army question

[hockeybum]

i know this may sound a little odd, but what round do they use in the army? like what is the preferred bullet to kill a man? i was wondering cause ive seen so many guns with so many different calibers. like whats the main kind of round that the army uses? please don't read this the wrong way, i was just wondering

 

[Ditchtiger]

Full Metal Jacket

 

[Glockfan.45]

FMJ, 5.56x45 or 7.62x51 would probably be the most common causes of enemy fatalities.

 

[eng23ine]

Preferred "killing" round in the US would probably be 5.56x45, Worldwide probably 7.62x39.

 

[Zero_DgZ]

To be fair, they don't use FMJ because it's the "best." They use it because they have to, in the wake of the Hauge convention (IIRC, the year escapes me) that forbids various weapons that cause "pain and suffering," wounding, &c, including soft tipped and "dum-dum" bullets for antipersonnel use.

 

[Justin]

Question answered.