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From: raymond@io.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man)
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Subject: Drugs in War
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From: raymond@io.ame.arizona.edu (Raymond Man)

	In <12530@cbnews.ATT.COM> Henry Spencer wrote 
>A contributing factor in this was inadequate weaponry.  Colt's .45 automatic
>pistol, in particular, came about because of loud complaints that the .38
>revolver then issued was ineffective against determined (or drugged) enemies.

	I believe the 45 revolver came before the 45 automatic, but
Mr. Spencer was certainly right about the US Army's choice of 45 cal.
because 38 cal.'s ineffectiveness to stop a charging Philipino.

	Actually the 45 automatic has such calibrate inherited from
the 45 revolver, otherwise the much more popular 9mm would have been
the choice. Control of a 45 cal. weapon, especially an automatic,
requires both a lot of training and a strong hand.

"Man is the measure of all things."
Just call me `Man'. 
raymond@jupiter.ame.arizona.edu