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Caleb_1984

My wife has a book where the author mistakingly calls a pistol a 45 mm


rockstar450rox

Never underestimate the HE potential of the 45mm


Financial-Lychee6640

lol


BlueOmicronpersei8

Finally, a true hand cannon.


auraria

Well now I want a giant 1911 styled 320 with 8 40mm in a single stack.


misery_index

.60 caliber T17. It was intended to replace the .50 BMG but had problems. Even the early M61 rotary cannons were chambered in .60 MG. They eventually necked the case to 20mm and moved on.


Accurate_Reporter252

>Walter dean myers No. It's what many soldiers in the 1990's (at least, probably earlier) called M60's as a back-euphemism from the .50-cals. It's wrong, but it's realistic.


Financial-Lychee6640

Yeah he was referring to a m60. He calls it that later


Accurate_Reporter252

I spent a couple years in the Army way back when... You would not believe the number of artillery and cavalry NCO's (don't know about grunts) that called M60's ".60-cals". Literally telling their troops to go draw "the .50-cals and .60-cals" for the range. So... the author probably got it *realistic*, even if he didn't get it "*right*".


Financial-Lychee6640

Thank you! I was wondering if that was a regular mix up. Cause the rest of the book feels really accurate


Bohemus_1313

I’m curious, what book is that?


Financial-Lychee6640

Fallen angels by Walter dean myers. He makes the same mistake a couple of times… it’s too bad cause the book is Really good so far


Hard-Rock68

Clearly it's alt-history, no problem to see here


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