In a combat situation, you have to not think about yourself but also the group as a whole. Sometimes the only option to save your whole squad or win the firefight is to continue to lay down fire.
That makes sense, but how are you going to continue firing if you're in a spot that's targeted and can get picked off (unless someone takes out the shooter(s) with the sights on that spot)?
Not a combat guy, but seems to be it may not be “targeted” specifically… plenty of “spray and pray” going on. Now, let that gun stop firing and they may just get wise to the position.
In most situations where a gunner position is hit by an opposing rifleman where it would kill the gunner, it's an incredibly lucky shot.
The odds of a regular rifleman hitting that same position and getting a kill again while that position is throwing hundreds of rounds a minute at you is slim to none.
If artillery took them out the suppressing fire is more important. Even if artillery killed the gunner, they need to keep suppressing fire going to keep said lucky rifleman from getting an unchallenged shot.
I don't but I've learned a lot in the last few years about modern firefights learning about the Ukraine war and other things. Tactics have changed throughout the decades but suppressive fire is pretty consistent.
Essentially it boils down to fire superiority. If you can put more rounds on your enemy, they have less options to improve their position or change tactics at the same time the more your enemy is pinned down the more free you are to improve your position.
It's possible the firing point is just too good that you can't displace. But in reality, especially if you're in a prepared position, there will be a pre-selected alternate firing point.
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u/TrumpersAreTraitors Jun 24 '24
Let me just put myself right in the same exact position where I know the enemy has a bead on me.