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The Germans had been experimenting with a machinegun that fired caseless ammunition. Caseless cartridges would reduce the weight, allowing military personnel to carry more ammo OR carry other equipment in addition to their alloted issue of ammo. In war, weight is an issue.
The caseless ammunition would also free up the massive use of valuable brass & copper...these two metals are the favored material of the Western nations in the production of small arms ammunition. The former communist block countries favored plain in-expensive iron/steel (tin can material) for their cartridge cases.
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