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...ler2001">Miller, David (2001). ''The Illustrated Directory of 20th Century Guns''. London: Salamander Books Ltd.. ISBN 9781840652451.</ref> The P90's name ...mm]] cartridge. FN's goal was to replace the [[pistol]]-caliber submachine guns which were in use at the time by military and law enforcement personnel, as

...vations of conflicts during the 1930s, and dissatisfaction with existing [[submachine gun]]s and rifles contributed to the development of the M1 Carbine. ...nsufficiently accurate or powerful. Submachine guns such as the [[Thompson submachine gun|Thompson]] were more than sufficiently powerful for close-range encount