lol do you even know how much that would weigh. It's 7.1 kg for the standard. and about 3kg give or take per 200 round belt reload. add in extra barrels which you will need as you have to replace the barrel after every 200 round and you is looking at about 35 kg's of load plus whatever else you have on you. 8 belts is also a lot of bulk. I used this weapon and apart from it being a support weapon, as in needs two people to operate well, the belts don't fit on your webbing. way too bulky even in load bags.loc978 said:
And yet another person that obviously has no idea how a machine gun works. machine guns fire in an ovoid and typically only 50% of the round will hit something even if its tightly packed and that's being generous. so lets say you are the machine gun god and you manage to get that 50% hit rate that's still 600 rounds, that's 3 belt changes and three barrel changes. If you are very good you could do it in like 4 - 5 minutes if you got no jams. and then you would have to stop because after all that firing you will need to let the gun sit for about 20 minutes to cool before it could be fired again.GloatingSwine said:
hmph. Fully aware how much it weighs. I used to be an automatic rifleman in my fire team. That's the load I used to carry. All by myself... and the belts are nicely contained in easy-to-carry plastic boxes.RevRaptor said:lol do you even know how much that would weigh. It's 7.1 kg for the standard. and about 3kg give or take per 200 round belt reload. add in extra barrels which you will need as you have to replace the barrel after every 200 round and you is looking at about 35 kg's of load plus whatever else you have on you. 8 belts is also a lot of bulk. I used this weapon and apart from it being a support weapon, as in needs two people to operate well, the belts don't fit on your webbing. way too bulky even in load bags.loc978 said:
Ha Ha you American's are daft. In NZ forces the gunner only carries 400 rounds, his loader carries the rest. With any extra ammo being spread around the section. makes it easier on the gunner and makes it easier to re crew the gun if the gunner gets pop'd. Still I can understand you wanting all that ammo the M16 is a pretty unreliable rifle. Little bit of dirt and the bastard jams up like a dog with toffee in its mouth. The LMG is about the only reliable weapon you have. I really felt sorry for the poor bastards in Iraq. Running around in the desert with a weapon that is that intolerant of sand.loc978 said:hmph. Fully aware how much it weighs. I used to be an automatic rifleman in my fire team. That's the load I used to carry. All by myself... and the belts are nicely contained in easy-to-carry plastic boxes.RevRaptor said:lol do you even know how much that would weigh. It's 7.1 kg for the standard. and about 3kg give or take per 200 round belt reload. add in extra barrels which you will need as you have to replace the barrel after every 200 round and you is looking at about 35 kg's of load plus whatever else you have on you. 8 belts is also a lot of bulk. I used this weapon and apart from it being a support weapon, as in needs two people to operate well, the belts don't fit on your webbing. way too bulky even in load bags.loc978 said:
