[TW 2013] Shooting through cover

[Sanjuro]

For setting up a machine gun nest in a building I was taught to put it in a hallway, firing through an internal door across the room and out the front of the building. That way you can use the internal walls as cover (this was described for older buildings with brick internal walls) and as support for sandbags etc.
You lose in field of fire, but win by having a site almost immune to grenade attack, and with a prepared escape route at the back.

[Michael Lewis]

Originally Posted by Sanjuro

For setting up a machine gun nest in a building I was taught to put it in a hallway, firing through an internal door across the room and out the front of the building. That way you can use the internal walls as cover (this was described for older buildings with brick internal walls) and as support for sandbags etc.
You lose in field of fire, but win by having a site almost immune to grenade attack, and with a prepared escape route at the back.

But then you couldn't see what you were shooting. ????

[cavtroop]

Originally Posted by Michael Lewis

But then you couldn't see what you were shooting. ????

sure, you just have a narrow field of fire. In some cases it might work just fine - say when the door you're aiming through looks down a street - you effectively have the street covered, and you're back away from the front of the building, making return fire that much less effective.

If however, you have to cover a wide field or something similar, you wouldn't necessarily want to do this. It's all about the situation.