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Army Reviews Ammunition Complaints
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Published: May 30, 2008
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - The military is reviewing soldiers' complaints that their standard ammunition isn't powerful enough for the type of fighting required in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Army's highest-ranking officer said Thursday.
Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Army chief of staff, said it was too soon, however, to know whether the Pentagon will switch.
Current and former soldiers interviewed said the military's M855 rifle rounds are not powerful enough for close-in fighting in cities and towns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The rounds were designed decades ago to puncture the steel helmets of Soviet soldiers from hundreds of yards away. Some soldiers said they are not large enough to stop an enemy immediately in close quarters.
The Associated Press
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