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  • Technical report. Not peer reviewed.October 2, 2026Load carriage

    Rifle empty weight and march energy cost over 3 days with a loaded pack

    GunSpec Research team

    This paper asked whether rifle mass added to the energy cost of a three day approach march with a loaded pack. The study used GunSpec catalogue records for the HK416, AK-74 and FN SCAR-L, together with the documented load carriage equation and the ammunition per kilogram analysis. The march scenario held distance at…

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