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| [[Image:p90.jpg|thumb|170px|left|FN P90]]
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| ==Summary==
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| The P-90 is a an submachine gun used by the SGC, manufactured by
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| Fabrique Nationale of Belgium. It is designed to put the power of an
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| assault rifle in a pistol sized weapon, suitable for small quarters.
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| It is a fully ambidextrous weapon, in a bullpup configuration, which
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| means the action and magazine are behind the trigger. This gives a
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| longer barrel for the weapon, without substantially increasing the
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| weapon size. It is a favored weapon of the SGC, carried commonly by
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| the SG teams in the field, and is also used by the Atlantis team in
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| the Pegasus Galaxy. It was first seen in 4.08 "The First Ones",
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| replacing the MP5K usually used by Stargate teams.
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| No specific reason for the switch from the MP5K to the P-90 was ever
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| given, but it can be assumed to be a decision to improve the gear on
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| SG teams.
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| ==Technical Details==
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| The MP5 and P-90 weigh the same, and the MP5 ammunition is
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| slightly larger (9 mm compared to 5.7 mm) but the P-90 does have
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| advantages in size, magazine capacity, rounds per minute, and recoil.
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| As well, maintenance of the gun does not require a complete
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| deconstruction. Simply removing the magazine gives access to the
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| entire firing mechanism. The armor piercing rounds are smaller than
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| most submachine guns, and there is some controversy whether or not the
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| P-90 is an improvement.
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| The P-90 is classified as a Personal Defense Weapon (PDW), and was created as
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| a result of NATO's request for a new weapon, capable of being
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| carried by tank or aircraft crew, or even a cook, and which had the
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| capability of penetrating ballistic armor. Personal Defense Weapons
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| are designed to bridge the gap between assault rifles and pistols,
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| being more powerful than the pistol, yet a lighter weapon than a
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| rifle.
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| ==Stargate References==
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| The SG teams have been shown to use the standard P-90 variant, only
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| adding small flashlights and laser scopes to them. Along with the Tokr'a,
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| the SGC developed a special attachment for the weapon which counteracted
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| the life energy of Anubis's Kull Warriors, but that attachment isn't
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| used by all SG teams. The SGC, however, did arm the
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| Rebel Jaffa with P-90s with the Anti-Warrior attachments to defend Dakara after
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| the defeat of the System Lords. (7.16 "Death Knell", 7.22 "Lost City Part 2", 8.17 "Reckoning Part 2")
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| Team members have
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| shown remarkable prowess in using P-90s, especially in engagements
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| against the Goa'uld, where body armor used against them is
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| mostly of a ceremonial usage. The P-90s possess a firepower advantage over staff
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| weapons, as well the weapon is more accurate in the hands of a
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| seasoned soldier. As O'Neill quipped to a group of Rebel Jaffa, "This
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| [a staff weapon] is a weapon of terror. It is made to intimidate the
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| enemy. This [a P-90] is a weapon of war. It is made to kill your
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| enemy." Indeed, the staff weapon is a vastly inferior weapon compared
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| to the P-90, being surpassed in all measures except for that the staff
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| weapon does not require reloading. (4.08 "The First Ones", 4.22
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| "Exodus Part 1", 5.18 "The Warrior")
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| P-90s, like most Earth weaponry, have also shown to be effective
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| against Replicator blocks, more so than energy weaponry. Zat guns are
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| almost completely ineffective, resulting in a minor pushing backwards
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| of the Replicator. Automatic weapons did the most damage, completely
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| splattering the Replicator blocks. Shotguns, such as the SPAS-12, an
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| Italian manufactured shotgun carried by military forces and the SGC,
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| also was very effective. However, the Replicators soon learned to
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| resist this damage, rapidly reforming after the attacks. Eventually,
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| the human form Replicators were completely immune to projectile weapons.
