A sidearm in the military is not meant for accuracy (although the .45 has been demonstrated to be one of the most accurate pistol cartridges ever) but is meant to be used for point defense and close-quarters combat.
The 9mm has been a failure due to its inability to stop crazed, junked-up Muslims and the poor quality/reliability of the Beretta M9. Funny, it was crazed, junked-up Filipinos that made the Army adopt the .45 nearly 100 years ago!
I'm just picturing a 105 lb woman firing six shots at a target 10 yards away.
crazed moros requires 45 caliber
You're right.
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During the American occupation of the Philippines in the early 1900s, Moros, marked by tiger-eyes and red headbands - signifying a resolve to kill until killed - strode singly down the streets blading everything in their path, embracing the belief that every slain Christian assured their places in heaven. So tenacious was the Moros’ rampage that hundreds of reports by American soldiers surfaced, stating that the slugs of .38-caliber pistols failed to stop the advancing Moros. As a result of those reports, the .45-caliber pistol was designed and issued to American servicemen. Although the Moros’ religious fervor was a crucial element in their destruction, it was the use of their bladed weapons that allowed the bloody chaos to succeed. The art they so deftly employed was Kali.