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Army: Back to the .45?
Friday, July 4, 2014 10:28
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After many years of service, the Army is looking to replace the venerable Beretta M9 9mm handgun with something else:
The U.S. Army is moving forward to replace the Cold War-era M9 9mm pistol with a more powerful handgun that also meets the needs of the other services.
As the lead agent for small arms, the Army will hold an industry day July 29 to talk to gun makers about the joint, Modular Handgun System or MHS.
The MHS would replace the Army’s inventory of more than 200,000 outdated M9 pistols and several thousand M11 9mm pistols with one that has greater accuracy, lethality, reliability and durability, according to Daryl Easlick, a project officer with the Army’s Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning, Georgia.
More @ Bearing Arms
Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/07/army-back-to-45.html
Nothing…..nothing could beat a .45 cal., especially in a handgun. 1st hand, I have seen troops get tagged by a 9mm and since those rounds didn’t hit anything major, they were right back up, putting out fire power.
On the other hand, when one is tagged by a .45, well they go down and even if it isn’t a serious hit, they either can’t get back up or take their own sweet time. Unless of course, they have been smoking opium just before combat contact….then all bets are off.