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Originally Posted by Matt W
It occurs to me that we don't see the "other half" of those teams who operate some of the heavier weapons
For example, it is possible for an individual PC to be issued something like the MAG-58 machine gun with 3 belts of ammo. NOBODY in the real world sends this guy out on his own. Someone should be with this guy and carrying another 4 or 5 belts of ammo, a couple of spare barrels and the tripod.
What would you put in the "assistant LMG gunner kit"?
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A MAG-58 really needs an assistant gunner or a #2 (#1 being the gunner). However a Stoner Mk 23 gunner would not, his weapon is a personal weapon not a crew served weapon. The same applies to Dragon, M 202 and the Stinger basic loads, these need an assistant gunner to help out with the donkey work of hauling the ammo but also to assist in reloading and to provide local defense to the gunner.
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Similarly,real-world marksmen/snipers rarely work alone. There's usually a second person, a "spotter", with spare ammo, starlight scope and a laser range finder. Their job is to support and protect the sniper
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Snipers work in 2 man teams but marksmen not necessarily. Soviet doctrine was to issue the SVD to a man who would work alone in the context of an infantry platoon. Myself, I see basic load #3 (M 21 rifle) as a marksman's load, not a snipers load. I doubt the Project would have the time to train snipers and spotters.
Craig