mciws ! lethal than the kalashnikov series ?

Multi Caliber Individual Weapon System (MCIWS)

The deal that never took off its grounds , mciws would have been a great weapons system if the dream of a multi calibre gun would have been released  , the gun would  have featured NATO approved 5.56mm burst rounds for close combats and close enemy engagements , and large 7.62 rounds for mid range enemy engagements and single call enemy neutralization , but where did the indian research behemoth went wrong ?

 

 Above is a schematic overview of the weapon system added with retractable butt and a grenade launcher equipped , sort of indian version of Colt m4 , with capacity to engage 5.56 aswell as 7.62 rounds . 

Where did we failed to realize once a great dream ? 

The dream was to have a holistic rifle that could be used in all of indian theatres and frontiers , chilling ladakh to blazing thar , one and only one standard issued rifle that could replace the carbines and issued old INSAS and akm variants .

The area we failed was non-sense requirements from the primary buyer , the indian military itself.

It was being developed for indian army's multi calibre rifle requirements, but then army changed it's requirements again to a single calibre rifle. There are carbine derivates of MCIWS chambered in 5.56×45mm and 6.8×43mm, The 5.56 variant is also a contender for indian Army's carbine requirements but sigs from the usa won the bet , not a homegrown system  

 A Legacy of non sense requirements lead to death of a system that could have been a free market competition to colt m4 and hecker and koch g36 .

Death of a system that could have been a real " game changer " .
 

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A guide to using plink

 

What is PLINK?
PLINK is an open-source toolset designed for whole-genome association studies (GWAS) and population-based linkage analysis. It is highly efficient for handling large-scale genotype data, particularly single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data from microarrays or sequencing.

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Key Functions of PLINK
PLINK allows users to perform quality control, basic association testing, population stratification, linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis, and more. You can filter out low-quality SNPs, individuals with missing data, or variants with low minor allele frequency (MAF) using simple command-line options.

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Why Use PLINK?
PLINK is fast, flexible, and optimized for big genetic datasets. Researchers use it to find SNPs associated with diseases, traits, or drug responses. It also integrates well with other tools like R, Python, or genome browsers for downstream analysis and visualization.

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Basic PLINK Workflow
A typical workflow involves converting raw genotype data (like .ped and .map or .vcf files) to binary format (.bed, .bim, .fam) for speed. After that, you can apply filters, perform association tests, and generate summary statistics—all with a few commands.

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How to install plink to your system ?

1.  Install via this link 
2. Move the plink binary to a directory in your PATH (e.g., /usr/local/bin/ )
   
3.  Give it executable permission (just to be safe):
4. Verify the installation via this command ( plink --version )