The squad’s firepower was formidable. With three such squads to a platoon, plus a fire support squad, the density of their support fire was maximized. Two 12.7mm heavy machine guns gave a platoon-level unit a massive boost in both offensive and defensive capabilities. As previously noted, the improvement in base materials meant that heavy machine guns, which typically weighed dozens of kilograms, weighed only about ten kilograms in Chen Feng’s hands—even lighter than the general-purpose machine guns of other nations.
It was precisely this factor that allowed a standard infantry unit to carry support equipment normally reserved for company or battalion levels. But that was not all: the two-man sniper team was equipped with a 12.7mm anti-materiel sniper rifle, and the four-man anti-aircraft team carried two sets of man-portable air-defense missiles. Similar to Eagle Country’s Stinger, these missiles were far superior in performance; thanks to the unique capabilities of the Machine Spirit, their precision and range were approximately three times greater than that of a Stinger. A range of thirty kilometers was enough to threaten all fighter aircraft currently deployed by any nation. Needless to say, enemy helicopters stood no chance and would be shredded before this missile system.
These synthetic capabilities granted this fifty-man tactical unit not only powerful offensive capacity but also exceptional area control. At the very least, when facing aerial strikes, they possessed…
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