RE: What would you not do even if offered 1 Million
August 1, 2012 at 12:09 pm
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2012 at 12:18 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
The doctrine of overwhelming firepower doesn't look to good from the perspective of the one counting rounds downrange (and their cost) but from the perspective of the soldier hiding behind (and contributing to) a hail of metallic objects, the view is likely different, eh? Pull that trigger til you're satisfied Joe, I'm on-board.
-manned an M249 before I got ahold of the 240, and then that sweet, sweet tater gun on the IFV, so I'm probably biased-
Also, RE the statistics, a very very large percentage aren't combat arms..come to think of it....wtf? If Brown and Root are gonna deliver the meals and wash the clothes.....(also, a great many combat arms are assigned to non-combat or "rear guard" duties. I think that some people would be amazed at how many infrantrymen -for example- mowed lawns during the recent unpleasantness)
-manned an M249 before I got ahold of the 240, and then that sweet, sweet tater gun on the IFV, so I'm probably biased-
Also, RE the statistics, a very very large percentage aren't combat arms..come to think of it....wtf? If Brown and Root are gonna deliver the meals and wash the clothes.....(also, a great many combat arms are assigned to non-combat or "rear guard" duties. I think that some people would be amazed at how many infrantrymen -for example- mowed lawns during the recent unpleasantness)
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