But the real killer in Ukraine isn't small arms, it's artillery.
It has always been so….
But the real killer in Ukraine isn't small arms, it's artillery.
My references state M61 AP is an approx. 150gr @ 2750fps and M2 AP is a 166gr (+/-) @ 2715fps.7.62x51 AP (M61) is less capable than M2, so while it may be more prevalent nowadays, there's no point to testing it since level IV plates stop the superior M2.
Uranium is not unprecedented. It has been or is being used in Ukraine and it's use is controversial because it contaminates the area where it is used. Although it is "depleted," it's still radioactive and it can contaminate an area for a very long time
My references state M61 AP is an approx. 150gr @ 2750fps and M2 AP is a 166gr (+/-) @ 2715fps.7.62x51 AP (M61) is less capable than M2, so while it may be more prevalent nowadays, there's no point to testing it since level IV plates stop the superior M2.
Uranium is not unprecedented. It has been or is being used in Ukraine and it's use is controversial because it contaminates the area where it is used. Although it is "depleted," it's still radioactive and it can contaminate an area for a very long time
Artillery is called “The King of Battle” for a reason
JohnKSa says:
No, it's anecdotal until there is some sort of confirmation of it, along with something that suggests that it is representative, as opposed to an outlier experience.
rickrick says:
They do not mention that the main purpose of the new cartridge and subsequent weapons is to increase lethality in CQB.
Coordinating modernization priorities in this area is the Soldier Lethality Cross-Functional Team, based at Fort Benning, Georgia. Brig. Gen. Larry Q. Buris serves as the CFT’s director and as Fort Benning’s Infantry School Commandant, ensuring the needs of the Close Combat Force — a group that includes select infantry, scouts, combat medics, forward observers, combat engineers and Special Operations Forces — are at the forefront of Soldier Lethality CFT efforts.
“Close combat is warfare characterized by brutal physical confrontation,” Buris said. “The CCF designation identifies those positions in the brigade combat team that are truly the tip of the spear, those who close with and destroy our adversaries.”
Buris noted that CCF “make up 4% of the military, but since World War II, have sustained 90% of the casualties — and they receive less than 4% of the DoD budget for Science and Technology.”
One of the CFT’s signature efforts is the Next Generation Squad Weapons (NGSW) program.
I find it amazing that you can respond to my post like this, confirming that you have either not been reading or not been understanding my posts, and in the very same post accuse someone else of "selective reading" and being blind.What do you think Aberdeen did?