LordCucumber
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Joined: 5/17/2003 From: Holland Status: offline
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I think the difference is which ERA you're talking. And what type of weapon too. Nowadays MOST SMGs are weapons you can aim with (the MP5 for instance is a very accurate SMG) . However, there are still exceptions to this rule, like the Ingram SMG, which is just a box with a barrel, a trigger, a handhold and a clip of ammo AND NO SIGHTS. Typically, the Ingram is NOT a soldier's weapon. Taking it back to the 40s get's you very different types of SMGs as well.. The stengun is, as pointed out, very hard to aim, as is the Thompson, both for very different reasons. As I said before, the Tommy is 11.4 lbs to carry around. Imagine this weight while trying to aim. Then consider the rate of fire. It's possible, but only for a short while! We are forgetting that SMGs were still very much in developement and the common riffle was still predominant on the battlefield (with the exception of Germany, who produced MP40s like procreating mice). The stengun was one of the first attempts, so to speak, and thus a tad impractical at times. My 2 cents... :cool:
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