The Roles and Weapons with the Squad

[William F. Owen]

I forgot to mention earlier that the Australian Army has apparently decided to get rid of the MAG-58 in the indirect fire sustained fire machine gun role. They will swap them for M2 .50cal Brownings which will be used to provide indirect fire. Now that will stop light vehicles as the projectiles will go through light steel even at long ranges and will be more accurate with its heavier streamilned projectile. Dead ground and light overhead cover has just become a mite less safer.

errr.... really? How can you use the M2 for "Map predicted fire?".

• I've never seen an indirect fire kit for an M2 - Will it use the C2 sight?
• Beaten zone for an M2 at 3,000m?
• Cyclic rate of an M2?

Does not sound well thought through to me.