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Originally Posted by Lhancelot
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My unit actually was given SAWs to replace our M-16s which were originally our standard issued weapon along with m-60 machine guns which our unit had two of. Everyone else had M-16s, until they began phasing them out and replacing them with SAWs.
My point is never did we learn with our M-16s or the SAWs how to fire from extremely high vantage points, which according to some firearms experts the technique is different as you must aim the weapon at an upward arc to "umbrella" or shower the bullets down upon the mass targets.
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Just out of curiosity, what type of unit were you in that advanced marksmanship wasn't a thing and replaced all their personal weapons with m249s? I never seen an infantry unit with more than 2 LMGs per squad, whether they are light or mechanized.