[Uri’el-2012]

The M1911 .45 caliber pistol that the 9mm Beretta replaced in 1985, was, as its nomenclature implied, an old design. There are several modern designs out there for .45 caliber pistols that are lighter, carry more ammo and are easier to maintain than the pre-World War I M1911 (which is actually about a century old, as a design). The Department of Defense planned to buy 645,000 JCPs. But now, the troops are being told to keep their 9mm Berettas, and all the complaints they have about those weapons.

Does no one remember September 11, 2001 when America was attacked by Islamic terrorists?

In 1898 the U.S Armed Forces carried .38 revolver

.38 caliber is .357

9 mm is .355

During the Spanish-American war the .38 caliber proved insufficient to stop Islamic terrorists in the Philippines

.45 caliber ACP was chosen, Browning designed a sidearm to stop Islamic Terrorists.

It seems that DoD has forgotten one hundred years of history.

The 1911 pistol may be 100 years old, but stopping Islamic Terrorists has remained the same.

OBTW; Think of this question : is Islamic Terrorist redundant ?

[ArrogantBustard]

is Islamic Terrorist redundant ?

Yes. There have, from time to time, been Communist terrorists, National Socialist terrorists, and various terrorists involved with nationalist movements that are/were not particularly ideological.