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Originally Posted by ColBosch
Caseless rounds do not work "perfectly well." Cased ammunition provides actual advantages - obturation, heat dissipation, environmental protection, etc. - that caseless needs to work around. The only advantages caseless has are lower round weight and that the weapon is easier to seal against the elements.
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The G11 had passed service acceptance trials, and was about to enter service when it was canned.
So, yes, caseless rounds do work perfectly well. Yes, they have drawbacks, but so do cased rounds. Caseless rounds look 'bad' in comparison because we're used to cased rounds.
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My point with all this is that we should not consider one of the hallmarks of TL9 to be caseless ammunition. I stand by my assessment that the signature technology will have to be power cells.
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You're right about the former, but the latter remains to be shown, but I'd agree that it seems likely that the break-through is in high density portable power supply/storage.