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Message: <blockquote data-quote="fiscally_irresponsible" data-source="post: 4318645" data-attributes="member: 57557">definitely the move to stick with 5.56 and 7.62X51 (especially with the large amount of infrastructure around them as NATO cartridges). More just wondering why they went with the smaller caliber rounds during initial development.I think 5.56 (and 5.45) being a "wounding round" is more of a political thing. I think the idea with 5.56 (and 5.45) is to tumble, fragment and to deviate from the course of the entry hole (whatever the word is for that). You take two guys out for transport of the injured combatant (as you said) and the shootee is probably going to have a lower chance of surviving with a non through and through wound, at least without decent medical attention.</blockquote>