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My EOD team carried em in Desert Storm as well .... Took scoped M1A’s vs M4’s and 1911A1’s and a M82A1 Barrett tossed in for good measure. Never felt under gunned or out ranged .....

Standardization and specialization are IMHO for insects, polidiots and presstitutes.

DOD should be prepared to issue, train and support whatever tools are needed to defeat the threats to this nation, domestic and foreign.

Hope yer well Hale !

Stay safe !

The vast majority of troops can get full use out of an M4 and M9. We're talking individual small arms, nothing crew-served. Specialized weapons should be serviced at a slightly higher level, because most of the rifles have optical and accuracy requirements that Joe Pipewrench shouldn't touch, even if the basic mechanism seems similar. I ain't taking my Amati to Chester's Bait and Fiddle shop for a tune-up.

Handguns in other than 9mm (usually .45 or .22) are there for accuracy, stealth, or other special reasons. Maintenance and training should be done at a slightly higher organizational level. Preferably manned by older operators who don't love running up and down mountains any more, but have lots of knowledge that needs to be passed around.

As far as a cartridge goes, it has to be a world-beater, because it has to overcome the hard-earned reputation of the .45ACP, and the western world's loathing at changing handguns again for whatever reason. Other than a SOF (if they have one), most countries would just issue airsoft pistols, because 95% of them would never be drawn from the holster, and the other 5% couldn't hit anything anyway.

The PDW was/is an interesting concept, except it requires a unanimous vote among NATO, and would probably be issued in greater numbers than the current carbines.

Hey brother Squantos!!! Good to hear from ya.

“...Never felt under gunned or out ranged...”

That’s a great, confident feeling, ain’t it?