Three Kings

[jdun]

Originally Posted by k9870

They are not getting XD45s, one of my friends is a marine and uses an m9a1. Three are army, and carry a standard m9. And yes, they are all deployed. Pistols may be expensive, but so are b-2 stealth bombers, and we still buy them.

Small arms don't win wars. Heavy weapons and better train personnel that use them do. I never said military personnel are not issue M9. I said the majority of them don't and that is a fact.

Another fact is that the majority of military personnel are not front line troops. In fact only a small portion are. IIRC there was a report that stated that for every front line troops there are 10 military personnel that supported him.

The 400,000 M9 contract are not deliver at once. While I have not seen the contract, if it like contacts of the past it will be completed within 10 to 20 years. Do not expect that there will be 400,000 M9 in the military when the finial lot is shipped. It will be far less because by that time due to wear, damage, lost, or destroy, either in training or in combat.