Don't we have warehouses full of M-3 "Grease Gun" submachine guns? I remember seeing some in APCs back in my day.
What? Nothing from Kriss?
Are these to be issued to those members of the armed forces who are otherwise too diminutive to effectively handle weapons currently in use?
Nothing a subgun can do that anAR carbine cannot do exponentially better. No subgun can penetrate tactical soft armor let alone any hard armor. And don’t mention that 5.7 round either.
Remember, by definition a subgun fires pistol cartridges.
Don't we have warehouses full of M-3 "Grease Gun" submachine guns? I remember seeing some in APCs back in my day.
The one that spreads the most pork across the most districts will be the one chosen regardless of functionality.
The "firearm" will be electromagnetic, powered by batteries in a backpack. This is not a weapon we will need for fighting human enemies - conventional firearms are best for that. Big slugs of high velocity copper will be needed to disable combat robots in CQB. At longer ranges ordinary .50 cal will be effective when you have the luxury of follow-up shots, but in close we'll need something better tailored to disable a dangerous robot quickly. A cloud of copper particles created by a high-velocity impact will be deadly to electronic circuitry and wiring.
Also, we'll need flamethrowers. It's tough to design a combat robot which can "see" its surroundings and operate effectively while engulfed in flames.
We're gonna need massive high-velocity copper projectiles and flame throwers, and if we're lucky we'll only need that stuff for robots. I'll leave it at that.
Such weapons are mainly defensive, sometimes issued to drivers, couriers and the like in the Korean Conflict.
M3A1 Grease Gun!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lk6VPPZ1S4
If they’re going to something other then the 5.56 IMHo they should start making the M2 again with a telescoping stock and pistol grip on the stock and at the trigger instead of mucking around with 9mm.
