Re: do GMS/P troopers carry ARs?

adrian.johnson@sympatico.ca wrote:

> But if you have to start fidding around rolling your buddy's body of
the
> now rather gooey mg, and unhook it from his harness, clear the jam
from the
> barrel nosediving into the mud when he fell over, clear off the goo
from
> him being cooked by the plasma shot, plug it into your firing HUD
system
> and reset the system for the new weapon, figure out what you forgot
'cause
> it doesn't work the first time, reset it, and start again....
> 
> Maybe one reorg action isn't unreasonable.

Especially since the weapon might petulantly refuse to recognise your
thumbprint or retina pattern as an authorised user, and won't fire at
all.

I can easily imagine many otherwise low-tech weapons in low-intensity
conflicts that have some sort of personal IFF embedded in them. Reason
being that the main source of weapons for guerillas is often the other
side, either captured or bought from unscrupulous supply sergeants. This
would cause some disadvantage, as personal weapons are just that -
personal. But the advantages could outweigh the costs.

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