[Redbob]

"“Marines who did not know what to expect were extremely impressed with effects on target,” the report said.

How about those who DID know what to expect?
How impressed were they with the replacement for the M60?

[El Gato]

"“Marines who did not know what to expect were extremely impressed with effects on target,” the report said.

How about those who DID know what to expect?
How impressed were they with the replacement for the M60?


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Since the ammunition is the same, why would there be any difference in the effect on the target? What they should have assed was it the new weapon functioned better than the M-60s, in terms of reliability etc.

One second thought, I guess with a machine gun there might be some difference in target effects due to changes in cyclic rate and dispersion differences between the two weapons.

[glorgau]

I always thought that the M-60s were finicky jam prone pieces of junk. The 240 is much lighter, much simpler, easier to load, cycle, etc. and much less likely to jam.
Just my opinion.