Sure, the M27 is reported to be more accurate than the SAW. But isn't that what rifles are for? And can the M27 actually put down the sustained volume of fire needed for the support role?
This seems like a generally bad idea to me, for a variety of reasons. The grunts in Iraq and Afghanistan have been saying they need more firepower. As far as I can tell, this is going to give them less. And the USMC probably wouldn't be planning to hold back one in three M249s if they didn't already have doubts about the M27.
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