[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by peter12

There's an interesting debate over which is more effective. Bren was more portable, spread the ammo load through the section and was more accurate.

MG42 was a suppression weapon, high rate of fire, ate ammo at an alarming pace - the assistant gunner basically lugged around cans of ammo. Great in the defensive, but best when used in a static position as an MMG on a tripod.

There were occasions where Bren teams outfought MG-34/42 teams. The Siege of Tobruk, for instance, where Australian Bren teams used the gun's much smaller beaten zone to basically snipe enemy MG-42 teams.

You just described the C6, substitute MG42.

I will say that when in a fire fight you want to get the initiative. You get the initiative by getting rounds down range at a greater rate than your enemy. While my memory of infantry section/platoon tactics are hazy, that much I recall.

Regarding load, heavy loads just make the term: Light Infantry funnier.