They have been talking about replacing the .50 cal M2 Browning machine gun for decades, and now they are talking about the LW50 as a replacement.

The M2 has some flaws, most notably weight, a lack of a quick change barrel, and the need to set head spacing, but I’ll withhold judgment for now, particularly since I’ve never served of handled an automatic weapon.

It appears that the sticking point may be rate of fire, which is about 2/3 that of the M2.

I always wanted to be John Browning when I grew up.