From: adam.w.krajewski@gmail.com   
      
   The underbarrel shotgun on M41 Pulse Rifle is an grenade launcher in movie.   
   According to data I found on size of this thing, it's quite similar to M4,   
   without grenade launcher it would not much diferrent in size IMO. M56 looks   
   like a Squad Automatic    
   Weapon designed specially for fighting in buildings, with interesting features   
   like auto aiming and designed to be fired from hip. Also, weapons in Aliens   
   seem to be a bit overweight, I believe they could be lighter irl.    
   But coming back to my marines, that's right, there couldn't be a one all   
   around assault rifle to do everything, so maybe let's divide it to make 3   
   weapon classes:   
   -Battle rifle, for long range engagements on planetary surface.    
   -Assault rifle, for more urban, close range warfare, maybe with underbarrel   
   shotgun/grenade launcher (something similar to Pulse Rifle).   
   -PDW/SMG like thing, firing lower power catridge, targeted for on-spaceship   
   warfare in clumsy habitat modules, and im vacuum warfare.    
   What do you think?   
      
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