With a really good ammo resupply system, a battalion of Oinkers(tm) would rule the field.
i can imagine the pentagon has run simulations on 20 mm HE lobbing squads against most of
the major battles in this century. Imagine the sniper scene from FMJ or SavingPR...
The OICW takes the idea of focused long range engagement and really increases the lethality of aimed fire.
HE burst a foot over the fox hole and its bodybag time at 300 yards. Then imagine the crew
served version handling 300 -1000 yard ranges and rolling high speed armor and you
have a recipe for swath cutting.
Remember the backline is going to have P-90's too. Spray and pray will be there too.
Since this is Landwarrior all the way, imagine the focus an internetworked air
support system could achieve. That ranging laser on the OICW will light up targets
for all kinds of airborne nasties. i can imaging 20mm pinging non lethal payloads that
act a triangular transponders to augment 3d tactical maps the Lt.'s are coordinating.
But, drop Oinkers into Mogudishu
and cut off resupply and they are in trouble.
Fast, low tech in high quantity is the way the Mongols took allot of Rome's territory.
another thought:
What would a 20mm round do at point blank?
does the HE go non detonating at sub 30 feet?
You know a soldier is going to get jumped at some point while he is reading the 20mm...
What would a volley of 50, 20mm HEs do to a 12 story building? Talk about urbane renewal!
dZ