Starting from the deputy company commander of the Soldier Assault Team

"I hit it! I hit the target!" Xu Sanduo chuckled and shouted excitedly.

He felt he had aimed very accurately with this shot. He calmed himself, pulled the trigger, and sure enough, the gun didn't bounce this time. The recoil from the metal stock on his shoulder was no longer a painful impact, but a sore, aching sensation from being pressed down hard.

This is how a normal metal stock is firmly pressed against the shoulder socket. The way force is transmitted changes. The recoil of the Type 81 rifle is fixed, but when it is pressed firmly against the shoulder socket, the recoil force is transmitted through the stock to the shoulder socket muscles and then to the torso bones, forming a uniform transmission. This is equivalent to distributing the impact force throughout the body, rather than concentrating it on a small piece of soft tissue in the shoulder socket.

This explains why Xu Sanduo felt the pain of being hit by a hammer when he was shot for the first time—a sharp, intense pain. The second shot, however, felt uncomfortable, like a soreness rather than a stabbing pain.

New recruits often shrug their shoulders when they first shoot, which is essentially a fear of recoil. However, this causes the rifle butt to lose its cushioning support, making the pain even worse.

When the squad leaders taught the shooters to press the butt of the rifle firmly against their shoulder sockets, the shooter would naturally lower their shoulders, and the upper body would form a stable support structure, actively cushioning the recoil.

The metal folding stock of the Type 81 rifle, when unfolded, conforms very well to the curve of the human shoulder. When pressed tightly, it can increase the force-bearing area and further reduce local pressure.

Metal stocks are not as comfortable as wooden stocks, but in order to meet the portability requirements of mechanized warfare and complex battlefields, and to solve the shortcomings of wooden stocks in mass production, environmental adaptability and serviceability, it is necessary to make changes.

This is why the Type 81 rifle was transformed into the Type 81 rifle with a folding stock. The change of the stock can shorten the length of the rifle by 225mm, saving a lot of space in the infantry fighting vehicle compartment and troop carrier, making it more flexible in urban warfare and mountain assault.

Because of the change to metal stocks, during training, the unit leaders repeatedly emphasized that the stock must be pressed firmly against the shoulder socket when shooting. This not only improves shooting accuracy but also reduces shoulder injuries and extends the individual soldier's continuous firing time.

"What are you staring at? Keep shooting, or you'll be waiting for the New Year!" Wu Liuyi's loud voice startled Xu Sanduo, and his finger unconsciously pulled the trigger. Fortunately, this time the butt of the gun was firmly in place.

Xu Sanduo snapped out of his daze, squinted one eye, and aimed again, but he couldn't recapture the feeling he had when he fired the second shot. Hearing the gunshots around him, Xu Sanduo didn't dare to delay and fired the last two bullets.

Three minutes are up.

"Cease fire! Unload your weapons! Stand up!"

After giving the order, Shi Jin blew a long whistle and raised a red flag in his hand to indicate that the target trench had ceased firing and that the target could be inspected.

"Proceed to the assembly line and take a headcount of personnel and ammunition!"

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"Target report from the target trench."

随着清晰命令的下达，靶壕之中报靶员再次起身，报靶杆指向每个弹孔，高声通报环数，「1号靶32 环，2号靶27环……5号靶36环……10号靶46环……13号靶脱靶……15号靶22……20号靶24环。

The target reporter quickly reported the ring scores for all the targets, and then sent a score sheet recording the ring scores for each target to Gao Cheng and Shi Jin.

Gao Cheng looked at the results sheet and said, "Liu Yi is right. Cheng Cai is truly a talent. Forty-six rings, not bad, not bad."

Looking down, Gao Cheng showed a hint of surprise and fell silent.

Zhang Anbang smiled and casually picked up the score sheet. "Look, his performance this time was not bad, 28 rings. Among the 80 people who have completed the shooting so far, there are more than a dozen people with worse scores than him. I guess you didn't expect that, Company Commander."

Gao Cheng tugged at his belt. "What does this prove? Whose kid cries every day? Whose family is a gambling addict who loses every day? The first shot is already flying into the sky. Who knows if the rest is just a coincidence?"

Seeing Gao Cheng's stubbornness, Zhang Anbang smiled but remained silent. Xu Sanduo had talent; as long as he could maintain a stable mindset and control his emotions, he would grow faster and wouldn't be so demanding. Wu Liuyi took the score sheet from Shi Jin, and then his gruff voice rang out, "Chengcai, five bullets, forty-six rings. Such a result for your first live-fire shooting is very good and deserves praise. Everyone, give him a round of applause!"

