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Originally Posted by Icelander
Most practically, though, it was because their contact could supply them with as many MP5s or G3s as they wanted, but was reluctant in the extreme to supply anything that was more likely to be missed. He did have access to an M4A1 rifle and a P90 that he kept to allow foreign visitors to try for amusement.*
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Ah, supply complications.
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But they were, at any rate, more comfortable with MP5s using subsonic JHPs than they would have been with M4A1s using supersonic M855 ball. Thin plywood walls and hostages are a poor combination when one is firing ball.*
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Soft body armour was certainly present, yes, but that only encouraged the PCs to aimi for the head. Given that one was a former Delta operator, one a former Special Agent of the HRT, one a DEVGRU operator and one a Scout/Sniper from Force Recon and MARSOC; most of them had the shooting skills to do that reliably. Ironically, the team leader, being the only one among them who had not previously been a part of an elite hostage rescue unit*, was by far the least accomplished shot, though that was less because of his lack of ability than it was due to the extremely high level of proficiency among the other operators.
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Ah, I wasn't aware they were THAT good! Also, I missed the 'hostage rescue' part. Makes more sense now.