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SIGSHR · February 22, 2012, 08:58 PM

The 7.62x39 has the same shortcomings the 5.56 has-it lacks range and punch. Hence the need for 2 different types of ammunition. And the 7.62 was to the ComBloc and their client states what the 303 British was to the Empire and Commonwealth-THE round.

February 22, 2012, 08:58 PM	#4
SIGSHR Senior Member Join Date: September 13, 2005 Posts: 4,712	The 7.62x39 has the same shortcomings the 5.56 has-it lacks range and punch. Hence the need for 2 different types of ammunition. And the 7.62 was to the ComBloc and their client states what the 303 British was to the Empire and Commonwealth-THE round.