Quote:
Originally Posted by dragoon500ly
In the aftermath of the SAW, the US came into possession of the Phillippine Islands, and soon found themselves involved in putting down the local resistance. It was quickly discovered that the .38-caliber round just didn't have the same knock-down effect as the old .45 and the US Army scrambled to refurbish and reissue as many of the "old" revolvers as possible. It also spurred Colt to develop the M-1911 pistol, one of the longest serving, and most reliable, hard-hitting weapons of the 20th Century.
|
You know that whole escapade as always left me amused:
Here you have US soldiers in a far off land fighting die-hard muslim insurgents and it is found that their 9mm(ish) pistols are not up to the job, so they bring back a .45 pistol.
Fast forward a hundred years and here you have US soldiers in a far off land...
What is they say about learning from history?
On a earlier post about fuel tanks and tank drivers, just think of the M1 driver: fuel tank to the left, fuel tank to the right, a hatch that won't open with NV installed, a heater that always leaks a few inches behind his head to the left, and a halon nozzle a few inches behind his head to the right.