- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: byrum
No, d.umb.a.ss, I'm talking about infantry ground engagements.
Well first there are pistols, the nato standard for pistol ammo is 9mm, the US m9 fires 9mm to keep with that standard. Next is intermediate ammo, fired from the m16 and m4 in the US arsenal, 5.56 is a nato standard as well. Last there is 7.62 rifle ammo for use in the weapons like the m60, m240 and m14 and the m40 and m24 sniper rifles.
You can't expect to use the same ammo in the a pistol as you do in a sniper rifle. So nato has many standards to fill all the roles.
P.S. If you didn't notice, check my previous post for a definition.