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Originally posted by Greenhat
Even with highly trained troops, a large portion of the ammunition expended in certain tactical situations is not into targets (suppressive fire or other uses). Reducing the number of rounds that can be carried is not a viable solution in my opinion. It is definitely not a viable option on an Army wide basis (read Citizen Soldiers by Ambrose - the number of situations where soldiers ran low or out of ammunition is striking).
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Mmmm. Why do WWII and Jeff Cooper keep coming into my mind? Whoops!
The Art of the Rifle just fell off the bookshelf. You could have a point, tactics may be the problem.
Every man is a combination Squad Machinegunner/Squad Marksman. Neither of which they do very well.
I guess I'm a dinosaurio. I still think supressive fire should be laid down by the SAW (term generic) while the fire team uses bounding overwatch to engage at carbine and grenade distances as the marksman engage specific targets to eliminate key personnel.
alas, my time has come and gone.
