Most that adopted bullpups previously had rifles and smgs in inventory.
It was an attempt to consolidate and standardize.
The people making these types of decisions see a rifle that offers the same range as a standard configuration rifle, while also having the same overall length as an SMG and think, "Bingo! We have a rifle that fulfills all our requirements and can be pushed into service with tip of the spear infantry, mechanized infantry, general infantry and support roles!". Now the thing about these people is that they aren't really all that into guns and even less into learning how to effectively manipulate them. Being strategically minded, they MIGHT view infantry at the platoon level, but probably the company level, certainly not the squad and definitely not the individual level. When the have their pieces on the board they push them over a mountain range on a map and MIGHT consider that the dismounted infantry company they told to get on the other side of the mountain will take a bit longer to travel there than the 5 miles as the bird flies over flat terrain.
Then when operator feedback comes in:
Hey, it takes me a whole 30 seconds to clear a double feed, I practically have to field strip this thing.
YOU ARE NOT MAINTAINING YOUR RIFLE PROPERLY. OUR TESTING SHOWED 1.7 STOPPAGES IN A 2000 ROUND STRING.
Hey, this thing is clumsy to reload in the dark.
TRAIN MORE LOL. BESIDES YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE 120 PEOPLE IN YOUR COMPANY TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUITY OF FIRE. STOP WHINING BITCH.
Most that adopted bullpups previously had rifles and smgs in inventory.
It was an attempt to consolidate and standardize.
The people making these types of decisions see a rifle that offers the same range as a standard configuration rifle, while also having the same overall length as an SMG and think, "Bingo! We have a rifle that fulfills all our requirements and can be pushed into service with tip of the spear infantry, mechanized infantry, general infantry and support roles!". Now the thing about these people is that they aren't really all that into guns and even less into learning how to effectively manipulate them. Being strategically minded, they MIGHT view infantry at the platoon level, but probably the company level, certainly not the squad and definitely not the individual level. When the have their pieces on the board they push them over a mountain range on a map and MIGHT consider that the dismounted infantry company they told to get on the other side of the mountain will take a bit longer to travel there than the 5 miles as the bird flies over flat terrain.
Then when operator feedback comes in:
Hey, it takes me a whole 30 seconds to clear a double feed, I practically have to field strip this thing.
YOU ARE NOT MAINTAINING YOUR RIFLE PROPERLY. OUR TESTING SHOWED 1.7 STOPPAGES IN A 2000 ROUND STRING.
Hey, this thing is clumsy to reload in the dark.
TRAIN MORE LOL. BESIDES YOU HAVE AN ENTIRE 120 PEOPLE IN YOUR COMPANY TO MAINTAIN A CONTINUITY OF FIRE. STOP WHINING BITCH.
commanders proceed to place soldiers piecemeal and without giving them access to fire support or a heavy weapons team
WHY ARE YOU IDIOTS SO INEFFICIENT AND RETREATING?
further proof all the book sense in the world means nothing without practical field experience.