RE: SG-1 in SG2

At 1:49 PM +1000 7/15/04, Robertson, Brendan wrote:
>David Drake uses this sort of thing in Hammer's Slammers and it shows
up
>specifically in some of the stories.  All the vehicle crew carry 1cm
SMG
>powerguns (for close defence), and the infantry carry 2cm carbines for
>takedown and long-range shooting.  In ??? (can't remember, the
religious
>rebellion based on a roman insurrection), the Slammer's Lt specifically
>assigns vehicle crew to protect the UBD Lt breaking the Calliope out of
>storage, as rate of fire was more important in the close quarters they
>expected to encounter.
>
>As SG-1 is armed for self-defence (not assault), it seems reasonable
that
>they would be assigned appropriate weapons.

If you watch the program they are. The thing 
about PDWs (Personal Defense Weapons) is that 
they have quite a bit more penetration than smgs. 
9mm or even .45 have abysmal penetration when it 
comes to body armor and kevlar helmets. .223 is 
much better at that. Just as 7.62 was scaled down 
a hair from the larger 30.06 and .303 rounds, 
5.56 was scaled down from 7.62. Thus you have 
5.7mm in a longer cartridge than 9mm or 45 with 
twice the velocity and thus better armor 
penetration.

The idea behind PDW's was better effectiveness 
for truck drivers and vehicle crews but not as 
large as an M16 or even an M-16 carbine. SMGs 
didn't work for this as well due to the bad AP 
performance, that's where FN started driving at 
with the P-90. FN does seem to have a few good 
ideas as far as weapons development comes...

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