Posted on 02/01/2021 10:28:53 AM PST by Onthebrink
Effective at ranges out to 2,000 meters, the SIG Sauer MG 338 machine gun has a greater range than the M240 platoon-level machine gun. It has a rate of fire of 600 pounds and is chambered in the hard-hitting .338 Norma Magnum (8.6x63mm) round, and yet it weighs in at just around 21 pounds.
It is easy to see why a year ago the U.S. Special Operation Command (UUSOCOM) selected the MG 338 for evaluation to bridge the gap between the M240, chambered in 7.62×51 NATO, and the Browning M2 heavy .50 caliber machine gun. The MG 338 could help provide nearly the range and even stopping power of the M2 with a platform that could still be mobile.
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True most of the time. But for enemy coming down the road, where you can see them from the hill you’re camped out on...
In Afghanistan, our troops were being sniped at from distant hills.
PapaBear3625 wrote: “True most of the time. But for enemy coming down the road, where you can see them from the hill you’re camped out on...”
If this weapon is dependent upon the enemy doing something stupid like that, it’s probably not needed.
BTW, I have no issue with the 338 as a sniper round. I don’t think a MG is necessary to perform that mission.
The round is too big and too heavy.
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