All vaild points.
Note however that I doubt 9+ man sections/squads would be possible in most cases with a more likely number of 5-6 being the norm. This means 2 maybe 3 LSW's (M249, RPK, perhaps an M60 or MAG, etc) and the rest with an M16/M203, AK/BG-15, etc type weapons.
Yes, there may be a shortage of grenades, but small arms ammo should, at least in larger units, be in relatively plentiful supply. It might not be top quality, but I've personally had no problems with reloaded ammo over the years, even brass that's been reused half a dozen or more times.
I also agree that "buckets of bullets" is NOT the way to go - anything that is not equiped with at least a bippod should be firing single, well aimed (hopefully) shots and any burst or full auto feature should only be used in very close quarters (buildings, etc) or in the intial moments of a contact by the scout/pointman.
These lighter weapons (excluding SMGs obviously) simply aren't designed for high volumes of accurate fire, something I think the V2 rules show rather well for a very simplified system.
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