It's better to conquer them than to command the steel torrent

Chapter 71｜Why can’t machine guns be used for sniping?

During this period, Shang Ke had heated debates with many officers on this issue. Everyone held their own opinions and no one could convince anyone else.

Shang firmly believed that his opinion was the best solution, and the royal guards once again became his experimental subjects.

He divided snipers in a broad sense into two categories: the first is the sharpshooter, or the precision shooter; the second is the professional sniper.

The precision shooter is the person with better marksmanship in the squad or platoon. There is no special requirement and he follows the main force.

Snipers are different. They are completely independent combat units and can move freely.

Shang Ke believes that concealment is the best safety guarantee for a sniper. It is a low-probability event that a shell misses and kills two people, so one must not lose the big picture for the sake of a small one.

He designed a tactic that seemed outrageous at first glance based on local conditions.

The sniper team consists of three people, each with their own responsibilities.

Position one is held by a soldier with super-fast reaction ability, equipped with a submachine gun.

The second position is held by a telepathic warrior, equipped with a bolt-action rifle.

The third position is held by a stronger male soldier, carrying a light machine gun.

After selecting the designated sniper position, No. 3 and No. 1 exchanged weapons; both the bolt-action rifle and the light machine gun were equipped with optical sights.

Who said you have to use a rifle for sniping?

Shang Ke believes that this combination is very clever from a tactical point of view.

Sniper teams often have to act alone and may encounter skirmishes. During the movement, the number one position holder holding a submachine gun can respond to emergencies with terrifying reaction speed.

Once you reach the sniper position, the first position can use the light machine gun to unleash even more terrifying power at the right time. At the same time, the second position can provide shielding camouflage to prevent being discovered by the enemy's telepathy.

As for number three, even though he may seem like a hard worker on the surface, is there really anyone who wouldn't like to be alone with two girls?

After careful study by Shang, this tactic was found to be feasible, and training began.

Early morning, Royal Guard training ground.

Ten teams of three are conducting a five-kilometer armed cross-country run.

At the end, the group was exhausted and out of breath, and some of them just lay down on the ground.

However, Shang ignored them and shouted out orders: "Attention, all teams, crawl into firing positions immediately and prepare for battle."

Soldiers stumbled and crawled to their training positions, exchanged weapons, and established camouflage.

"Team Four, you're the slowest. Even a turtle can crawl faster than you!"

"Okay, one o'clock, five hundred meters away, southeast wind, three meters per second, group moving target."

"Rapid fire in eight seconds, safety on, ready, fire!"

In the fields a few hundred meters away, trenches had been dug in advance, and now there were many people running back and forth in the trenches holding human targets.

Each shooting position corresponds to five human-shaped targets, and hitting two is qualified, three is good, and four is excellent.

Some hesitated, some fired hastily, and some simply fired randomly based on their feelings.

Shang Ke, holding binoculars, stared at the group of moving targets in the distance, shaking his head as he watched.

"Cease fire!" a second lieutenant shouted.

The trained soldiers hurriedly turned off the safety and stood up with their tired bodies.

Shang Ke strode over and began to criticize, scolding, "What a poor result! Only Teams 2 and 7 hit at least two human-shaped targets. It's barely passable. Even God would laugh. What's your name, shooter from Team 9? Why were you shooting at Team 10's target just now?"

Men and women all looked at him with resentment.

A girl with the rank of Sergeant Major curled her lips and spat inwardly. Naturally, no one hated Shang, they just thought this training was too outrageous.

Shang Ke put his hands on his hips and laughed, waving his hands and saying, "Don't look at me like that. Do you really want me to show you my real skills?"

After saying that, he waved his hand and the three people from Team One quickly left their shooting positions.

After personally getting down and picking up the light machine gun, he turned around and said, "You guys started training because you were tired from running. To be fair, I'll shoot at the target at 800 meters this time."

Someone picked up a field phone and said a few words, and soon the human-shaped targets in the distance disappeared, only to reappear even further away a moment later.

At this distance, the human-shaped target can only be seen as a rough outline even when observed through an optical sight.

"Ready! Three...two...one...shoot!" The second lieutenant stared at the stopwatch and counted down.

As a professional officer, Shang Ke was already a good marksman. Furthermore, after receiving the light weapons, he naturally wanted to experience the historical classic firsthand. He fired several magazines from the light machine gun, having a great time while also familiarizing himself with its ballistic performance.

In just eight seconds, he fired continuously with precise two-shot short bursts.

"Da-da! Da-da! Da-da!"

One after another, 7.92×57mm tracer bullets flew towards the target from the muzzle of the ZB-30 with clear trails of light!

time up.

The call to report the target came soon.

"Three targets hit," the lieutenant said, then added in an admiring tone, "What a pity, it should have been four."

There was a bullet that could have hit the target. Shang Ke said calmly, "It's a stray bullet, not from the first batch. Check if there's a problem with the storage of this batch of bullets. If not, then it means I'm unlucky today."

A stray bullet, as the name suggests, is a bullet that deviates seriously from a series of bullets.

Facts have proved that Shang Moumou's operation was very convincing.

What does it mean to astonish everyone?

The girl who had been muttering to herself earlier couldn't help herself and asked, "Sir, I think there must be some trick to this."

"Of course, but there's an old Chinese saying, 'A master can only lead you to the door, but practice is up to you.' Many skills require your own understanding." Shang Ke spoke earnestly to a group of girls of varying ages, saying, "You have extraordinary abilities. Don't let them go to waste. I believe you can all become legends."

Afterwards, Shang spent the entire morning and afternoon briefly explaining the key points of sniper tactics.

Breathing techniques, camouflage and counter-reconnaissance, choosing a suitable sniper position, quickly judging distance with the help of reference objects, etc. are all taught without reservation.

Shang Ke always believed that theory is the foundation, but whether a building can be built still depends on building materials, that is, the accumulation of experience.

He required every sniper to fire at least two hundred rounds of bullets every day.

All methods are the same. If you are not good at it, just practice more and find the feel of it through continuous shooting.

What is very interesting is that the optical sights used by the Royal Guard are not military, but civilian sights.

This batch of scopes was found from an import and export trading company and was manufactured by an optical equipment company in the Japanese province of the Grand Unified Federation. It has a three-fold magnification and uses a cross-shaped reticle instead of the three-column reticle popular in Europe.

Looking at the words "Toyo Optical Industry Co., Ltd.", Shang Ke felt strange. He thought about it carefully and suddenly realized.

Ouch! Isn't this the Nikon of the original dimension?

Hopefully, these scopes will also keep the image sharp as a knife when aiming at the enemy.

That day, at dusk.

After the training, Shang Ke was about to return to his residence, but he met a palace attendant who came to look for him.

The latter handed over a letter and calmly relayed, "Mr. Advisor, this allowance is a reward from Her Majesty the Queen for your outstanding work."

(End of this chapter)