The new recruits were all envious of Cheng Cai's shooting scores, and they all applauded after hearing Wu Liuyi's words.

Wu Liuyi glanced at the results sheet, initially not wanting to speak, but remembering Zhang Anbang and Shi Jin's instructions, he composed himself and continued, "Xu Sanduo..."

"Here!" Xu Sanduo hurriedly replied from the ranks. After so long in basic training, he had thoroughly memorized how to respond when the squad leader called his name.

But thinking about his performance during the shooting, Xu Sanduo became dejected again, staring at the tips of his shoes with his head down, like a child who had made a mistake.

"Hmm, Xu Sanduo, your shooting score of 28 rings is not bad. This is another event besides the three-kilometer race where you are not at the bottom of the whole company. It's a small improvement compared to before. Keep it up."

However, when shooting in the future, you must remember to keep the butt firmly against your shoulder, understand?

Wu Liuyi, puzzled by the lack of a reply, looked over and saw Xu Sanduo, whom he had just praised, with his head down, looking like he was about to cry.

Wu Liuyi was puzzled. "This ancestor, I praised you, I didn't scold you, so where did this grievance come from?"

"Xu Sanduo, although you didn't come in last place this time and made some progress, you still need to keep working hard, understand?" Wu Liuyi raised his voice.

"Yes, I understand." Xu Sanduo finally came to his senses, realized that he had been praised, and grinned, showing his big white teeth.

The next three platoons of new recruits also took turns going forward to experience shooting.

After all the new recruits had finished shooting and assembled their ranks before the assembly line, Shi Jin jogged to five steps in front of Gao Cheng and Zhang Anbang, stood at attention, saluted, and reported, "Reporting to the company commander, the new recruit company's live-fire shooting training is complete!"

One hundred and twenty people were expected, and one hundred and twenty people were present. No one was injured. During the training, an 81-1 automatic rifle experienced a jamming malfunction, which has been resolved.

Weapons and equipment have been inventoried without omission, and the firing mission has been completed. Please advise! Duty Officer Shi Jin!

Gao Cheng stood ramrod straight and returned the greeting, saying, "At ease."

"Yes." Shi Jin gave the order before jogging back to the queue, and then returned to the queue.

Gao Cheng stepped forward with a smile and said, "Let me tell you, today is the first live-fire exercise for the recruit company. The results are pretty good compared to previous recruit companies."

Especially Cheng Cai, who scored 46 rings in his first live-fire shooting, which is very good and deserves praise. However, he should continue to work hard and strive to get a perfect score in the new recruit assessment.

When it comes to our new recruit assessment, the first place winner will receive a reward. I hope everyone will continue to work hard.

In addition, I have seen the shooting results this time, and many new recruits did not pass. According to the "Regulations on Military Training and Assessment", the passing score for live-fire shooting assessment of new recruits is 30 rings, 40 rings is good, and 45 rings or above is excellent.

Our pass rate this time was only 60%, with only three people achieving a good result and only one person achieving an excellent result. I understand that this is everyone's first time conducting live-fire shooting, but this is not good enough; we still need to practice.

To help everyone progress faster, I specially contacted the logistics department to send you gifts, which will be distributed shortly.

When the company commander mentioned giving gifts, the veterans and key personnel who came couldn't help but smile. The new recruits didn't understand what it meant, but they knew all too well how to help the soldiers improve their marksmanship when there were no bullets.

Although the new recruits didn't know what the company commander meant by "gift," they remembered the deputy company commander's earlier promise to give them extra food, which turned out to be newspapers and push-ups.

Subconsciously, they felt that the company commander's suggestion of giving gifts was probably not a good thing. However, as new recruits, they were powerless to resist the company commander's gifts and could only hope that they wouldn't be as cruel as the deputy company commander's gifts.

"Deputy Company Commander Zhang, do you have anything to add?" After looking at the overall performance report, Gao Cheng was quite satisfied and spoke with great enthusiasm.

Zhang Anbang stepped forward, smiling as he looked at all the new recruits in the company. "Company Commander, there's nothing to add. I completely agree with your opinion."

I also prepared some small gifts for the soldiers, much smaller and prettier than the ones the company commander prepared. You should look forward to them!