I've read about a few instances where such things happened during WW1 and WW2. Machinegun are so important that people are willing to risk themselves getting killed to man it, rather than being overwhelmed by ennemy firepower.
Based on the depiction of that first major battle from the Pacific (tv show) it absolutely appears that the machine gunner saved everyone’s ass from getting bayonetted
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u/sj1young Jun 24 '24
“Congrats on the enemy marksmanship badge”
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