Spec_Operator wrote:Why is the MP7 less powerful than the MP5? Oo
According to an article published by the F.B.I entitled, Handgun Wounding Factors and Effectiveness, "given desirable and reliable penetration, the only way to increase bullet effectiveness is to increase the severity of the wound by increasing the size of the hole made by the bullet...Of those that will penetrate, the edge is always with the bigger bullet." Based upon this, the MP5 should be more effective against unarmoured opponents than the MP7 because the MP5 fires a significantly larger round. Having said that there is word that the 4.6mm round, the MP7 fires, tumbles, which would increase the size of the hole and consequently increase the "severity of the wound." In the case of armoured opponents, the MP7 should win out since the MP5 will have serious trouble penetrating the body armour.