It all seems to me a very odd 'half way house' solution to god knows what problem. And I'm not entirely sure of the value of being able to identify targets half a mile further away that you can actually hit them. Aside from the fact that the important thing isn't being able to identify a 'man sized target' as far away as possible, it's being able to identify whether a man sized target is friend or foe at the edge of the weapon's effective range.

The Americans went into Vietnam with the M14 though which fired the 7.62mm and is still used for Marksman applications (the M14). The M14 like the British SLR (based on the FN FAL) tended to pass through the target and often left a 'clean wound' though obviously it would mess up someones head or organs. For shots that don't hit these areas, and most don't, the 5.56mm round in the M16 tends to stay in the target and cause more incapacitation and damage over time.

L115A3
The new weapon fires a higher calibre bullet, 8.59mm, further and with greater accuracy than any rifle which has seen service with The Army. Unlike the L96 sniper rifle, which it replaced, it is also fitted with a suppressor which reduces both noise and flash and helps to ensure that the sniper remains hidden.
The L115A3, produced by the British company Accuracy International, has been procured for the Army at a total cost of £4million – a testament to the revived importance of snipers.

learn your weapons please

FN 7.62 standard NATO travels at 850 Mps
M16 5.56 standard US travels at 1000 Mps

Who are you telling to learn their weapons ? Not seen any innacurate info in this thread ?

As for your figures, there are 15 used variants of 7.62mm ammo, all travel at different velocities. They are all STANAG, what you are referring to as 'Standard Nato' just with different applications. An M118 special ball fired by the M60, also used as a variant in the British SLR only travelled at 805mps, whilst the M852 Match round, often used in the Marksman role for the M14 (even in current use) travels at 'just' 777mps.

If you take a weapon like a GPMG and load it with ball and tracer mix, usually 4 balls to 1 tracer, the tracer rounds can actually 'overtake' the ball round in front if they are a type that travels at higher velocity.

no there is not 'standard' NATO there is only one variety
as of tracer each 3rd/4th round on a belt is tracer but 'standard' nato
now custom 7.62 there is a world off

but you missed the point
the differences that enable each weapon, on the battle field, to extract a different result

to 'wound', or cause wounds requiring removal from the BF the wounded
and the type of weapon paired with that type of ammunition that does not require that removal …

You are saying, no there is not Standard Nato, yet in your original post you said there was. Where are you getting your info / expertise from ? I worked for the RO till BAE aquired them in 99, so I would guess, I know slightly more about it than you.
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