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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
We're talking tactics again, but you apparently are ill informed or unknowledgable about squad tactics, as small hit and run tactics work beautifully, especially when done with automatic fire. I had to study basic military tactics as a squad leader in the marines. I do know what i'm talking about.
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Great. Remember the part where they said "Unless the tank sucks or you're incredibly lucky a machine gun is not going to kill a tank?" . . .Or did they leave that out of your training?
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there is absolutely nothing stopping said idiot from shooting you with a hunting rifle/shotgun, handgun, or even a bb gun. Do you think that denying machine gun possession suddenly makes said idiot a genius?
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correct, but there is something stopping him from mowing down 25 people at once with it - - namely, refire/reload rate.
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Then there wouldn't be any point in arming standing military troops with machine guns either, would there?
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Standing military troops are supported by tanks, and airplanes, and armored vehicles, and RPGs, and grenade launchers, and missiles, and bombs, and howitzers, among other high-powered weaponry. If we civilians were able to be supported by the same, then the machine guns would mean something.
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what you're attempting to do is elevate standing troops as superior to civilians because of 'training'.
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Well, there is that aspect, yes, but I mainly speak of them being superior to civilians because of 'hardware.'
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What you're failing to take in to account is the number of FORMER military people who also have that training. Do you think they deprogrammed me after my enlistment?
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So. . you training your neighbors then? Or were you planning to pull a Stephen Segal and take on the bad guys all by yourself? Hint: As a Marine you should know that oppressive governments are not overthrown in 2 hours after the preview of coming attractions.