Chapter 2265
The only thing that made Li Zhi feel fortunate was that neither Haihan nor other countries showed contempt for him because of North Korea's current situation. At least in various diplomatic situations, he has always been treated on an equal footing with political figures from other countries, and he has not been treated differently because of differences in national power.
Of course, Li Zhi also understands that such treatment is not because other countries are really so friendly. It is mainly because North Korea has joined the international alliance led by Haihan and is now treated as an ally by countries such as Haihan that he gets such respect. For countries that have not joined this alliance, such as the Netherlands, the situation of their envoys in Sanya is obviously much worse than theirs.
But whether such courtesy can last long and whether there will be changes in the future, Li Zhi knows that this depends on the development speed of North Korea. If he does not have the capital to be respected, it will be difficult to convince him just by being a member of the alliance. Public. But as far as the current event is concerned, it may be difficult for North Korea to perform well. It can neither win the competition nor show its financial resources during the subsequent arms pre-purchase period. Li Zhi can only be a spectator at close range. Appreciate the performance of others.
As for the shooting event that is about to be competed, Li Xie has no hope for the performance of his country's contestants. Most of these soldiers had never used muskets before studying abroad this time. They only really started to learn to use this new weapon after arriving in Sanya. The length of practice was far incomparable to that of other soldiers. To become a sharpshooter in less than a year, Li Xie believes that this is a miracle that is obviously impossible to happen. He just hopes that his players will not be at the bottom in this event.
But in fact, Li Zhen overestimated the strength of other families. Although these forces came into contact with muskets much earlier than North Korea, the muskets Haihan sold to them were all smoothbore rifles, with a half-body target hit rate at a distance of a hundred paces. Only around 50%. In wartime, combat formations can be used to obtain intensive firepower to make up for the lack of shooting accuracy, but the high hit rate in this kind of single-person target shooting competition really depends on luck to a certain extent.
And for the sake of fairness, the muskets and ammunition used in the competition were uniformly provided by the Haihan military, and the contestants drew lots on site to choose their guns. Although these competition guns have been adjusted by the ordnance industry department to ensure that their accuracy is above average, there is almost no time for the participants to become familiar with the weapons, which will also affect their performance to a certain extent. play. Even those who are good at this skill in daily training still dare not guarantee that they can perform at a 100% level.
There are no requirements for target shooting postures in the competition. Standing, kneeling, or lying positions are all acceptable. However, these players have basically never practiced shooting in the prone position, so they all choose the standing or kneeling position they are most familiar with to shoot.
Before each round of shooting, a referee will give an order and the shooting must be completed within the prescribed ten seconds. This also tests the players' mentality. After all, the person next to them may have pulled the trigger while they are still aiming, and the sound of gunfire will inevitably affect their concentration. How to choose the right shooting moment after the referee gives the order to avoid being affected by the opponent to the greatest extent. This is also a psychological game.
This link is difficult for the audience in the stands to feel, and most people are not even aware of it. Their attention is still focused more on the telescopes in their hands.
It is a rare opportunity to get this novelty. Many people are no longer satisfied with just watching the target a hundred steps away, but point the telescope in more directions, observing the distant barracks, Sanya Port, and the top of the mountain. Lighthouse... For ordinary people who have never come into contact with a telescope, the moment their eyes come to the lens tube, it feels like a new world has opened up.
It wasn't until gunfire rang out on the school field that everyone's attention was drawn back to the competition. But in fact, even if you use a telescope, the experience of watching the game is not that good. The clarity of a target a hundred steps away in the telescope is limited, and it is not easy to see clearly the bullet holes on it. And if you want to look at the target at the same time, you can't look at the person shooting. It's impossible to do both. Some people found it boring after watching it for a while, and simply turned their telescopes elsewhere to look at the scenery.
According to Haihan's training standards, ordinary soldiers must conduct live-fire shooting training at least ten times a year, with no less than ten rounds each time, and live-fire training of no less than 100 rounds each year. As for the few elites who are trained as sharpshooters or snipers, the amount of ammunition shooting training is actually more than ten times that of ordinary soldiers. Every sharpshooter in the army basically relies on their ability to accumulate a large amount of ammunition.
