>Why does this make me kind of wince and wonder if they should've
>called it the M35? I mean, it sounds cool on the face of it, but then
>reality sets in and you start remembering that nothing which is
>designed to bake lasagna and polish a floor is ever going to be
>any good at either one, a lesson the United States armed forces seem
>determined never to learn.

I'm not anything near an expert, but in fairness to the US Army I feel the need to point out that (a) a significant change in role would suggest to m a change in caliber, and therefore a separate gun; and (b) have they dragged the rest of the US armed forces into their boondoggle?