The ground rules imposed upon the designers of the new structure forbade them from introducing any new weapons. At first, I interpreted this as a ban on the use of any type of weapon not already in use. After your question, I find myself thinking that the rule also prevented the making of plans that would call for the acquisition of any additional hardware.
This reorganisation would mean more BARs would need to be purchased. So maybe it was a contracting thing that drove it, at least partially?
The ground rules imposed upon the designers of the new structure forbade them from introducing any new weapons. At first, I interpreted this as a ban on the use of any type of weapon not already in use. After your question, I find myself thinking that the rule also prevented the making of plans that would call for the acquisition of any additional hardware.