200 rounds would be about maybe a few seconds at most? No thanks, I wouldn't want to be stuck with that out in the middle of nowhere with no support or resupply.
I'm kind of torn on a substitute. Call me old fashioned but maybe an M-14 and a few LAWs or modern equivalent?
I recall vaguely that they were carrying these huge packs on their backs. Maybe the idea is that the batteries were in the packs.
I'm kind of torn on a substitute. Call me old fashioned but maybe an M-14 and a few LAWs or modern equivalent?
When I'm running around in the woods with no resupply, I'd want to carry as much ammo as I could. For the equivalent weight of an M-16 and 1250 rounds of ammo, I'd only get 500 rounds with the M-14. And against an adversary that I can't even see - meaning there's a fair amount of spray and pray - I'd want to increase my chances of a hit simply by having more lead available to throw at him, in the direction of suspicious noises.
Actually, given that the enemy was invisible, I think I’d want to pack a few more claymores for tripwire ambushes.
Running around in the jungle, I would opt for night vision, ballistic armor a lightweight 223 caliber carbine. And only about 100 rounds of ammo. And about 50 buddies of massive size carrying belt fed m60s and 2500 rounds each.