Handgun's Role in Military Combat

[Sam]

The handgun has a definite and useful role as a military weapon.
For troops that work in close quarters, indoors, or with a crew served weapon, they are indespensable.

For the rest they are handy, as one said before it is good for fighting your way back to the rifle you left laying....... They make a great confidence builder too, don't know why, they just do.
Every time I had the chance I had one issued or picked one up.
As LtCol Cooper says, the pistol is worn bot borne.
That means it will be with you, like when heading to the latrine
Or sleeping, or crawling into little places. I like military shotguns too!

Sam

 

[Rob96]

I was a M60 when I was a SP in the USAF. When toting the M60 on a fire team that was the only weapon you had. I made a stink about it at the base I was at, we were then qualified on the M9. They finally came around to seeing it my way that if the M60 went down, I was s.o.l..

 

[Angelo]

Hi Shake! Nice to see you here! I have to agree with you about having a handgun. If anything, it's an easily carried back up. Cool pics too, thanks for posting them!

Angelo (AVP on TFL)

 

[roscoe]

Is the guy facing away in the first photo wearing a Camelback? Sounds like a good idea to me, . . . no hands hydration.

 

[Shake]

Hey AVP. . . errr Angelo,

Good to see you here as well. Sad thing about the pics is I had about ten of them, can't find the rest. Might be on my home computer. . .

Shake