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Fancy words there, but I wonder if you have any idea what you're talking about. The best way to stop someone is not to fire Rambo style over their heads and sca
by belluchan 13y ago
Fancy words there, but I wonder if you have any idea what you're talking about. The best way to stop someone is not to fire Rambo style over their heads and scare them away. The best way to stop someone is to land a bullet where it counts. I've never heard of a general retreat because they were shooting too many bullets over their heads. Armies don't advance in linear form. A squad formation isn't likely to be stopped by "suppressive" fire. And in urban combat, it seems like it would be an utterly useless strategy.
The difference between a well trained soldier and rabble is that soldiers don't lift their guns over their heads and fire. They look at what they shoot and they aim to hit the enemy.
- gaius 13y agoYou've been playing too much Xbox.
- belluchan 13y agoNope, US Marine.
- nitid_name 13y agoDid you not have a SAW gunner in your fire team? Suppressing fire is a pretty much text book use, as I understand. /brother was a Marine in Iraq, I think a fire team leader and eventually squadron leader
- belluchan 13y agoI carried an M249. You do not hold the trigger down and shoot randomly with it aka "spray and pray". You shoot 2 to 3 round bursts for accurate shots. Also I think the original post I replied to was edited, but I'm not sure. It seems a lot more sane than what I originally remembered it to be when I replied to it yesterday.
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