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Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull
I also see to some extent Submachine Guns making their way back down to squad level, especially unit operating in urban area/ruins. These would be easier for urban combat. As well as various shotguns which when I was in we never used unless were were on guard duty at the Battalion Motor Pool when the Battalion was DRF-1.
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Easily-manufactured and -maintained SMG like the Soviet PPsh-41 would predominate. Overall, I think post-Exchange small arms would tend towards weapons like the PPsh-41 SMG, the Mossberg 500 12-gauge shotgun, the Winchester 1873 rifle, and Springfield 1903 rifle. Obviously, these weapons are examples of the types of weapons that post-Exchange manufacturers might favor over the more complex M16 variety. Perhaps MilGov or someone else opens an SKS or Ak-47 line. Certainly any cantonment with the ability to mass-produce any type of small arms will want to manufacture its own rifles for long-range duty, plus shotguns and SMG for short-range work.
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