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This is intended for people interested in the subject of military guns and their ammunition, with emphasis on automatic weapons.
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29/12/20
There is something about this that makes me cringe when thinking of using this in the field.
29/12/20
PDWs are weapons of last resort for folks that don't know how to use them , for most users you might just as well mount a sound system in a plastic gun looking shape ,making bang-bang noises instead of thing actually shooting.
Keltec is not likely to be issued anywhere but ,still is a cool looking gun.
29/12/20
Essentially, yes. The Carbine M1 was originally intended for soldiers who had been carrying a pistol, because fighting with small arms was not their job.
29/12/20
stancrist said:Which M1? M1 helmet? M1 rifle? M1 carbine? M1 tank? :^)
Tank. Don't you carry your MBT in a thigh holster?
29/12/20
Only 12% or so percent of soldiers are serving in infantry roles so for 88% rifle is a cumbersome paperweight for what-if situation and they don't really know how to use it well.
PDW if it ever succeded would be a mayor firearms program far outweighing the demand for assault rifles, but it seems everyone is content with issuing carbines and pistols.
29/12/20
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Only 12% or so percent of soldiers are serving in infantry roles so for 88% rifle is a cumbersome paperweight for what-if situation and they don't really know how to use it well.
PDW if it ever succeded would be a mayor firearms program far outweighing the demand for assault rifles, but it seems everyone is content with issuing carbines and pistols.
Many of the 88% that aren't infantry are artillery, combat engineers, and other types that are in the field and are vehicle borne. For them carrying a M4 or other such carbine is fairly easy.
They would get the same amount of trigger time with a PDW as they would with a M4 or other carbine.
With what ever amount of training time is allotted a soldier is going to be more effective with a carbine than a small PDW. If your troops can carry a carbine instead of a PDW they should.
For crews that can't carry a normal size carbine most would be able to carry a short barrel carbine.
For the few troops that can't carry a short barrel carbine an off the shelf PDW might be the answer.