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Posted by Animal_Tamer
on October 12, 2009, 3:36 am, in reply to "It is obivious that todays U.S. Army Soldier are poorly trained!"
It's not as obvious as you suggest. In a combat situation, when you are out numbered, being heavy on your trigger can be extremely tactical; especially when you can't see your enemy. The additional rounds can suppress the enemy's ability to return fire and at the very least can slow or lock their movements, which is extremely important when they are advancing on your position and may outnumber those in your platoon. Our soldiers in Iraq & Afghanistan are often deployed in small numbers. The one shot one kill "plan" is extremely difficult at 300 plus yards with a .223 round on terrain that makes the enemy practically invisible. Let us not judge so harshly. Besides,.... having multiple rounds fired in your vicinity tends to interfere with your ability to calmly "acquire the target" for that single "one shot/one kill" method that you suggest. That method works well for snipers who use more powerful weapons at greater distances and who have to remain unseen. The method does not work so well for those in the infantry who are engaged in firefights. Oh, and just because the soldier threw his weapon down, didn't mean he didn't pick up another. It's not unprofessional to discard something useless and go to something that's going to keep your arse alive.
God bless the United States soldiers! They are the world's finest! God keep them and bring them home!
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