RE: Modern firearms and the collapse of heroism
July 10, 2023 at 3:28 pm
(This post was last modified: July 10, 2023 at 3:28 pm by Loaded dice.)
(July 10, 2023 at 3:22 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: You increase your odds of survival with proper dispersion. Not your odds of dying alone. I think you might need to get your head checked if you think there was ever anything heroic about the way soldiers die in this century or any other. As for the skill it takes to operate a machine gun - have you ever suppressed a position with a belt fed weapon? It takes some effort, and it makes you enemy target no1. The 7.62 guys are a two man team, so I guess they wouldn't die alone anymore than a vehicle gunner would. I can't imagine why a light mg would be more than a hundred meters from his squad either.
IDK it just seems carrying a gun and shooting is easier than carrying a sword, or fighting with your bare hands.. And yet guns are extremely powerful, bullets are efficient and lethal. Modern weapons are just scary...
