Thread: MP7 vs. P90

I know that his is a bit of a necro post, but here is my opinion on mp7 vs p90. I personally prefer the mp7. Why? because of its small size and ease to use. Anyone who has shot a pistol and fired a AR would know instinctively how to use it. The same can't be said of the p90. Its size is slightly larger than a pistol, and very barely larger than an mp5k, which was the original standard for the PDW tests. It can also be fired like a pistol, one handed, without being bothersome.

As for the PDW question: "Should we adopt a PDW system?" My straight out answer is yes. Anyone who has ever been inside a tank or a LAV knows that conditions are cramped, often too much for any sort of use or movement of a standard size carbine should the need arise. It is also next to impossible to use said carbine in the confines of a truck or hummvee if you need to immediately engage an enemy (Such as an ambush while protecting a VIP or simply being caught with your pants down). In today's engagements against terrorists, vehicles like tanks and LAVs are becoming less useful, and ambushes where crew are caught outside of the vehicle are increasing.

The solution: I agree that neither mp7 or p90 is what the military needs. What it needs is a PDW carbine, like the Knight's Armament PDW, but something that is multi caliber, that can accept 5.56, 6.8 SPC, or 7.62x39mm so it can have the punch of a full length AR. Remember, in an ambush, especially in a city, you probably will be engaging targets at less than 300 meters, so you don't need that full length barrel of an AR.