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From: cognos!geovision!pt@dciem (Paul Tomblin)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: M14 vs. M16
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Date: 14 Jan 91 01:24:25 GMT
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From: cognos!geovision!pt@dciem (Paul Tomblin)

henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer) writes:
>My understanding is that studies of infantry combat from the Franco-Prussian
>war onward show very clearly that almost all rifle fire is mainly directed
>at keeping the other guy's head down.  This is anathema to the "make every
>shot count" folks, but it is the way the world really works in combat.

Our training in the reserves, (Lorne Scots (Peel, Dufferin and Halton) 
Regiment), was that the SMG and MG and arty was to keep thier heads down,
the rifle was for killing.  So if the rifle is to keep thier heads down,
what does the killing? TAC-NUKES?

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