NATO Infantry Weapon Standards

[ChuckMK23]

Was forwarded this link today - PPT deck by a NATO type reviewing rifle standards and the long purported STANAG magazine standards...

This is a PDF.

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2008Intl/Arvidsson.pdf

 

[FlyinSpy]

Interesting read. Reminds me of Lord Carrington's comment about NATO standards:

"The only thing common among NATO equipment is the air in the tires."

 

[Junkball]

Steve at The Firearm Blog has a post about it: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2009/12/11/stanag-4179-does-not-exist/

STANAG 4179 does not exist! <--title. USGI-compatible is supposed to be a more apt descriptor.

I wonder how the UK's 4.85mm round performed in those trials? I've read the Germans had a lot of trouble with the G11/caseless ammo combo