With the non-lateral and unconventional warfare we are seeing in today's world... wouldn't a 7.62mm bull-pup configured assault rifle with the stopping power of the larger caliber round be the best kind of small arm for infantry troopers in city fighting? Or would the 5.56mm round be better to limit the collateral damage of bullets punching through walls (and the like) hitting and killing civilians? Something that our opponents might not give a rat's behind about... but people like us, do?
Because this is something that is taken into account... Not only the safety of our troops in the field, but the civilians we are trying to save and are caught in the middle of the temper tantrums of tyrants, madmen and dictators who are tying to oppress others.
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Fuck being a hero. Do you know what you get for being a hero? Nothing! You get shot at. You get a little pat on the back, blah blah blah, attaboy! You get divorced... Your wife can't remember your last name, your kids don't want to talk to you... You get to eat a lot of meals by yourself. Trust me kid, nobody wants to be that guy. I do this because there is nobody else to do it right now. Believe me if there was somebody else to do it, I would let them do it. There's not, so I'm doing it.
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