Beretta 92

A Beretta 92

A Beretta 92 is a pistol produced by the Italian company, Beretta.

Description

Beretta 92 fires 9x19mm cartridges and it can hold 15 of them. It is the standard side-arm of many police and military units, and the United States Army. In the US Army, the pistol got the name M9.

After the US military ended its ban on foreign-made weapons, its allies in NATO pressured the US to adopt a 9mm handgun, because NATO has a rule that all NATO countries must use weapons with the same kinds of ammunition. Before that, the US used M1911; the handgun fires .45 ACP.


References

  1. ↑ Popescu, Stelian. "INFANTRY WEAPON SYSTEMS USED BY SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES TO CARRY OUT ASSIGNED MISSIONS" (PDF). Military Art and Science: 344. doi:10.2478/raft-2024-0036.
  2. ↑ "Small arm - Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  3. 1 2 "Beretta M9 Pistol". Military.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
  4. 1 2 "Last Line of Defense: A History of the Beretta M9 - Marine Corps Association". www.mca-marines.org. Retrieved 2024-11-09.

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