Major Thomas was very smart. When he led his men on the field, they were in two separate positions.
This can form cross fire on the target and avoid blind spots in the line of sight... Some targets that are invisible in one position can be seen in another position, and they can even cover each other in actual combat.
For the sake of fairness, when Thomas takes the field, the Eighth Route Army soldiers take the target, and when the Eighth Route Army takes the field, the Eagle Soldiers take the target.
In fact, Wang Xuexin thinks that it doesn't matter, because the competition is not about accuracy, but about whether two sniper rifles or one sniper rifle can hit more targets in the same time... So as long as you keep three to five targets at all times,
Just keep the target standing and there are some red targets in it.
The so-called "red target" is used to simulate important targets, usually in a secret location such as in a bunker, behind a pile of rocks, or with only a corner exposed in the bushes.
This is used by Wang Xuexin to train snipers to selectively hit more valuable targets on the battlefield instead of hitting them randomly.
Such as machine gunners, mortar operators, grenade shooters, officers, etc.
It is no exaggeration to say that one valuable target on the battlefield is worth ten ordinary targets.
However, on the training ground and it was an experiment to test who could hit more targets, Wang Xuexin and Major Thomas agreed that the red target was worth three ordinary targets. At the same time, two shots hitting the same target would only count for one target point... In actual combat, the same target is not the same.
Will die twice.
As Sun Erwei shouted "Start!", chest targets in all directions were erected one after another.
Major Thomas and the sniper named Tom really had a good time. They were indeed soldiers who were accustomed to using Springfield rifles. They were very skilled in pulling the bolt. After shooting, they would also switch sniper positions from time to time... This test was based on actual combat.
Of course you have to keep changing positions.
This also gave Wang Xuexin an additional layer of affirmation of Major Thomas.
If he and his subordinates stayed in the same position from beginning to end and did not shoot, Wang Xuexin would not be able to say anything to him even though he was suspected of cheating.
It is true that the Eighth Route Army can continue shooting without changing positions like them, but the difficulty reduction with two rifles is obviously more advantageous than the difficulty reduction with one rifle.
As a veteran of World War I, Thomas certainly knew how to calculate this, but he still did not take advantage of the Eighth Route Army.
He maintained a gentlemanly demeanor on this point, or it could be said that he had full confidence in his ability to win and thought that he did not need to take advantage at all.
With the sound of gunshots, the five-minute shooting ended quickly.
Five minutes is not long, but snipers are all about reaction and speed. A test that takes too long will lose its meaning.
The targets were brought up one by one for counting, and soon Sun Erwei announced: "The two of them fired 35 bullets in total, hitting 8 targets, including 3 red targets, for a total of 14 points!"
Thomas was not very satisfied with this result. The reason was that Tom chose red targets that were too difficult to shoot several times and the hit rate was low... With such a difficult target, Major Thomas knew that he should give up.
The Eagle Soldiers clenched their fists and cheered in unison. This was a pretty good result. If it were an actual battle, the two of them would have probably disabled eight enemies in these five minutes.
Then the cat came on stage with a hoe.
Mao Duzi was holding a sniper rifle, and Hoe was following beside him, carrying a submachine gun and binoculars.
The two took some time to communicate before going into battle... This was not to "take advantage", but because Thomas and his men were working alone, and the Eighth Route Army and the two men needed to coordinate, so they naturally had to analyze the terrain and conduct simple exchanges.
In addition, even in actual combat, terrain analysis and communication can often be done before the battle without affecting the combat time.
Then the two of them entered the first sniper position and got ready. As Sun Erwei shouted, the moment the target was raised, Mao Duzi pulled the trigger and hit a red target.
Then the two quickly changed their sniping positions, and hit a red target again with one probe.
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Seeing this scene, Sun Erwei and Major Thomas were both stunned. The hit rate was ridiculously high, and the firing speed was not much slower than two rifles firing.
Sun Erwei even murmured in a low voice and asked Major Thomas: "How did they do it? Is their marksmanship more accurate than ours?"
Thomas observed for a while, shook his head with a very ugly expression, and replied: "No, it's not that their marksmanship is accurate, but the division of labor and close coordination between the two of them, which enabled them to achieve the best sniper speed and hit rate!"
After being reminded by Major Thomas, Sun Erwei carefully observed the coordination aspect for a while, and then he understood it.
In fact, as Thomas said, although the two men shared a sniper rifle, they were actually cooperating rather than sharing.
Through the telescope, the observer can observe the target more comprehensively and accurately and evaluate and compare the target value... When the sniper shoots, the observer is looking for the next target and deciding the next sniper position and angle.
In this way, the observer is responsible for the decision-making. What the sniper has to do is one thing: find the target based on the direction provided by the observer and knock it down.
Therefore, they are the best choice almost every time. Coupled with the warrior's own marksmanship, the hit rate is astonishingly high.
Five minutes are over.
Soldier Yingjiang, who was still very excited at first, had no voice at this time, because the result did not need to be tested at all, and the gap was so big that there was no suspense.
It turned out to be true. After checking the target, Sun Erwei looked at Wang Xuexin in admiration and said: "A total of 21 bullets were fired and 15 targets were hit, including 4 red targets, a total of 23 points!"
This result was unexpected by Wang Xuexin.
Needless to say what the reason is... This is actual combat experience. The efficiency of two snipers working together will be much higher than that of two sniper rifles. This is why modern sniper teams always use two people.
"We lost!" Major Thomas stepped forward and held Wang Xuexin's hand and said, "You are right. Although we can fire more bullets, it is not enough because we have to think about sniper positions and target selection while shooting.
Concentration directly leads to a decrease in hit rate. And the way you work together... I think this is a very good tactic!"
With that said, Thomas turned to Sun Erwei: "Major, I suggest our troops use this sniper tactic, don't you have any objections?"
"Of course!" Sun Erwei laughed. He patted Wang Xuexin on the shoulder and said, "Although I knew our cooperation would be successful, I didn't expect it to happen so soon!"
Sun Erwei secretly said that this batch of equipment was not given in vain.
In fact, just the tactic of a two-person sniper team is far more valuable than this batch of equipment.