7.62 x51 is not assault rifle round but for LMG
In action group there are 7-8 men where only 1-2 men carry LMG one is marksmen rest are assault guys
So I don't understand author take
Hi,
I am not a big fan of the term "assault rifle".
The term assault rifle (comes from sturmgewhr), which shoots a intermediate cartridge which is typically weaker than than a full size cartridge like the 7.62x51 (.308 win).
all full size battle rifle rounds have found use in the LMG/MMG, but it is not necessarily limited to it. 7..62x51 also finds use in multiple.
7.62 x 51 N
DMR - AR10
Bolt - M24/Rem 700
Battle rif - G3/Fal
LMG - M240
7.62x54R
DMR - SVD
Bolt - Mosin Nagant
LMG - PKM
LMG's also have been chambered in intermediate cartridges like 7.62x39 (RPK) 5.56x45 (m249), 5.54x39 (RPK 74), etc.
Squad makeup is also dependent on the battle field circumstances. Read America's Dedliest sniper, Chris Kyle's book, he had some very intersting tidbits about the Polish Grom's sweeps in Iraq.
Yes but for Sniper variant not assault purpose if u know and they use both 7.62x39mm and 7.62x51 mm
H&K G3 is only rifle suited for this cartridge
But India is used to 7.62x39mm which build by OFB locally
Again not true,
You have to look at the weapons evolution a bit to understand this. there is really no hard and fast rule about which caliber for which purpose, it's all incumbent upon the design, economy of scale, and intended application. And with introduction of modular systems the differentiation fades away every day.
FAL/G3/AR10/SCAR Heavy - All are 7.62x51 Nato, they are hard hitting battle rifles and are used in the role of assault rifles although they are not by Assault rifles (one of the reasons I dont like the assault term as it is quite interchangable when it comes to application), are they suited for room clearance? not really, but could can assualt rifles and battle rifles be interchanged - quite often - yes. They all have their advantages and disadvantages. As i said in the beginning, there is no One glove fits all type deal. With every caliber comes it's own set of disadvantages. The newer rounds are where many of these concerns have been mitigated with 6.5 Grendel, and 6.8 SPC. Intermerdiate rounds having tremendous long range application(1000 yard).