[GingisK]

That must be new in "today's army". I only heard "personal weapon", "small arms".

So, do today's soldiers have to go back to the armory to get their "defense weapons" when defending a position? The military is very specific about what they call things for very specific reasons.

[Big Red Badger]

It’s the ‘New Army’ lingo.
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A pistol with a Long Barrel...
Argh