Hello all,
Just wanted to start a discussion around this topic. It's not a call to have one, in fact I've not yet formed any solid opinion on it.
The basic idea of a designated Marksman is that they're part of a rifle section/platoon but are equipped to engage with precision beyond the effective range of the standard section weapon.
Contrary to my initial belief, it isn't written in stone in the UK forces, at least not in the Royal Marines, where it was rather an Afghanistan specific adaptation with the L129 section DMR being a UOR purchase.
The Baked Beans do however have a Designated Marksman as part of their standard pl level manoeuvre support group, who at least used to carry the L96 or L115 (.338).
It came up in conversation because if we were to follow the model of having a (slightly) longer ranged precision weapon in the section structure (bearing in mind our 3 point structure as opposed to the simplified british 2 brick) that it would seem to fit with existing doctrine (not going to go into too much but everyone here knows their section in attack) and also, since we have a 7.62x51 Section support weapon re-purposing some more FALs would also fit with the role.
The question really breaks down into the whys and whynots: i.e. Why Notes: additional cost/training burden/excessive division of labour. Whys: Extra flexibility in the section via extended range and enhanced accuracy...maybe?
Also, the idea of a platoon level attachment (from weapons platoon) opens the field to less resource intensive applications of a potentially useful tool or does it?
Thoughts suggests, nudie pictures etc, to CQ's table.
Just wanted to start a discussion around this topic. It's not a call to have one, in fact I've not yet formed any solid opinion on it.
The basic idea of a designated Marksman is that they're part of a rifle section/platoon but are equipped to engage with precision beyond the effective range of the standard section weapon.
Contrary to my initial belief, it isn't written in stone in the UK forces, at least not in the Royal Marines, where it was rather an Afghanistan specific adaptation with the L129 section DMR being a UOR purchase.
The Baked Beans do however have a Designated Marksman as part of their standard pl level manoeuvre support group, who at least used to carry the L96 or L115 (.338).
It came up in conversation because if we were to follow the model of having a (slightly) longer ranged precision weapon in the section structure (bearing in mind our 3 point structure as opposed to the simplified british 2 brick) that it would seem to fit with existing doctrine (not going to go into too much but everyone here knows their section in attack) and also, since we have a 7.62x51 Section support weapon re-purposing some more FALs would also fit with the role.
The question really breaks down into the whys and whynots: i.e. Why Notes: additional cost/training burden/excessive division of labour. Whys: Extra flexibility in the section via extended range and enhanced accuracy...maybe?
Also, the idea of a platoon level attachment (from weapons platoon) opens the field to less resource intensive applications of a potentially useful tool or does it?
Thoughts suggests, nudie pictures etc, to CQ's table.
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