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Originally Posted by barney_rubble
I'd have to challenge your knowledge as to the terminal performance of the 5.7mm; anyone who compares it to a .22 simply is not fully conversant with its potential. There seems to be a general malaise regarding small calibre projectile, yet the designers at Herstal have understood the requirement completely.
I'm nonplussed that you believe its wound track resembles an 'ice-pick' when it clearly is a three dimensional haemorraghic nightmare; far superior to the girlie .45!
The P90 was born from the US driven concept that only Infantry require a full size rifle with the usual acoutriments; support elements require something more compact and portable (they are really saying they need a modern derivative of the submachine gun). P90 fits that 'Personal Defence Weapon' criteria completely and, one could argue, is the 'type example'.
This calling requires technical knowledge as well as robust language. Have a chew on that if you would care to.
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This forum is for professional discussion among informed and experienced (usually) soldiers. Given the British experience with the L85 and its varients and our own much greater experience with various types of 5.56 mm ammo I would recommend you adopt a less confrontational attitude. You might want to start with your profile. It's out of line. Your grasp of ballistics is also deficient. The 5.7 is inferior to current issue ammo. Yes the P90 does what it was intended to do. It also looks really good on Stargate SG1, especially in Amanda Tapping's hands. I don't know of any combat units using it in the real world. FWIW - Peregrino