The way I feel it would be balanced would be for the Insurgents to have flares and a thick defence being that it is their turf; Mine fields, "bouncing betty"s, barbed or Concertina wire, etc. But not to the extent that the Insurgents will automatically win out of default. Each Insurgent would get a base load of Four mags with AKs, Two Boxes for PKMs, and Three 45ers for RPK-74s. If 7.62 RPKs are in it, they can get two 75ers and one 30. (Remember, these are BASIC loadouts.)

Those are light but still very powerful and considerate loadouts for Insurgents, especially if said insurgents have TONS of ammo in crates along with other weapons like RPG-7s along with a lot of old soviet paraflares.

On the other side, the SF would be loaded out with NVGs and maximum Ammo with a minimum of (or none at all) other ammo crates and no IR beacons or HuntIR units. Their ammo loadout is reflective on what an SF force is, a Platoon size of fire in the compact package of a Squad or Fireteam. SF would also have to check fire for armed but non hostile Civilians and Unarmed Civilians in the path of fire and around Insurgent strongholds. Suppressive fire would solely rely on the MGs and ARs, the riflemen would HAVE to make all the ammo count (I tested a 30 STANAG in the M249, it works...sorta. so no worry on running outta ammo for the ARs for some time).

This mission would be best as an unmounted patrol with the SF objective to infiltrate and nab something from the Insurgents or blow up some things and Exfil out before the Insurgents could react. The Insurgents would be on regular patrol of their areas when the SF come in. All SF would be unsuppressed with exception of pistols.

BOTH sides will HAVE to use Ammo sparingly and wisely, both sides utilizing their available equipment to the fullest.(EG, An MG or AR man is hit and is down cold, the closest rifleman picks up the MG or AR and continues heavy fire on the opponent.)



*cough* Well, that's my bit. Hack it up as you see fit.