C4 vs Boomer

[Electrofreak]

Originally Posted by Tuoweit

I think you're reading far too much into the prevalence of particular weapon calibers over others. The main impetus for the ongoing use of specific calibers is standardization, which greatly eases large-scale logistics - not because some guys tried lots of different calibers and determined that exactly 5.56mm was the most effective.

In the fictional world of Planetside where the logistics burden is incredibly lessened by having weapons and ammunition manufactured on the front lines by nanites, standardization for the sake of logistics carries little weight.

Well certain calibers are useful in certain types of weapons depending upon the necessity of stopping power, low recoil, rounds-per-magazine etc. There's a reason you don't see 50 caliber rounds in SMGs or 22 caliber rounds in LMGs.

But I agree, standardization doesn't make a whole lot of sense in the PS universe where ammunition for a specific weapon can be magicked up on the spot.