"B & TīS APC9k: The US Army New Submachine Gun is" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 Nov 2021 7:58 p.m. PST |
… A TINY TERROR
"The fact the Army was looking for an SMG, or submachine gun, was big news a couple of years ago. They hadn't adopted a submachine gun platform for "big Army" since the M3 Grease gun from World War 2.
Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the Army put out a request for samples for modern submachine guns with a rather strict requirement. The Army wanted a very small SMG, and their newest effort to field one would be called the Sub Compact Weapon system. As we know now, the winner would be B&T's APC9K. While B&T won, the U.S. saw submissions from HK, SIG Sauer, CZ, PTR, and many more; all of which were considered, but ultimately discarded. The Army's strict requirements made it tough to configure a weapon to meet the branch's specific needs while remaining a thoroughly reliable and modular platform. The Army purchased only 350 APC9K SMGs initially, with an option to purchase 1,000 more if they saw fit. Those numbers, and the fact that we have about half a million active-duty soldiers, should tell you that the new SMG was not intended as a general issue weapon…"
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| Wolfhag | 23 Nov 2021 4:56 a.m. PST |
Where is the bayonet attachment? Wolfhag |
| Tango01 | 23 Nov 2021 2:33 p.m. PST |
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Shagnasty  | 24 Nov 2021 6:43 p.m. PST |
They could thread the outer barrel and use a screw-on bayonet. |
| 42flanker | 25 Nov 2021 11:39 a.m. PST |
Plugs. No going back when the chips are down. |
| Tango01 | 19 Dec 2021 8:42 p.m. PST |
THE APC9K: WE GET HANDS-ON WITH THE ARMY'S NEW SMG
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| Tango01 | 25 Dec 2021 2:58 p.m. PST |
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| Tango01 | 06 Mar 2022 8:43 p.m. PST |
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