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The 4 man fire team
Posted: Sun 02 Nov, 2003 11:18 pm
by Bootie
Is this is right:?
In a 4 man fire team:
1 guy has a SA80
1 guy has a SA80 with granade launcher
1 guy has a minimi
1 guy has a L86 light support weapon
Also is there a certian way in which the army chooses during training who gets what role in the 4 man fire team (ie If theres a left handed guy he gets the minimi) or do they randomly pick a guy for a job?
Cheers
Bootie
Posted: Sun 02 Nov, 2003 11:54 pm
by Darren
thought they were trying to phase the LSW out?
Posted: Tue 04 Nov, 2003 6:44 pm
by Tab
Posted: Tue 04 Nov, 2003 10:40 pm
by Jason The Argonaut
My mate in 1 RGJ is issued with a LSW, he say's it's a good weapon just a bit heavy.
That's all bye
Posted: Thu 06 Nov, 2003 10:11 am
by TABBER
Depends on your units role mate, and the task in hand for the patrol.
As far as the SOP goes that is unit dependant by the looks of things at the mo.
Re: The 4 man fire team
Posted: Fri 07 Nov, 2003 5:27 pm
by liverpoolirish
Bootie wrote:Is this is right:?
In a 4 man fire team:
1 guy has a SA80
1 guy has a SA80 with granade launcher
1 guy has a minimi
1 guy has a L86 light support weapon
Also is there a certian way in which the army chooses during training who gets what role in the 4 man fire team (ie If theres a left handed guy he gets the minimi) or do they randomly pick a guy for a job?
Cheers
Bootie
Yes, in light role battalions. Armoured infantry are scaled to one Minimi per section and ISTR fewer HK-79's (i.e. one). The 30mm cannon and chain gun on the Warrior is pretty good at suppression
The LSW is essentially a long ranged weapon, so the best shot should have it. The FT Commander (SC or 2i/c) has the rifle (plus a radio) and the remaining two would have the Minimi and 79.
Bryn
Posted: Sat 08 Nov, 2003 5:44 pm
by Bootie
Great info bryn, cheers mate.
Thanks to everyone else who posted
