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[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Lol, nothing against you.

If you want a narrative like your original, 7.62mm NATO is much better.

1945: British develop the .280 (7mm) intermediate round.

1951: US military Project SALVO confirms that intermediate cartridges were a superior service round at the time.

1951: British show off the EM-2 as a viable rifle for their .280 round.

1954: Despite all evidence for intermediate rounds the US adopts the M14 in 7.62mm NATO and pushes the full caliber standard.

1954: British adopt the L1A1 in 7.62mm NATO instead of the EM-2 because they want to standardize with the US.

1964: US adopts 5.56mm.