Yes, and frankly it is bad history. Development of intermediate cartridges and their adoption by NATO forces had nothing to do with purposefully limiting lethal

Yes, and frankly it is bad history. Development of intermediate cartridges and their adoption by NATO forces had nothing to do with purposefully limiting lethality. It's about finding a better balance between controllability at increased fire rates, combat loading, and range suitable for conflicts emerging in the 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_cartridge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermediate_cartridge