^this. suppression isn't just pouring lead into the vicinity of the enemy's position. that lead needs to be projected into areas which will limit the enemy's movement. find pathways and thresholds where they might pop up. Your options are to fill those openings with lead, OR leave them intentionally open. some positions are good for defense so you want to force the enemy to relocate instead of hunkering down for your assault.A.Wickens wrote: If you are going to suppress you need to look at the target building as a series of suppression points. "Where can the enemy shoot from, what are the weak points in the buildings defence, ie if he moves from one point of hard cover to another when and where is he exposed. Suppression needs to be well thought out, heavy and coordinated. You need your LMG in on the act, you need to stagger your volume of fire and ensure your reloads are coordinated. You need to identify firing points and ensure sustained rapid shots are placed so that people can't...well fire from them, and then you need to move.
Most importantly it you need to have a plan. There needs to be a purpose for revealing your position, be it withdrawal, flank or full on assault. Again the key is in the coordination. Suppresion is your jab, it needs to be rapid and accurate without swinging wildly, you just need to figure out what you are going to do next, footwork or right hook.
"push your enemy in to dead ground and they will fight to the death, give them a path and hope of retreat and they will retreat." - Sun Tzu
when someone in a movie says "the enemy forces have been routed" this is what they mean. they are dictating the enemy's every move
