Chapter 20 Shooting Training

The theory class was the most difficult for the fighters during the whole training, and the next training was easy as soon as the theory class was over.

For example, shooting, squad and platoon tactics, battalion and company tactics, etc.

This is especially the shooting training, which can only be described by the two words "cheerful...... In the past, when I was training in China and even when I was fighting, the bullet was reluctant to fight like a baby. But now the shooting training is a pile of ammunition in front of him, and then the instructor drops a sentence: "Your task today is to finish all these ammunition!" ”

Zhang Chi still remembered the surprised look on the faces of the soldiers when they first heard the instructor's words, they originally thought it was ammunition for them to train for a week, but they didn't expect it to be a day, and they had to finish fighting.

Then the soldiers cheered, and each received a few hundred rounds of ammunition and walked onto the shooting range without saying a word.

Chinese troops, perhaps because of their lack of ammunition, are more particular about marksmanship, and sometimes even require soldiers to be able to "destroy an enemy with every shot." The marksmanship is fed with bullets, so there is a contradiction: because of the lack of ammunition can not improve the accuracy of shooting, and the battlefield because of the lack of ammunition requires soldiers to have a very high accuracy rate.

This contradiction can be said to have tormented every Chinese soldier from beginning to end, and suddenly there was almost endless ammunition to fight whatever the soldiers wanted, so the soldiers were like sitting on a mountain of gold and were happy to shoot their guns.

This is not just the case with one army, but with the entire Chinese army...... This made the American instructors have to secretly praise the Chinese soldiers' spirit of enduring hardships, because if it were American GIs, they were afraid that they would have to complain about it before they had practiced for a while, but the Chinese soldiers trained spontaneously, consciously, and with enthusiasm, so much so that they sometimes had to receive another batch of ammunition to replenish it.

What the American instructors don't know is that the enthusiasm of the fighters is not exactly the "spirit of enduring hardships," but has a taste of being poor and hungry...... There was always a shortage of ammunition before. Now that there is suddenly no shortage, I can fill a sense of insecurity in my heart with a little more ammunition, and I even feel that I have taken advantage of it.

During shooting training, the fighters quickly fell in love with the M1 rifle.

The hooligan only hit a few magazines and sighed: "Fuck it, the Yankees' stuff is good, and this gun doesn't need to pull the bolt...... There are also eight bullets, and you can finish eight bullets in one go! Joyfully! ”

"yes!" Xiao Zhejiang raised his head and wiped his sweat, and said: "This gun is a little heavier, but the firepower is not known to be much greater than the devil's 38 big cover!" ”

"What's better than the 38 big cover?" The poor student pressed a magazine for the rifle, and said while aiming at the target in the distance: "It's much better than the British's gun!" ”

"His grandmother's!" The adversary shook his rifle and scolded a little angrily: "The Yankees have such a good thing but don't take it out, if they equip our troops early in the morning...... Then the Japanese didn't let us fight us a long time ago? ”

"That's it!" The warriors echoed again and again.

But in fact, it is not to blame the Yankees. A fast rate of fire means that ammunition is consumed quickly, and China's logistical supply capacity at this time can be said to be unsuitable for equipping such semi-automatic rifles.

Before the soldiers could say a few words, the rude scolding of the American instructor came from not far away: "I saw a few old ladies talking to each other, if this is on the battlefield, you are already dead, understand?" ”

Of course, only Zhang Chi can understand this scolding.

However, although the soldiers did not understand, they also knew that the instructor was telling them to concentrate on training, so they hurriedly closed their mouths and focused their attention on the half-chest target in the distance.

The training was conducted in an orderly manner, with more emphasis on courage and spirit than the Chinese army. The U.S. military's training is more focused on tactics and coordination.

This can sometimes be a bit uncomfortable for the fighters, for example, when the infantry is coordinated, many fighters will "heroically" rush in front of the tank...... This should be encouraged and praised by the Chinese army, but they were quickly reprimanded by the instructors: "Hey, you're dead." You're already corpses, understand? The dead don't do anything on the battlefield, and if anything, it's to add a hearty dinner to the beast! ”

Soon after, Zhang Chi became the company commander again smoothly, and his military rank was officially promoted to captain. He received a monthly salary of Rs. 160.

The reason why military salaries were paid in rupees was because Myanmar at this time was wartime, and its currency had long since collapsed to the point that it was worthless. Because the war did not spread to India. And the people of northern Myanmar can also use rupees to buy things from American GIs or even to India, so they can use rupees.

This 160 rupees is not a small number, because at this time, 3 rupees can be exchanged for one dollar, so this conversion is more than 50 US dollars a month military salary, which is not to be considered if you get the domestic iron is a high-paid class.

However, the average soldier was not paid such a high salary, 12 rupees per month for recruits, 14 rupees for sergeants, and 16 rupees for sergeants...... Although there is still a big gap between this military salary and Zhang Chi, the captain, compared with the previous situation when he couldn't even eat enough, it is undoubtedly from hell to heaven, so the soldiers are all satisfied, and they all feel that there is nothing to be picky about this kind of soldier life.

It made the fighters feel a little unhappy...... It is these Americans who keep saying "democracy, freedom, and equality", but they say one thing and do another, and they have adopted strict racial discrimination measures in the base.

For example, in this training base, it can almost be said that Americans dominate everything, although it is not explicitly stated, but American instructors will consciously divide people into four completely different types of citizens: first-class citizens are natural white Americans, second-class citizens are Chinese officers and soldiers, and third-class citizens are black soldiers of the U.S. Army (Note: The United States did not give blacks equal rights in the legal sense until the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and before that the law even had explicit provisions discriminating against blacks). Fourth-class citizens were Burmese civilians who were doing odd jobs in the base and Indians who were conscripted from India.

The living facilities of these four groups of people are strictly separated, especially the Americans, who have separate canteens, clubs, cinemas, hospitals, dormitories, baths, etc., and even Americans put up notices in their living quarters: "Only Americans are allowed to enter here, and no one else is allowed to enter without permission, and violators will be punished."

Zhang Chi was also very angry about this, but after thinking about it, he felt that this was not a good thing...... If the Americans take the Chinese military for granted as second-class citizens, and the Chinese talk about comparing hearts to hearts, then how can they be willing to be under the command and control of the Americans? (To be continued.) )