Comments by "Anders Juel Jensen" (@andersjjensen) on "Heckler & Koch's Modular Machine Gun: the HK21E" video.

@soudadmaouas7058 Oh, I'm not saying that it isn't. I'm saying that human beings are so soft that at normal combat range (up to 200m) the 5.56 is plenty powerful enough to make them incapable of fighting after a torso shot. Despite being a smaller round it has a higher velocity (the bullet weight to gun powder amount is much better on the 5.56) so it reaches the target quicker on close range making it easier to hit moving targets. You need to shoot at targets 250-300 away before the 7.62 "catches up" because it doesn't lose velocity as fast as the 5.56 Obviously the 7.62 has a much better penetration on harder targets, but that's the thing: unless you're fighting idiots who think a small wooden shed is actual cover, then it doesn't matter. Brick, concrete and tamped dirt structures are enough to stop it. Armored vehicles stop it. Normal cars, however, are not enough to stop a 5.56 either, so there it doesn't matter. As I've said, I've used both on multiple deployments, and having the LMG guy on 7.62 is obviously a nice backup, but I do prefer the lighter rifle with a 30 round magazine when trotting around at ground level in dense environments because the benefits of the 7.62 never really comes into play there. Now if I'm at an elevated position doing over watch with great visibility I'd obviously prefer the extended range... but at the end of the day, once you put a bullet in the target the caliber doesn't really matter. They either die or get pulled away screaming. Both of which means you don't have to worry about them any more. Sometimes the screaming can actually be of benefit: It occupies someone else for a while.
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Having lugged around a G3 for long periods of time I'm a bit on the fence about it. I've never actively been in a situation where the 7.62's superior penetration power over the 5.56 became relevant in the slightest. And in the few instances where destructive power mattered the 50 BMG guys were on top of it.. and trying to solve the problem with a 7.62 would have been a hail marry to say the least. I got much better range result with my G3 than I did with the Canadian AR15 clone that eventually replaced it (My old G3 from the 70s was accurate to over 300m all day every day), but in practice I've never been in a situation where I had that kind of visibility. For some strange reason skirmishes always happens in vegetation or dense urban environment... it's kinda like everyone knows that being visible from far away is a stupid fucking idea :P That being said: Lugging a modern AR15 clone around is just much more pleasant. But I WILL take an MP5 over just about anything on the planet if I ever have to do security detail again. Fucking hell those things are accurate and reliable. And pack a much bigger punch than most people seem to think.
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Uhm in English it is generally used as "a lot to chose from" which was also what Ian was conveying. But yes, even though my Swedish sucks I can most certainly do a more passable pronunciation :P But then again.. I'm not going to challenge Ian to a French-pronunciation contest despite living a lot closer to France than he does!
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