Generally, soldiers are very impressed with the effectiveness of enemy weapons, as they see the effects on themselves and their buddies.
They are less impressed with the effect of their own weapons, as they often don’t see the effects on the enemy.
Thanks for your service.
As far as the many bullets....I agree. The general rule is to double tap. The problem we faced was re-supply. We would find ourselves in the thick and unable to get resupply - so we had to make it count.
Haji was often doped up....it would sometimes take quite a few 5.56 to drop him. The larger calibers seemed to work better as they made bigger holes.