M2 in Korea: efficacy or accuracy problems

[Harlan (Deceased)]

Even when I was a kid watching the evening news of Vietnam I wondered how many rounds ever actually hit anyone.

Has there ever been a ratio tallied of hits per rounds fired during this period?

I remember seeing a lot of guys almost casually holding M16's over their heads in bunkers to spray and pray while not even looking.

[emmagee1917]

...the first full auto I shot was a '28 thompson with a 50 rd drum , at a junked car at about 30-50 yds down in a pit. Found out how accurate aimed , short bursts could be. The first few FAs I bought were light for thier ammo ( m16s , M2s) and not nearly as controlable. I learned and bought / traded for heavy ( thompsons , BAR ) or slow ( greaseguns) for controlability. After a lot of experiance and practice , I found that Reisings and M2s are controlable , it just takes know-how.
As far as " hip-shooting " , I've never been very good at that , EXCEPT for the greaseguns. They point very well , and it is not that hard to hit a soda can at 25 yds from the hip with 3 rd bursts. I can ( and often have ) taught people to do quite well with this in an afternoon.
Chris