Have you ever fired M16 on full -auto & compare it with firing
a SMG?
Yes I have, and I have also been trained in the operation and
tactical use of the MP5A4 submachine gun. I have also fired the FN
P90. The M16 definetely gives more kick than the MP5, but
controllable by a trained rifleman.
M16/M4 fires semi-auto, period.
Wrong. The M16A1 and the M4 have semi and auto modes of fire.
The M16A2/A3/A4 have semi and three-round burst modes. Surely
anyone who has done basic training in the US army knows this. The
study of the M16A2 rifle is one of the common task tests in basic -
surely you could not have passed this and not known that the M16A2
has a three-round burst mode? In week 4 you have marksmanship
training.
I would not give a recruit a SMG but that does not mean the Russkis
won't. In any case have you gone through Russian military trainning
to speak on their behalf?
Sir, according to Russian military directives, recruits are to
be issued only with the AK-47 7.62mm or AK-74 5.56mm assault
rifles. Only Spetnaz troopers are issued with the folding-butt
AKS-74 assault rifle. None of these are sub-machine guns.
Did I also talked about using AKs for MOUTs? I know I didn't but
the Russian were using it in Beslan during the school hostage
situation.
Have you ever been in an ambush fight? It usually don't last more
then 15mins because after emptying 1 clip, the ambusher would
high-tail out of the fight. So theres no extended period of fight
to worry about barrel over heating. Just look at the Iraqi
militants, they are not fighting any U.S troop for prolong face on
confrontation. Instead, preferring to fire off blindly & then
run off.
Firstly, it takes much less than 15 minutes to empty a clip.
Secondly, you are generalising that all ambushes are short-term
encounters. Let me give you 2 examples of this not being true. This
is not an exhaustive list.
November 1965. The battle of Ia Drang valley, in which 450 US
soldiers found themselves surrounded by 2,000 NVA troops. What
ensued was an intense engagement where the US soldiers were
repeatedly engaged. It lasted 3 days. Not 15 minutes.
February 22 - April 14, 1968. The siege of Khe Sanh. The 26th
Marine regiment were under the attack by NVA forces trying to take
over their firebase. According to Bruce M. Geiger, platoon leader
of support platoon, 1st company 26th Marine regiment, the NVA and
VC forces used SNIPERS to constantly harrass them. Not automatic
fire. Automatic fire was only encountered when the enemy tried to
rush their base. And this engagement lasted over 2 months. Not 15
minutes.
The Russkis & China were supplying the VCs with ammos &
weapons, so yeah, the VCs could fire off auto. If you're not
convince, check the the vietnam ops record. You'll see how many
weapons dumb site were hit during that war, yet the VCs still had
enough ammos & weapons to last.
I think you mean dump site :-) The continuous bombing and
harrassment of the Ho Chi Minh trail meant that obtaining supplies
from the North was extremely dicey. This made ammunition and
weapons hard to obtain and sustain. Therefore the Vietcong had to
resort to stealing weapons from the Americans. The massive caches
of weapons found were mainly US weapons and supplies. However, this
made it more confusing for the VC who had to then field multiple
calibres of weapons. The bombing strikes of Linebacker I and II,
Rolling Thunder and subsequent attacks nearly obliterated the
North's ability to resupply. With no assistance from their Northern
allies, the VCs were strapped for ammo, weapons and supplies. Any
respectable soldier makes every bullet count, but for the VC it was
even more important to do so. That dearth of modern weapons gave
rise to the usage of home-made explosives and booby traps (punji
stake, spiked balls, etc)
You obiviously haven't fired an AK-47 to talk to me about its
recoil impact, either that or you don't know how to hold onto the
weapon.
I have, thank you very much, and I believed I was sufficiently
trained in the basic handling and firing of that weapon. Still, I
experienced much tighter groupings on semi-auto than auto. Any
respectable infantry-trained man will tell you that you are more
accurate on semi and save ammunition thus extending your duration
of lethality. That's why the auto mode was disabled from the M16A2
and subsequent models.
Now you talk about sniper attack. U.S Marines' respond to a sniper
attack, is 1 round from the barrel of an M1 tank or hellfire
missiles from a cobra gunship. U.S Army responded to Saddam's son
AK-47 fire with with no less then 2 TOW missile, 3 50.cal mounted
guns, a battalion of infantry & a team of SpecOps. Tell me what
movie was I watching that from.? 
Sir, precisely. There is something wrong when you need so much
firepower to overcome one fella holed up on a rooftop, something is
wrong.
I hope that rebuttals can be answered with historical references
and if not, a simple apology like a gentleman.
Good day to you.
