Army says new M17 pistol will change modern combat

[Kyle]

Earlier this year, soldiers with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division were the first to receive the services’ new high-tech 9mm pistol engineered to give dismounted infantry a vastly increased ability to fight and close with an enemy in caves, tunnels, crawl spaces, houses and other close quarter combat scenarios.

Service weapons developers and soldiers say the new M17 and M18 pistol, designed as a next-generation handgun to follow the Army’s current M9 Beretta, is expected to substantially change combat tactics, techniques and strategies for dismounted soldiers on-the-move.

The Army is now acquiring thousands of full-size XM17 and compact XM18 versions of the new 9mm pistol. The XM17 fires 147 grain jacketed hollow point ammunition.

About F----N Time!

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/army-says-new-war-ready-m17-pistol-will-change-modern-combat

 

[GURPS]

Ah the P320

 

[Kyle]

Ah the P320

... To start, but several modifications including a slightly better trigger.

 

[Hijinx]

... To start, but several modifications including a slightly better trigger.

Other than firing hollow point ammunition how does this pistol change combat tactics.
You still have to go in the cave and root them out.

 

[stgislander]

Earlier this year, soldiers with the Army’s 101st Airborne Division were the first to receive the services’ new high-tech 9mm pistol engineered to give dismounted infantry a vastly increased ability to fight and close with an enemy in caves, tunnels, crawl spaces, houses and other close quarter combat scenarios.

Service weapons developers and soldiers say the new M17 and M18 pistol, designed as a next-generation handgun to follow the Army’s current M9 Beretta, is expected to substantially change combat tactics, techniques and strategies for dismounted soldiers on-the-move.



About F----N Time!

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/army-says-new-war-ready-m17-pistol-will-change-modern-combat

I thought hollow point ammo was against the Hauge Conventions.

 

[GURPS]

I thought hollow point ammo was against the Hauge Conventions.

Meh ... who cares

 

[Kyle]

Other than firing hollow point ammunition how does this pistol change combat tactics.

Yeah I didn't get that either.

 

[Kyle]

I thought hollow point ammo was against the Hauge Conventions.

They've been using "Open Tip Match" for their DMs so I don't think they really GAF anymore.

 

[jrt_ms1995]

I thought hollow point ammo was against the Hague Conventions.

Fixed. I think the US never actually signed, just went along anyway.

 

[officeguy]

It's a 9mm pistol.

I guess someone needed to come up with a great sounding explanation why they didn't just order Glocks.

 

[Hijinx]

It's a 9mm pistol.

I guess someone needed to come up with a great sounding explanation why they didn't just order Glocks.

Or stick with the old 1911 with hollow points..

 

[Kyle]

It's a 9mm pistol.

I guess someone needed to come up with a great sounding explanation why they didn't just order Glocks.

Well the reason there would be they were Glock.

 

[Bonehead]

I am certain there is a newly minted millionaire that was involved in the final choice.

 

[officeguy]

Well the reason there would be they were Glock.

It's actually a plastic Sig.

 

[Kyle]

It's actually a plastic Sig.

I pick on the Glock only because it's so ugly.

If it had been up to me they'd all have been issued P226s.

I'm just glad they're modernizing the ammunition.

 

[Smokey1]

I thought hollow point ammo was against the Hauge Conventions.

They could always just cut a cross into the point of the bullet like the British used to do to make a solid point act like a "hollow point".

 

[black dog]

I pick on the Glock only because it's so ugly.

If it had been up to me they'd all have been issued P226s.

I'm just glad they're modernizing the ammunition.

Hell most infantry aren't issued sidearms any longer. My son didn't touch a handgun during basic or SOI school.

 

[Kyle]

Hell most infantry aren't issued sidearms any longer. My son didn't touch a handgun during basic or SOI school.

My nephew qualified with it as an E3.

He was training at Benning when he got the opportunity.