilst also having lighter training and logistical burdens.
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