A brigade from the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell became the first unit equipped with the Army’s new Next Generation Squad Weapons.
    • SSTFOP
      4•6 months ago

      Lol, nothing against you.

      If you want a narrative like your original, 7.62mm NATO is much better.

      1945: British develop the .280 (7mm) intermediate round.

      1951: US military Project SALVO confirms that intermediate cartridges were a superior service round at the time.

      1951: British show off the EM-2 as a viable rifle for their .280 round.

      1954: Despite all evidence for intermediate rounds the US adopts the M14 in 7.62mm NATO and pushes the full caliber standard.

      1954: British adopt the L1A1 in 7.62mm NATO instead of the EM-2 because they want to standardize with the US.

      1964: US adopts 5.56mm.