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Originally Posted by SonOfaBeach
But, you did read the part that this was in a dense, wooded area - and the guy was hiding UNDER a fallen tree - covered in brush... right? He stuck his hand and gun out from the brush. So you have a 6" (or let's be generous) - 12" target of a hand/gun coming out of some brush - and a 1 second pull (again being generous) of an automatic weapon - and you feel that a 42% hit rate - in this scenario - is bad??
These guys weren't out on a range for target practice.
I don't see a 1 second pull (hell even 2 second) as excessive. It was not ONE guy firing 110 rounds. It was nine SWAT members popping the trigger of an MP5 for a 1 second burst (or less).
I guess it's an agree to disagree situation...
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So...In this "dense wooded area"....The visibility must have been poor. No? Yet 9 different people were able to see a target the size of a hand? And you think that this 6-12" area is what they were aiming for? Then why is he dead? A "dense wooded area" puts them very close to the target yet they still missed 38%.
All that aside I'm going to go out on a limb and make an assumption here....
Since I am familiar with the MP5 and their variations as well as tac teams....I'd suggest that MOST tac teams use a variant with a fire control group that includes a 2 or 3 round burst. In a "dense wooded area", and considering officer safety, full auto would not necessarily be the way to go....Unless you were exercising poor judgment and lack of control.
I've hunted in "dense wooded areas" and never wished I had anything more than a semi-auto and I hunt things that can hide better and run faster than humans.