Use of Personal Weapons in the Military
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bintananth
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What does the sharpshooter get that the other members of the fire team don't? It's got to be more than just a medal stating that they're accurate with a rifle.
King Arts
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You’d be surprised Napoleon himself said a soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
He gets the DMR...
bintananth
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Could you please expand and explain that acronym for those of us who aren't current or former US military.
Designated marksman rifle
The One Char
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It's a Longer range weapon than the standard, the others explained what the acronym stands for.
bintananth
behind a desk
Ah. So they get the good ones instead of the cheap crap provided by the lowest bidder who was probably cutting as many corners as they dare in a quest to add lots green pieces of paper with portraits of dead politicians on them to their pockets.
The rifles and stuff are not bad actually and not worthless. They work and get the job done
bintananth
behind a desk
Even the lowest bidder has to meet a minimum quality standard.
That wgole aspect of the MIC is false. In some instances, yes, but others no.
For instance, Rifle not so much compared to other things.
bintananth
behind a desk
The only reason military rifles and sidearms aren't absolute shit is because J. Random Bullet Sponge can afford the civilian version and would probably use that instead if they were.
No, because you can not bring a weapon besides your issued with you
You havnt been able to for A LONG TIME.
It is because, should you go down, or die, your weapon can be cleaned and handed off instead of the process of sending it home.
And various other reasons, as caliber, etc etc
Nah, you want most people using the same weapons.
Out of ammo? Your buddy can toss a mag, and vice versa.
Weapon damaged? Grab a new one, your ammo is still good to use.
Then they also need to worry about keeping a smaller variety of ammo/parts/replacements on base.
It's about logistics.
bintananth
behind a desk
Which is a shame.
The 17th Indiana, 72nd Indiana, 98th Illinois, and 123rd Illinois got Spencers because John T. Wilder basically told Congress "we're getting Spencers". When he volunteered two cannons he comissioned came along for the ride.
Okay.
I want yall to realize something. They were requiring people to use the weapons issued since WW1.
Exceptions could be made for Sidearms, but not main weapon.