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Yup, it's a strange theory to throw around when a huge AMPV production run is just starting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armored_Multi-Purpose_Vehicle AMPV is a turretless, modernized version of a Bradley meant to replace M113 APC's. Though it's not technically a Bradley, it would be easily to...

If they were, then it's functionally a dead law, because every meaningful military in the whole world uses at least some of it. But there isn't one in that law, and using AA weapons against ground targets is also something everyone who was in a war did at some point.

If it's illegal, then every HE round firing autocannon below 30mm and most 30mm ones, also light grenade launcher, on land, air and naval vehicles alike, are illegal. The real end of the program was suppliers suing each other instead of delivering new prototypes on schedule. Anyway, the saga...

And they suddenly were less impressed once they got working captures in WW2 and got a good look inside. T-34 is a tank that does look very good in very surface stats, but the devils are in the details. It's armor scheme is very good for the time, and works accordingly if constructed with right...

There is no hard line for intermediate, and if anything, if you set it on the lower end then no one would want to use them anymore in the age of body armor. They are somewhere on the borderline between intermediate and rifle rounds, i would say .280 leaning more towards AK style intermediate and...

But LMGs did pull that off before, while being little heavier than said rifle. Lightest variants of BAR and BREN were about 6-8 kg, early Cold War battle rifles are about 4.5-5 kg. Attitudes and advertising could really cause bad moves on such margins without real malice, and ironically later...

Well they did go back on that after ~20 years with M16A2. Ironically they wouldn't be that wrong with the battle rifles other NATO countries were using at the time, some also modified to be SA only in some countries due to their uncontrollability. Classic case of experience and proven ways of...

Back in 1960 it was impossible to say how long until such armor will become practical and common, and if the rounds will still be around by then. Wouldn't be so sure about .280 being straight out better. Looking at dimensions (7.2x43) and stats its a little spicier 7.62x39, and we know that in...