Comments on: They were 200 yards away and had rifles https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-200-yards-away-and-had-rifles/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Fri, 01 May 2026 21:33:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Adar https://www.isegoria.net/2019/03/they-were-200-yards-away-and-had-rifles/comment-page-1/#comment-2758948 Adar Sun, 24 Mar 2019 15:38:02 +0000 https://www.isegoria.net/?p=44652#comment-2758948 At least in WW1 and WW2 most gun battles between infantry occurring at a range of 200 meters or so. So accuracy with weapon or shooting well aimed shots not so important. Rifles for the most part a secondary weapon to support the squad auto weapon.

In Nam most gun battles at a range of 20 meters. So then intensity of fire was important. M-16 superior in this regard.

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