Great account, Leg. I'm sure the Australian troops were practicing good fire discipline to make the most of their available ammunition.
When on patrol, I took 15 magazines with me. I never intended to use that many; I'm not a good marksman, but for whatever reason I have the self-control to press the trigger only on a good sight picture in close quarters combat. Too many of my comrades, however, seem to view the 3-round burst as a limit to be overcome with by trigger-pulling. In the event, I wanted to have extra ammo to cross-level.
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