Gun developer: Hey, wait a minute. In actual combat, 20 to 30 rounds in the magazine are emptied quickly.
Wouldn’t it be better to make the magazine cylindrical so that it can hold more bullets and be easier to use?
Actual user: This is too heavy when loaded with a magazine, it is difficult to load ammo into the magazine, and there are many cases of bullets getting stuck in the middle.
Gun developer: Hey, if you put the magazine back, you don’t have to extend the barrel.
Actual user: It’s cumbersome and inconvenient to load this, but it’s not that efficient.
It would be better to develop the carbine rifle further.
Gun developer: Hey, isn’t it better if you fire 3 bursts at high speed rather than a single shot?
If you use bulletless bullets, you can fire at 2,200 rounds per minute.
Actual user: The 3-burst fire is definitely fast, but the gun’s structure is complicated, making it difficult to maintain the gun.
As the structure becomes more complex, reliability is low and mass production is difficult.
And bulletless bullets are fucking expensive.
Gun developer: Hey, everyone is having a headache because of the body armor problem. Wouldn’t it be possible to pierce the body armor with high-speed two-burst fire?
Actual user: Because of the two-burst firing, the gun’s structure becomes complicated and its reliability is lower than that of the existing AK, but this is correct.
Gun developer: Hey, it seems like carrying around a separate grenade launcher is cumbersome, but wouldn’t it be convenient to just combine it with a rifle?
It’s also convenient to carry grenades if you put them in the magazine.
Actual user: After using this, I found that it was really heavy and uncomfortable, but it would be better to carry a separate grenade launcher.
I’m sure the intention was good, but it all went astray.