(June 6, 2014 at 3:50 pm)Insanity Wrote: I don't disagree I just think being ambushed by something that can shoot up to 1500 rounds a minute is absolutely terrifying. It certainly couldn't compete with the american weapons with their range and power, those are terrifying too. To me the idea of something like the MG42 is scary just by the fact it can reduce you and all your friends to red mist in less than the time it takes to react to the sound of its first shot. With the M2 and BAR the fire rate is just low enough for a few to scatter to cover and fight back with some luck. Not that cover is a lot of good VS the 50cal.
I see where you're coming from - even under training conditions, I've seen men who I would not describe as cowards piss themselves when exposed to machine gun fire (when intellectually, you know that the bullets are flying feet over your head, or blanks are being fired). Even with that bit of knowledge, its a fairly surreal experience. I don't recommend it.
