The "belt fed" part is a bit of a misleading because it's also chute-fed, but there's a belt (non-disintegrating, I think) that runs inside the chute. The chute is made so that it won't bend in any configuration that might prevent the belt inside from feeding properly.
And in an infantry squad, everybody carries somebody else's extra ammo, whether it's the machine gunner's ammo cans or the mortar section's mortar rounds and base plates. The grunts long ago stopped carrying sleeping bags or shelter halves (pup tents) because the weight of the killing hardware took precedence over the weight of comfort items.
Which is one reason why:
Originally Posted by Beetlegeuse
The "belt fed" part is a bit of a misleading because it's also chute-fed, but there's a belt (non-disintegrating, I think) that runs inside the chute. The chute is made so that it won't bend in any configuration that might prevent the belt inside from feeding properly.
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