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| (3.22 "Nemesis Part 1", 4.01 "Small Victories Part 2", 6.12 "Unnatural
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| Selection")
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| Priors of the Ori have also been shown to possess the
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| ability to stop bullets fired from the P-90, despite that the muzzle velocity
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| of these weapons is nearly a thousand feet per second, and that the
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| gunman was no more than ten feet from the Prior before firing. (9.05 "The
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| Powers that Be")
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| P-90s have also been the subject of several humorous moments in the SGC
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| and SG-1. O'Neill has been shown to drill Jonas Quinn in assembling and
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| loading the P-90 at length, until Jonas, blistered and tired, pitifully
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| protested. O'Neill is also very proud of this weapon, bragging to
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| Russian Colonel Zukhov about the weapon's heft and power. There is a
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| possibility he was just ripping on the Russians to exercise his
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| frustration at the Russians' inviting themselves through the 'gate.
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| (5.08 "The Tomb", 6.12 "Unnatural Selection")
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| More recently, however, the SGC has been seen using MP7 weapons. They
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| are often regarded as more of a machine pistol than a true submachine
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| gun, as these weapons are much smaller than the P-90 (half as heavy as
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| well). However, their magazines are smaller, as well the ammunition
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| they shoot is much smaller (4mm) which results in less stopping power.
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| It doesn't seem to be too terrible a problem, as four members armed
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| with MP7s held off an advance of Jaffa for several minutes in a Ha'tak
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| vessel. (9.16 "Off the Grid")
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| ==Episodes==
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| * [[3.22 "Nemesis Part 1" Episode Guide|3.22 "Nemesis Part 1"]]
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| * [[4.01 "Small Victories Part 2" Episode Guide|4.01 "Small Victories Part 2"]]
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| * [[4.08 "The First Ones" Episode Guide|4.08 "The First Ones"]]
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| * [[4.22 "Exodus Part 1" Episode Guide|4.22 "Exodus Part 1"]]
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| * [[5.08 "The Tomb" Episode Guide|5.08 "The Tomb"]]
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| * [[5.18 "The Warrior" Episode Guide|5.18 "The Warrior"]]
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| * [[6.12 "Unnatural Selection" Episode Guide|6.12 "Unnatural Selection"]]
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| * [[7.16 "Death Knell" Episode Guide|7.16 "Death Knell"]]
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| * [[7.22 "Lost City Part 2" Episode Guide|7.22 "Lost City Part 2"]]
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| * [[8.17 "Reckoning Part 2" Episode Guide|8.17 "Reckoning Part 2"]]
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| * [[9.05 "The Powers That Be" Episode Guide|9.05 "The Powers That Be"]]
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| * [[9.16 "Off The Grid" Episode Guide|9.16 "Off The Grid"]]
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| ==Gallery==
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| ==Related Characters==
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| * [[Jack O'Neill|Col. Jack O'Neill]]
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| * [[Samantha Carter|Maj. Samantha Carter]]
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| * [[Jonas Quinn]]
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| * [[Zukhov|Col. Zukhov]]
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| ==Related Articles==
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| ===Keywords===
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| * [[:Category:Stargate Atlantis Team|Atlantis Expedition Team]]
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| * [[Dakara]]
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| * [[Goa'uld]]
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| * [[Kull Warrior]]
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| * [[Kull Warrior Nullifier]]
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| * [[MP5K]]
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| * [[MP7]]
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| * [[Ori]]
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| * [[Priors of the Ori]]
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| * [[Rebel Jaffa]]
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| * [[Replicators]]
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| * [[SPAS-12]]
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| * [[Staff Weapon]]
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| * [[System Lord]]
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| * [[Tok'ra]]
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| * [[Zat]]
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| ===Other===
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| * [[Stargate Atlantis]]
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| ==Further Reading==
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| * [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg15-e.htm Modern Firearms: HK MP5K]
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| * [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm Modern Firearms: FN P90]
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| * [http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg49-e.htm Modern Firearms: HK MP7 PDW]
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| ''Original article written for Solutions by Jordan Kreiger''<br/>
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| --[[User:DeeKayP|DeeKayP]] 13:31, 4 April 2006 (PDT)
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