However, this training method can only be implemented in the military by the wealthy Haihan, and it is difficult for other countries to provide such conditions to the military.
Among other things, the ammunition purchased from Haihan every year is limited. To ensure the wartime ammunition reserves of combat troops, there is not much ammunition that can be used for daily training. Although ammunition can also be manufactured by itself to reduce costs, the performance is still far behind Haihan's original ammunition, which will result in a shortened effective killing range. If homemade ammunition is used for long-term training and then replaced with original ammunition during wartime, it will inevitably have a certain impact on the soldiers' shooting preview. What's more, even with homemade ammunition, the training cost is also unaffordable for many countries.
For these people who were sent to study abroad in Sanya, their expensive study abroad fees included shooting training. The amount of live-fire shooting training was roughly equivalent to that of the Haihan Army. Although it is difficult to train a sharpshooter with this amount of training, at least he has shooting experience and will not perform too outrageously in this kind of competition.
After the first group of people finished shooting ten rounds, the players handed over their guns and left their positions. Someone at the target position removed the target and sent it to the stands for the distinguished guests to review the results.
This shooting competition used a half-length target commonly used in the Haihan Army. Centered on the chest, there were circles of ring marks painted on it to distinguish the shooting results. After everyone looked at it together, they unanimously recognized Annanjun, who scored six out of ten shots, as the winner of this group.
If the five teams in the second group do not achieve better results than Annan Army, then Annan Army will win the first place in this event. If there is a tie, then compare the accuracy of the hit position.
Zheng Zha was already relieved after seeing the results. He knew very well the performance of this kind of musket. If he could hit five out of ten shots from a hundred paces, it would be considered excellent. Six out of ten shots already had a lot of luck involved. If nothing unexpected happens, Annan will definitely be able to win the first place in this project.
Sure enough, in the second group of competitions, Xu Jiajun, who had the best score, only scored five out of ten shots, allowing Annanjun to win the championship in this event without any controversy.
The distinguished guests present congratulated Zheng Zha one after another. He also pretended to be modest and said "lucky", but he was already happy in his heart. In the last competition, Annan Army and Xu Jiajun both hit five out of ten shots, but the opponent's five shots were closer to the target, making Annan Army very dissatisfied with the loss. But this time he finally managed to turn over and win the game cleanly, which made him feel very happy.
Among the three projects that have been completed, the Annan Army, Xu Jiajun, and the little-known Fushan Militia each won for a while. This situation is not far different from what the military expected.
The only competition scheduled for these three events in the morning was over at this time. But at this time Li Nai suggested: "I have always heard about the snipers in the Haihan Army. Why not take this opportunity to ask the military to send out snipers to demonstrate their shooting skills?" Yan Chujie responded: "Third Young Master, we The weapons used by snipers in the army are completely different from this, there is no comparison.”
Li Nai insisted: "I don't want your army's snipers to compete with them. I just want to show my strength. Why not?"
"This... I'm afraid it will waste your precious time." Yan Chujie pretended to hesitate. He knew that Li Nai was helping him carry the sedan, creating an opportunity for the snipers to show off their skills. This was a tacit understanding the two had reached at the banquet the day before yesterday.
The people who are qualified to sit here are all well-informed and well-informed upper-class figures. When they saw this, they would not object to Li Nai's proposal. On the contrary, they all agreed with it. Some want to watch the fun, but there are also some insiders who want to take this opportunity to get a glimpse of the door. But no one would take the initiative to give up such a rare opportunity just because it takes some time.
The ordinary guests sitting on both sides of the stands became even more noisy after hearing this. It was a rare opportunity for them to observe such an event, and naturally they also hoped that their own soldiers would have the opportunity to perform, so that they could have the opportunity to scream happily. Good. As for whether to participate in competitions with other foreign armies, that is a secondary issue. Anyway, the Haihan Army's glorious achievements over the years are there, and there is no need to prove their strength through competitions.
