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KSFreeman · January 17, 2002, 12:18 PM

SodaPop, no your eyes are fine and it wasn't the mushrooms on the pizza. Not just the zipper, many Europeans had and have telescopic sights for their MGs. Others, such as the Japanese, also do this now.

The telescope on European emmagees was for observation not really targeting. Think of it as a long range shotgun. Since the emmagee did all the killing, the theory was to have the squad leader direct the fire of the most effective weapon.

January 17, 2002, 12:18 PM	#6
KSFreeman Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: Lafayette, Indiana--American-occupied America Posts: 5,418	SodaPop, no your eyes are fine and it wasn't the mushrooms on the pizza. Not just the zipper, many Europeans had and have telescopic sights for their MGs. Others, such as the Japanese, also do this now. The telescope on European emmagees was for observation not really targeting. Think of it as a long range shotgun. Since the emmagee did all the killing, the theory was to have the squad leader direct the fire of the most effective weapon.