I've been thinking about this for the last few days.
What needs to be considered is:
Why are you moving?
Why are you shooting?
What is the accuracy you require?
We are taught to move only as fast as you can accurately engage the adversaries.
In the Hackathorn video, he readily admits one of the three rounds he fired was useless. The others fired, would not be to our standards.
I've trained with Ken, so no hack on him, but for the situation he was demoing, that may not be sufficient.
In a hostage rescue type operation, it would not be.
In the Hackathorn video, the primary objective is to move the principle out of the area, moving quickly, while "suppressing" an adversary may be the way to go. Other team mates, who are not moving the principle, will be able to deliver more accurate fire.
In a HR type situation, you are moving toward the threat, through the building, clearing rooms. The primary purpose is to get to the adversary, and deliver PRECISION fire to him, with out causing damage to the hostage, or vital equipment.
In this case, speed becomes secondary to your accuracy. While moving thru the target building, you must be prepared to accurately engage any adversaries along your route.
Once, the location of the hostage is found, you must move into the room quickly, and dominate it, the primary reason for moving is to overwhelm the adversary, and get everyone into the room, and out of the "fatal funnel". Doing this smoothly, will be fast enough, and allow you to take a high percentage shot.
Stepping off the line of attack, is another matter all together, in my mind. I also see no reason for to run, headlong into a gun fight firing all over the place. That gets us "killed" all the time in FoF scenarios.
Obviously, the more you practice, the quicker your pace will get, and the more accurate you'll be able to engage. Volume of fire, in an open field Infantry type of engagement is one thing, volume of fire in the above situations, may be detrimental. I would much rather an operator, be able to deliver 2-3 rounds, accurately to a small vital zone, or a single head shot, then rip of 5-7 rounds all over the target. Now, if you can fire the 5 rounds all into the zone, go for it.
I come from teh school of thought, that accuracy should never be sacrificed for speed.
Bob


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