Methods for increasing the number of countermeasure expendables for dispensing systems

A countermeasure dispensing system, comprising:

• a breechplate adapted to be operably engaged with a dispenser, the breechplate having a first set of firing pins and a second set of firing pins electrically connected to a single circuit card that is electrically connected to a sequencer adapted to control the first and second sets of firing pins via a set of firing lines;
• and
• a magazine operably engaged with the breechplate, the magazine having a set of passageways to hold a plurality of expendables that are electrically connected to the first and second sets of firing pins;
• wherein each firing pin in the first and second sets of firing pins comprises a first end and a second end;
• wherein the first set of firing pins is defined by a plurality of single firing pins, wherein at least one of the single firing pins is electrically connected to a first single firing line disposed between the first end and the second end of the at least one single firing pin in the set of firing lines;
• wherein the second set of firing pins is defined by a plurality of paired firing pins, wherein at least one of the paired firing pins is electrically connected to a second single firing line disposed between the first end and the second end of the at least one of the paired firing pins in the set of the firing lines;
• and
• wherein the second end of each firing pin in the first and second sets of firing pins and the single circuit card define a shock isolation clearance.