User blog comment:Leolab/Retroactive Unfair Battle Enforcement/@comment-24180428-20131109055815/@comment-24180428-20131110042748

"As for Drake's weapons being newer. Once again I have to ask how does that make them better?"

Newer weapons can improve on what older weapons didn't or couldn't do. For example, the original M1 Carbine was semi auto only, whilst the M2 (as you stated) gained the ability to go full auto.

Drake's timeline is around 2000-present. Indi's service ended in 1957.