July 25th, 2011
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Originally Posted by fredleander Might as well have a pistol, then....? | D'oh! Quote: |
Originally Posted by fredleander Mmmm.......the Ultimax 100 with the short barrel. | It is more a SAW than an LMG. Quote: |
Originally Posted by fredleander After all, the Singapore guys do know a little about jungles.... | So does the British Army. Because machine guns are not as mobile as automatic rifles, they normally remain with and form the key weapon of the base-of-fire element. It is possible to bring a machine gun with the maneuver element for added firepower in the assault. But once it has set up, it becomes another base of fire and is quickly left behind by the rest of the element as it sweeps across the objective. It will spend more time displacing than firing. Machine guns target enemy automatic weapons, key weapons, and command and control elements. Once the enemy deploys, machine guns engage his supporting automatic weapons. As the enemy closes, if the machine guns have destroyed all of the enemy's supporting weapons, they can engage the assaulting troops with enfilading fires across the platoon front. |
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