Either way, the correct way of moving is as hidden as possible or as close to quick access cover. Stops to overlook a new open range, like a Golfer checking the drive way, saves life in a game about killing or get killed. Patience is actually most important in warefare and that comes with timing.
If the short barrel machine gun guy has the best eye sight, he advances covered by the best riflemen and everyone on watch needs to be able to tell muscle fire based on 12 straight ahead, one o'clock about 10 degrees clockwise, therefore left and so on.
The Crew should have slowely advanced along the bushes while looking for typical sniper spots, such as that tree line and instead of falling down onto an open field make a realy fast run aka sprint towards cover.
The average training time for WW2 soldiers was only a few weeks. Vietnam was fought by as badly trained soldiers and the success of both Iraq wars was due to 80% of all battles having been fought by all Special Forces branches. The education cost of a U.S. Green Berret is quite exactly 100.000 US Dollars, as much as bankers pay for an eilte MBA program on an Ivory League University.
Don't waste them for stupid wars, L-boy fuel gazzlers. Go yourself. But than, it might just come for you first time in military history.
