A leaked email exchange obtained by the U.S. House Oversight Committee reveals that the U.S. Department of the Army mistakenly gave Sig Sauer, Inc. the go-ahead to begin production on a large-scale order of the Sig M17 and M18 pistols, known on the civilian market as the Sig P320.
In a shocking turn of events, the leaked emails show that the US military had already made up their minds all the way back in July of 2016 — less than three months after the solicitation deadline for the Modular Handgun System competition.
Their choice? Not the Sig P320, but the Sig Sauer P230 – a metal-frame, direct-blowback single-stack .380 ACP handgun with a standard capacity of 7 rounds.
U.S. Army Lieutenant General Ricardo Cabeza initiated an email chain with other military branch coordinators.
“We have settled on the SIG P230. It has been around for almost 50 years, and it aligns perfectly with the modern needs of the world’s leading fighting force.”
Another email from U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Daniel Druff detailed some of the Navy’s reasoning for standing behind the P230.
“With the new anti-hazing initiatives, we have seen a steep decline in the number of new recruits passing their pistol qualifications. We firmly believe switching the .380 ACP will help with recoil management and bring those numbers back up.”
Also in the email chain was this response from U.S. Air Force General Topper Harley.
“I wasn’t aware that the Air Force was still fielding small arms. We don’t care what you order as long as it doesn’t cut into our steak and lobster budget.”
So what happened? How did the U.S. Military end up with the P320 instead of the P230?
Further investigation shows that the documents sent to Sig Sauer Inc. from the Department of Defense had numerous typos, including misnaming the P230 as the P320.
The source of the leak has been confirmed as coming from an email address belonging to a US Marine staff officer. It appears that they hit “reply all,” sending their response to more than 30 unintended recipients.
Disclaimer: This is a satire/parody post, which may or may not use actual names in quasi-real and/or fictitious narration. So, try not to get too upset about it.
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What caliber was the p320 order in?
The article doesn't say.
This is an April Fools article but the actual P320 order for the U.S. Army was in 9mm.
Excellent April Fools Day Jab
Thanks!
It all now makes perfect sense!
Got me you bastards!