ORIGINAL: fl0at
To dive back into this, yet again.
The M4 is not crew-served, the M249 is not crew-served, hence why there is no designated MOS for a SAW gunner, just a billet. I'm sure there is going to be someone out there who diagrees with this, but this is also what I have been taught.. a machine gun is different from an automatic weapon... machine guns are crew served. Based on these two beliefs, the M4 Carbine and Stoner 63A Carbine are not classified as "machine guns," even though they are automatic weapons.
Do you understand where I am coming with that UTHunter, if I'm not being clear enough I'll try harder.
Yah i know what you're saying. i didn't say either of them were, i tried to quote, but took out the quotes. I was trying to explain that the m4 was not a machine gun. sorry for the confusion