Yet the guerrilla was still advancing, so he tried for a headshot and instead hit the guerrilla through the base of his neck, severing the spinal cord. According to Rousseau during a conversation with Jeff Cooper, Rousseau hit the guerrilla on either side of the sternum, which is typically sufficient to kill a man. This was a traditional “double tap” maneuver. Armed with a Browning HP35 pistol chambered in 9mm, Rousseau immediately brought up his Hi Power and shot the guerrilla twice in the chest. He turned a corner and came face-to-face - about 10 paces - with a FRELIMO guerrilla armed with an AK-47. Rousseau was fighting at the airport at Lourenço Marques, which is now called Maputo. It may be ironic that the Mozambique Drill is a technique used with a Rhodesian mercenary, Mike Rousseau, during the Mozambican War of Independence from 1964 to 1974. There are numerous examples of people who are shot in a gunfight and did not realize they were hit until after the fight was over. Our organs can move around inside us, so what might have been a good hit is not. Our bodies can take an enormous amount of punishment. If a shooter does his job and places the shot accurately the 9mm can stop a threat. The truth is a combination of bullet placement and design, and follow-up, are what stop a threat. The net result was that soldiers were least satisfied with the M9 compared to the other weapons and “the most frequent recommendations included weapons and ammunition with more stopping power/lethality higher quality magazines for the M9, M4 and M16 more durable ammo belt links and drum systems for the M249 and reduced size and weight in the M16 and M249.”Ĭall it lethality, stopping power or knock-down power, but there is no such thing as a caliber with this magic attribute. Just to level set the results, weapon reliability is defined as “soldier level of confidence that their weapon will fire without a stoppage in the combat environment.” Weapon durability is defined as “soldier level of confidence that their weapon will not suffer breakage or failure that necessitates repair before further use.” Survey participants included over 2,600 soldiers who had returned from Iraq or Afghanistan and who had engaged in a firefight using the weapons listed. These four weapon systems are the standard-issue guns being used by Army soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. Specifically, the Project Manager, Soldier Weapons (PMSW) wanted to know soldier perspectives on the reliability and durability of the M9 pistol, as well as the M4 and M16 (A2 and A4) rifles, and the M249 light machine gun. It boiled down to a report compiled by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and released in 2006 titled, “Soldier Perspectives on Small Arms in Combat.” The report detailed a formal independent review of soldier opinions of their small arms in combat situations. One of the issues our military experienced with the 9mm was dissatisfaction with the M9 pistol specifically and ammunition in general. This is an excerpt from 9mm: Guide to America’s Most Popular Caliber, available now at. To sum up this fast physics lesson: all things being equal, a larger, heavier bullet will penetrate deeper than a lighter one.
Energy is the benchmark by which we rate a bullet’s performance. More energy factors into the amount of penetration, which affects terminal performance. A light projectile sheds velocity and energy faster than a heavier one. So why is the 9mm king? There are three reasons: Shootability, increased magazine capacity, and ammunition choices.īefore we get into these, let’s talk physics and math. A bigger, heavier bullet carrying more energy means a deeper and larger wound channel. Even science gives the 9mm low marks compared to larger calibers. It is far from the perfect cartridge but is still the most prevalent worldwide. So now that we know a bit about the specifications and data for the 9mm cartridge, what is it that makes it so popular? It does not have stellar, tack-driving accuracy like other pistol calibers, nor does it have the power of other cartridges.
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