graylion said:

You'd go 1+1+6?

Yes.  As I said back in Msg 32:  "No more riflemen in the squad.  Riflemen become grenadiers."

Still leaves me with the question about ammo

EmericD said:

       stancrist said: LOL.  So the point man can fire one grenade quickly.  Golly gee wow.

Yes, that's what is happening when you compare an existing system, used and fielded for decades, and something made from unobtainium and powered by fairy dust and wishful thinking, the first one is always at a disadvantage.

No, that's what happens when I note the length of time it would take for most members of a patrol to load, aim and fire a rifle grenade, but you say I'm wrong because one member of the patrol would have a rifle grenade already loaded and can fire it quickly without aiming.

EmericD said:

It seems that you feel that current 40 x 53 mm HV grenades are not up to the task, at least they seem to be less powerful than 30x113 or 30x173 mm you are constantly referring to (which, unsurprisingly, is true).

I expressed no opinion on whether 40mm grenades are "up to the task" or not. 

What I said is that the 30mm airburst videos show fragmentation effects better than the only 40mm airburst video I found.

I told you that at least twice before, yet you still seem unable to comprehend it.

graylion said:

Actually how about 

FT1 - Fusiliers

LMG + LMG + DRM + Rifle (Squad leader)

FT2 - Grenadiers

4 x AGL

Why?

autogun said:

Just a thought for an alternative ammo type for grenade launchers: the multiple flechette round.

About 20 years ago GD-OTS  developed the M1001 40mm HV canister cartridge round, with a payload consisting of an aluminium sabot filled with 113 flechettes 50.8mm in length, 2mm in diameter and 1.1 g in weight. The flechettes are ejected after the projectile leaves the muzzle and "are intended to provide a greater than 96% probability of hitting a standard 4.3 x 4.3 m silhouette target at its maximum range 100m when firing a three-round burst.

A flechette round might be worthwhile.  Another possibility is Emeric's suggestion of canister.  https://forums.delphiforums.com/autogun/messages?msg=8034.49

Many years ago I did some testing of 000 Buckshot, and got a hit probability at 100 meters comparable to the 40mm flechette load.  SEP-OCT1995.pdf (army.mil)

graylion said:

Still leaves me with the question about ammo

What question?

1 stick holds 10 grenades. How many can a soldier carry? And will, let's say 40, suffice?

Good questions.  Your guess is as good as mine.  I'd guess maybe four mags.

But, I'm pretty sure the magazine pictured is 6-round capacity, not 10-round.

My favored approach is 6 man fireteams

Fireteam leader has a rifle with 1-6x optic and grenade launcher and 12 medium velocity bounding HE-PFF grenades

2x SAW gunners with something akin to Mk46 or Knights Armament LAMG like critter

2x Riflemen, each with a rifle, 1-6x optic, a 12 round bandolier of 40mm MV Bounding HE-PFF and a nutsack of LMG ammo

Grenadier with M32A1 and 30 rnds MV 40mm Bounding HE-PFF

Mech infantry squad would have two fireteams per squad (13 men), light infantry squad would have three per squad (19 men) with a SL span of control like a three fireteam USMC squad.

Things like 60mm commando mortars, Carl Gustav, and MMGs at platoon level 

stancrist said:

No, that's what happens when I note the length of time it would take for most members of a patrol to load, aim and fire a rifle grenade, but you say I'm wrong because one member of the patrol would have a rifle grenade already loaded and can fire it quickly without aiming.

Sorry, but you are drawing conclusions from a few training videos you can find on youtube, where people are absolutely not trying to shoot fast.

You could find similar videos of people aiming and shooting the M32, and it took them roughly the same time to fire their first round. Loading 6 rounds in a M32 is taking time.

stancrist said:

What I said is that the 30mm airburst videos show fragmentation effects better than the only 40mm airburst video I found.

And what I said (and others too) is that you are comparing 30 mm AC that are using 275 g to 360+ g shells launched >750 m/s, with a <250 g grenade launched at ~240 m/s... so yes, the various 30 mm seem to be more powerful, because they ARE more powerful.

Unfortunately, none of this is useful to demonstrate that an individual automatic grenade launcher would be an effective weapon.

stancrist said:

I expressed no opinion on whether 40mm grenades are "up to the task" or not.

Yes, I noticed that you are making your best to avoid giving any technical details about what you think might be the weapon that could make "every rifleman a grenadier".