03-08-2013, 07:00 PM
Michael Wrote:There are, as I have been taught, three levels of Machine Guns - Light, Medium and Heavy. Light is in the 5.56 range, medium is in the 7.62 range, and Heavy is .50 and higher. This may vary slightly by country/doctrine.
Michael,
Thanks for the clarification. The last sentence of Guardsman's post (#10 in this thread) reminded me of speculative discussions about the potential for the .338 LMG to replace the .50 BMG.
That could open another path for long-term easing of redundant logistics burdens.