Yeah it was kicked around quite a bit here after the incident occurred. I think the Soldiers giving those accounts are simply out of touch as to actual condition of their weapon at the time of the engagement. Lack of lube, lack of fire discipline and lack of leadership is what caused the failure of the weapons. The quote about a Soldier shooting 12 Mags (360 rounds) in a 30 minute period is disturbing. A well known and world renowned trainer on this very forum stated that in combat, your shooting will diminish to approximately 50%, depending on the shooter, from the square range. Using fire discipline (controlled and aimed fire) he should have at least killed or wounded at a minimum of 180 bad guys, accounting for a 50% miss rate as the fire fight ensued, just from the stress of the engagement. But I doubt it. As KevinB once stated, they should have aimed more and shot less.
Last edited by RogerinTPA; 12-22-10 at 21:30.
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