Always the rear echelon types that come up with these "new and improved" versions of tried and true. They never seem to realize the most desirable characteristics of combat/patrol innovations. That's also how you end up with a sub-MBR with "made by Mattel" stamped on the side of it.
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The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.
-- Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)