Originally Posted by
vaglocker
Not sure if it has been posted yet, but bears repeating even it it has not. I absolutely have a stroke every time i hear someone say 5.56 was designed to wound not kill.
Yeah that was mentioned earlier. The whole argument that two guys have to carry the wounded guy off the field, taking 3 guys out of action, whereas the dead lie as they are, so killing only takes one person out of action.
The other argument I've heard is that the 5.56 was intended to be a suppressing fire round only. Basically, since it's smaller and lighter, SAW gunners can carry more of it. It's not meant to be deadly, it's just meant to keep the enemies' heads down, while riflemen armed with .308 battle rifles can get into position to actually kill them.
Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who do not.-Ben Franklin
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