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From: rja@Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen)
Subject: Re: sidearms for flyboys
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 90 21:10:37 GMT
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From: rja@Eng.Sun.COM (Robert Allen)

In article <1990Nov2.202327.28701@cbnews.att.com> huntzing@PICA.ARMY.MIL (CCL-S) writes:
+
+The other services are pretty good with staying standardized; interestingly,
+the Navy has selected to stay with the 7.62mm, M14 due to the longer
+over-water engagement distances that they may have to deal with.

	They also don't have to carry them far, they don't have to engage
	in closerange full-auto firefights, and they don't have to inflict
	large quantities of casualties with them.
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