^ Precisely what I meant.
BTW, latest handwave for I.S. all-metal weapon (bullets included) = special coating of rare metal, the same thing used by I.S. core.
This is why, energy wise, they're just 1.5-2 times more powerful than than conventional weapon of similar size, yet still effective against other I.S., this sort of coating can only be produced by I.S. core, the reason of why even the next generation anti I.S. weapon didn't use them.
They can't.
P.S. which mean if some stupid cowgirls try to use I.S. SMG to chew through tank armor, the tank crews
will be pissed, soundly.