04-27-2017, 11:50 AM
Stan / Guys:
Problems with '800 meter capability' for the average soldier.
1. Not many places in the world where a person can see 800 meters and have a clear field of fire to that target (nothing in the trajectory to deflect the round).
2. Must have a magnified optic to identify and engage man size targets at those distances unless the man size target is a E-Sil pasted to a white 6 foot target frame on a KD range.
3. The soldier must have some means of knowing the effectiveness of his fire at that distance such as tracer or a spotter. Even with tracer it is extremely difficult to determine if your fire is near the target. Spotter is out of the question.
4. At 800 meters, with the service ball of today, the Soldier must be able to dope winds.
5. Given service ball and weapons are three minute shooters at best, and add in human error and environmental conditions, we are talking about beaten zones for effectiveness. And semi auto weapons are not good at developing beaten zones. Thus the use of belt fed automatic weapons fired from stable platforms.
I am sure someone will try a bunch of 'fixes' for a problem that doesn't exist and honestly am interested in what they come up with!
LR55
Problems with '800 meter capability' for the average soldier.
1. Not many places in the world where a person can see 800 meters and have a clear field of fire to that target (nothing in the trajectory to deflect the round).
2. Must have a magnified optic to identify and engage man size targets at those distances unless the man size target is a E-Sil pasted to a white 6 foot target frame on a KD range.
3. The soldier must have some means of knowing the effectiveness of his fire at that distance such as tracer or a spotter. Even with tracer it is extremely difficult to determine if your fire is near the target. Spotter is out of the question.
4. At 800 meters, with the service ball of today, the Soldier must be able to dope winds.
5. Given service ball and weapons are three minute shooters at best, and add in human error and environmental conditions, we are talking about beaten zones for effectiveness. And semi auto weapons are not good at developing beaten zones. Thus the use of belt fed automatic weapons fired from stable platforms.
I am sure someone will try a bunch of 'fixes' for a problem that doesn't exist and honestly am interested in what they come up with!
LR55