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Put 10 guys with semi auto's and unlimited ammo against 10 guys with full auto's and unlimited ammo with EVERYTHING ELSE EQUAL, I think the guys with FA's would win quickly!
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This is a HUGE "what if".
First off, unlimited ammo isn't practical so we might as well throw in some phasers too. [;)] Let's say a combat load of 6 - 30 round magazines for a total of 180 rounds of ammo.
What's the range? What's the terrain?
Let's put combatants 100 yards apart in a lightly wooded area.
This is a practical scenario.
If I were in command of a squad of Marines, my orders to them would be to leave their rifles on semi-auto and pick their targets. Fire and move, cover each other and advance on the enemy.
If the enemy was firing full auto I suspect they would hit fewer of my guys and would run out of ammo much faster.
I wasn't talking about video games, I was saying that men armed with semi-auto rifles aren't at a substantial disadvantage... perhaps they are at an advantage in many situations.
I'm not saying FA isn't useful, but it has few practical applications compared to semi-auto/aimed fire.