[barb-tex]

How about the M1917 BAR? WW !, Heavy, crew served, but deadly.How about the M1917 BMG?
barbra ann

[world weary]

They did have machine guns, but you're not getting my point. The rifles they were equipped with were well suited to infantry maneouver. having machine guns as section support weapons makes sense, but having a whole squad or platoon with heavy weapons doesn't make a lot of sense.

Taking snipers from the battalion level and placing them at the platoon level IMO makes more sense (or including a few long guns with the platoon and having some soldiers proficient in their use, not true snipers, but marksmen, that makes the most sense)