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Originally Posted by flynlead
. . . How much ammo is typically used in a single firefight?
. . . how many rounds are used by a single operator before it is over?
. . . if forced to bug out of hostile urban territory on foot for 2 or 3 miles,
. . . I have zero body armor,
. . . can not shoot and move like the Sundance Kid
. . . Instead of a heavy bug out bag and 10 mags, I think it would be better to carry only water and maybe 4 mags.
. . . I think in a prolonged firefight I would be long dead before I got to my 5th mag.
Any thoughts on this?
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No typical firefight.
Holy cow! Two or three miles??? Are you kidding me?
I've never had body armor when trying to get away from someone.
Ten mags is heavy? Two teams I was on carried a double basic load on our LBJ during long patrols (4-6 days) and another one in our rucks. I don't think anyone ever said that it was too heavy, just the cost of doing business.
We're not operators.
Dead by the 5th magazine? I never planned to be dead, nor did anyone else around me - we're a pretty confident bunch. If you think you're not going to be victorious, then you're going to die and kill everyone else around you. You sound like one of those cheese-eating surrender monkeys (do you speak French?)
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The infantry is no place for the lazy. Nor is it for the naive who believe that they will get air support when they need it.
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That's it in a nutshell, Bob! Great line, great truth.