Bodybag2224 wrote:I hope the M249 doesn't get a recoil increase, it is already impossible to lay down suppressive fire since you need to recenter the gun after a 10 round burst. If recoil gets increased for support then you'd have to implement the soldier getting up and picking up his weapon because after a 3 round burst the gun would turn into an AA weapon, or just pop out of the soldiers hand.
On another note, in the military who gets the M4 carbine? I was looking up on it on the internet, and watching shows on History Channel (ShootOut, and Dogfights rock) and I noticed that squad leaders/commanders almost always were carrying an M4 weapon. Was that just coincidence or is that how it is determined?
Hi:
Most of the time when firing a machine gun in real life the rule of thumb is to fire a 6 to 9 round burst. Then reacquire the target or target area and fire another 6 to 9 round burst. You NEVER just hold down the trigger until the ammo is gone. Firing using a 6 to 9 round burst saves ammo, provides better accuracy, and most importantly it prevents the gun barrel from heating up so fast. Back in the days of the M60 7.62mm machine gun you would carry a spare barrel around with you to change out when the barrel would get to hot. Usually that would be done every 2 to 300 rounds or so depending on how much you were firing. I've seen the barrels on M60s and SAWs get so hot that they actually would glow in the dark. That is something that you REALLY don't want to touch. Or even get close to for that matter. I've been burned lots of times by brushing up against a hot gun barrel, and that really wakes you up
In General suppressive fire is controlled 6 to 9 round bursts.
As far as the M4 goes, most of the time it's the Special Operations soldiers that carried that weapon, regardless of rank. It's more slot dependent than it is rank dependent. Special Operations doesn't just mean Green Berets. It includes Airborne Infantry Divisions, like 82nd Airborne, and the 101st Air Assault, Special Forces Groups, and Army Rangers. It also includes Navy Seals, and SAS troops just to name a few. All branches of the military have Special Operations troops, even the Air Force. The military doesn't just assign that weapon to soldiers cause it looks cool. It's a smaller rifle because it needs to be. Remember that most Spec Ops soldier operating behind enemy lines DON'T want to be discovered. No need for a full sized rifle when it is harder to hide it. The old saying goes" Pack light freezes at night". Spec Op soldiers want to avoid getting into a fire fight, not go looking for one. Their mission is more of a secret nature, so they are not moving around shooting and everything on the battlefield. They only fire their rifles if they have to. They are ELITE INFANTRY SOLDIERS, and they can really kick a lot of *** on the battlefield, but their mission doesn't always call for that. Most of the time stealth is more important than fire power. You can't hit what you can not see or hear right
Sorry for ranting on and on. I'll hush now
Later