So Yan Chujie "reluctantly" agreed to the proposal and asked two snipers to be sent to the school grounds for target shooting. Not long after, two Haihan soldiers came to the shooting range, carrying a long dark box in their hands. They went to the stands and performed military salutes, then went to their shooting positions, opened the long box, and took out their special weapons from inside.
Most of the VIPs sitting in the middle of the stands have heard of this mysterious branch of the Haihan Army. Some people also know something about their combat methods and achievements, but seeing the Haihan snipers display their shooting abilities with their own eyes is a big surprise to them. It's really a fresh experience.
This kind of rifle is obviously different from ordinary muskets in appearance. Not only is the gun body thicker, but it also has an additional device similar to a monocular telescope on the top of the gun body.
It is not difficult to find that the rifle used by the sniper is much heavier than the ordinary rifle used in the test just now, so that there is a short foldable tripod at the front end of the barrel. The sniper opens the tripod and supports it on the ground, and then He also lay down on the ground, using the butt of the gun on his shoulder to lift the rear end of the gun until it was parallel to the ground.
This kind of prone shooting method is also extremely rare. The VIPs watched carefully with their eyes wide open, fearing that they would miss any detail.
The target a hundred steps away has been replaced with a new one, but this time it is no longer a half-length target made of wooden boards, but a thin iron plate half a minute thick, to demonstrate the lethality of the sniper rifle at this distance. force. Before the installation, it was specially brought to the stands to show it to the distinguished guests. Yan Chujie explained the special features of this kind of target.
The sniper rifle currently used by Haihan sniper soldiers has developed to the third generation. It uses special cone copper-cased bullets. The shape and structure are very close to later generations of rifle bullets. This kind of bullet, combined with a bolt-action sniper rifle, is enough to cause effective damage at a distance of five hundred meters, and it is no problem to penetrate ordinary steel armor of this era at a distance of a hundred steps.
As for the shooting accuracy, there is no need to consider adjustment at the current shooting distance. It is basically a matter of hitting wherever you aim.
The two snipers had a tacit understanding. After taking aim, they did not fire together. Instead, one of them fired first, and while he was reloading, the other fired again. The two men shot one after another, and the intervals between shots were very rhythmic. And the sound of this gunshot was much louder than the previous musket fire, causing those who had originally pointed their telescopes elsewhere to turn their attention back to the shooting range.
This newly replaced iron target will make a crisp sound when the bullet hits, which can be heard even from a long distance, allowing the audience to intuitively judge whether the shot has hit. But the two men lying on the ground took turns firing, and all of their shots hit, none of them missing.
The two men each fired five shots, then emptied the barrels of their guns, stood up and saluted to the stands to indicate that they had finished shooting. Although the gun holes on the target could not be seen clearly, the audience in the stands had already begun to cheer loudly and gave them warm applause for their performance.
Soon someone took the target and brought it to the middle of the stand for the distinguished guests to inspect. Sure enough, there were ten clearly marked gun holes on the target, proving that the shooting just now was indeed accurate and all the bullets hit the target. Everyone immediately praised the performance of the snipers, saying that this was the strength of the invincible Haihan Army.
"The distance they usually train to shoot at is much further than this, so today's temporary shooting range is actually not difficult for them, they just perform normally." Yan Chujie showed a calm look, but On the contrary, this made the distinguished guests who watched the whole process more deeply understand the strength gap between them and the Haihan Army.
Of course, he was actually telling the truth. This kind of target shooting at a distance of a hundred paces may be difficult for ordinary soldiers, but for snipers who specialize in long-distance accurate shooting, it is as easy and natural as eating and drinking. Moreover, the sniper rifle can exert considerable power at this distance, and the iron target that the bullet penetrates can leave a deeper impression on the VIPs who see this scene. This was like reminding all of them that if they were exposed to the effective killing range of this weapon, even if they were covered in iron armor, it would be useless.
(End of chapter)