Originally Posted by GraniteForge
From the design point of view, in the US, small arms have been considered anything .50 cal and below, at least since the 1950s. This is pursuant to an informal agreement between the adherents of the different design approaches used in developing small arms, as opposed to artillery.
The working concept is that small arms are designed up to .50 cal, and artillery is designed down to the same mark. After this modus vivendi was reached in the mid 1950s, the .60 cal machine gun (small arms) project was scrapped.
From the design point of view, in the US, small arms have been considered anything .50 cal and below, at least since the 1950s. This is pursuant to an informal agreement between the adherents of the different design approaches used in developing small arms, as opposed to artillery.
The working concept is that small arms are designed up to .50 cal, and artillery is designed down to the same mark. After this modus vivendi was reached in the mid 1950s, the .60 cal machine gun (small arms) project was scrapped.
Disagree.
.50 cal is approx 12.7mm. That has never been the cut off for artillery.
Artillery is 41mm and above. And has been classified that way since before WW2.
Small arms(individual) to 20mm. Crew served to 40mm. Artillery everything above
.50 cal is approx 12.7mm. That has never been the cut off for artillery.
Artillery is 41mm and above. And has been classified that way since before WW2.
Small arms(individual) to 20mm. Crew served to 40mm. Artillery everything above
Technically 20 mm and above cal is Artillery cal no doubt.
Especially 20 mm is considered to be well suited for Tank, Anti-Tank and Autocannon cal.
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