WI Car 15 becomes standard rifle

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Got a link on the Chinese mass production?
I'd imagine the 6.5mm round with an exposed, hardened steel tip the army is working on with telescoping rounds will be their solution.
I think this article could give you a general idea.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/1208/What-China-s-Army-issue-underwear-reveals
According to the PLA's own website, Chinese infantrymen have equipment that is significantly inferior to American equipment. Despite China being the largest exporter of body armor, most Chinese infantrymen don't have body armor at all.

This is speculation on my part, but I believe that if the PLA admits that their own equipment is obsolete and massively inferior then they are probably planning on some major improvements to that equipment. Since they are going to be starting from scratch with their military body armor, it would make sense for them to use the best technology available. Building up the production capacity to equip the PLA's nearly one million infantrymen would require a significant investment, and the Chinese aren't going to let that investment go to waste once the PLA is fully equipped. Logically, they would keep their body armor industry afloat through exports - making military-grade body armor massively more available and affordable.

Edit: It seems India is in the same situation.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/world-class-body-armour-made-in-india-but-not-for-our-cops-1202871
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201804101063403781-indian-army-gets-ballistic-vests/

Edit 2: It looks like you were right about them going for 6.5mm - 6.8mm round.
https://taskandpurpose.com/army-next-generation-squad-weapon/
 
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Point of view ...

The average CAR 15 shorty, (XM177E2) had several overall concerns. The Stoner AR15 used a 20" barrel tuned to a certain bullet and powder type. The CAR had a 11.5" bbl which lead to issues with proper cycling. The cheap quick cure was to "over gas" the carbine. This lead to several other problems. Some guns worked. Most only worked kinda. They could shoot very accurately. I built a semi auto version that shot inside 1 inch at 100 yards off the bench rest using an old Leopold 3x9x40 scope. Most had so so accuracy. I think the big boys knew all of this and only built a few. Not anyway comparable to todays M16 shorty. Fifty years. Once can say the M16 has been an evolutionary design paid for in lots of blood.

My opinion only.
 

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I think this article could give you a general idea.
https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Asia-Pacific/2014/1208/What-China-s-Army-issue-underwear-reveals
According to the PLA's own website, Chinese infantrymen have equipment that is significantly inferior to American equipment. Despite China being the largest exporter of body armor, most Chinese infantrymen don't have body armor at all.

This is speculation on my part, but I believe that if the PLA admits that their own equipment is obsolete and massively inferior then they are probably planning on some major improvements to that equipment. Since they are going to be starting from scratch with their military body armor, it would make sense for them to use the best technology available. Building up the production capacity to equip the PLA's nearly one million infantrymen would require a significant investment, and the Chinese aren't going to let that investment go to waste once the PLA is fully equipped. Logically, they would keep their body armor industry afloat through exports - making military-grade body armor massively more available and affordable.

Edit: It seems India is in the same situation.
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/world-class-body-armour-made-in-india-but-not-for-our-cops-1202871
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201804101063403781-indian-army-gets-ballistic-vests/
I highly doubt China or India is going to be able to equip it's entire force with Class IV body armor. At best infantry combat elements may get them as it appears is the case in the link about the Indian Army. I'm going to guess that even class 3 body armor is going to be limited in those huge armies and probably very rare in insurgent type groups like Hezbollah and Taliban forces. Class IV might be there in limited numbers, but barring a major influx of money or ceramic inserts getting very cheap, light, and more sturdy they will be restricted in deployment. The US is able to use them as they do currently among a fraction of their forces, the limited numbers actually leaving the wire in combat zones.
 
The 11.5.
ty for clarifying that,

Just what kind of reception would it get in service?
depends on the branch of service, for example the marines will try to pass and go with the m16a2
the air cav, mechanized, and special forces will like the handling,
more conventional infantry might prefer the longer barrel of the m16a1 specifically for the increase in velocity, and resist the adoption of the car

How long would its service be?
good question, i can see 14.5' barrels being swapped out in limited number as early as '75 with a full replacement program in the mid 80's, and the guns being dropped from inventory in the mid 90's

What would its replacement be like?
the m4 carbine with a 14.5' barrel, boring i know
 
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