Nice idea, but it would never sell in today's market. Look at it this way - back in WWI and for many years after, military weapon systems - tanks, aircraft, guns - were designed to optimse in one specific mission profile.
One of the aircraft I worked on, the F-106, was a superlative high-level interceptor designed for only one purpose -to intercept and destroy high-flying bombers. No tactical strike, no bombing, no patrol, no recon. Period.
Guns were the same way, designed for one primary purpose. When adapted to another mission, it wasn't that good at it.
Nowadays, all weapon systems are designed to have a multi-mission capability. It has to do all things for all people.
I like the ASP. It perfectly fulfills it's designed criteria. But it'll never sell.
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USAF - 1976 - 1980
USN - 1980 - 1986
FLDOE - 1990 - present
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