Double-Cut During the War of Resistance: My Wife Came from 1937

"That's why Commander Nie gave us that special equipment!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said, "These were originally meant for our 115th Division. Each of the three main divisions only has three units, so they must be used together!"

As he spoke, he opened a special box, inside which was the McMillan TAC-50 anti-materiel sniper rifle.

Regiment Commander Yang, Political Commissar Luo, and Chief of Staff Xiong came forward and discovered a large-caliber gun inside.

"Hey Lao Huang!"

Chief of Staff Xiong asked with a skeptical look, "The secret weapon you're talking about is just a gun?"

In their minds, no matter how powerful a gun is, it can't compare to an artillery piece, nor can it match its range.

"Old Bear, don't underestimate it, this is an incredibly powerful treasure!"

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang smirked, then asked in suspense, "Guess how far this McMillan can shoot?"

"How far can it shoot?"

Commander Yang countered with a question.

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said, "Take a guess!"

"1200...no, 1500 meters?"

Political Commissar Luo thought for a moment before answering.

In his view, he had overestimated himself to an extreme degree.

He could speak so far because he was already looking at the enormous caliber of the cannon.

If he had used a smaller caliber, he wouldn't have said it was so high.

"Old Huang, just tell us already!"

Commander Yang was an impatient man and didn't want to continue playing guessing games with Deputy Commander Huang.

"All right!"

Commander Huang shrugged and said something surprising: "Since you've said so, Commander, then I won't keep hiding it any longer!"

"This rifle, named McMillan, is an anti-materiel sniper rifle that uses 12.7x99mm ammunition."

"I heard from Commander Nie that someone used this kind of sniper rifle to kill the enemy at a distance of 3540 meters!"

"What did you say?"

"Did I hear that right? Killed an enemy 3540 meters away?"

"Did Commander Nie really say that?"

Upon hearing Deputy Commander Huang's words, the first reaction of the crowd was disbelief.

Because in their understanding, it's simply impossible to shoot that far.

but……

They also knew that Deputy Commander Huang wasn't the kind of person who talked nonsense.

Especially since these words came from Commander Nie, who is not the kind of person who talks nonsense!

"Would I lie to you about this?"

黄副团长翻了个白眼道：「这麦克米兰使用的那可是5-25倍的高倍率变倍瞄準镜，最高25倍那是什幺概念，那可是相当于日军2.5倍瞄準镜的十倍距离！有效狙击距离是1800-2000米，同样是三八大盖的五倍！」

"However, Commander Nie also said that it wasn't just one gun that killed the enemy, but a total of three McMillan rifles. So he specifically instructed me that when we use them, we can't let them each shoot at their own targets. All three of us must aim at the same target at the same time to improve the hit rate."

"The only problem is that it's too heavy, weighing over 23 kilograms, so it requires two people to use it."

Hearing these words, the crowd did not underestimate McMillan.

After all, other guns, let alone 3540 meters, even if they were fired from 1540 meters away, might not hit the target even once with 30 bullets.

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said, "Alright, now we can bring all those sharpshooters here!"

"I'll go and call them over!"

Chief of Staff Xiong said this and then left the warehouse.

……

Before long, Chief of Staff Xiong led in a dozen or so sharpshooter squads.

"Commander, Political Commissar, I've brought the men over!"

Chief of Staff Xiong spoke up.

Commander Yang nodded slightly, his gaze sweeping over the members of the sharpshooter squad.

He said to everyone, "Our Commander Nie recently acquired a batch of sniper rifles, weapons specifically designed for sharpshooters!"

"These sniper rifles are equipped with 4x scopes and can engage enemies at a range of 700-800 meters."

"And you guys are the best marksmen in our Independent Regiment, so all these weapons should be yours to use!"

At this point, he addressed the crowd: "Those who called out names, come forward and collect your guns! Zou Yun!"

"arrive!"

An old soldier immediately shouted.

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang took out a pre-installed SVD and handed it to the young soldier.

Commander Yang, standing nearby, specifically warned, "We only have eleven SVD sniper rifles in the entire Independent Regiment. If any of you dare to damage them, I will not let you off easily!"

"Don't worry, Commander, even if I die, I will protect this gun!"

The old soldier said solemnly.

Deputy Regiment Commander Huang said, "That's not necessary. You sharpshooters are the most important; your priority is to protect yourselves!"

"Of course, I'm not saying you should mistreat these guns. On the battlefield, they might get damaged by artillery fire, and nobody will say anything. But if you don't take care of them and damage them in private, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"yes!"

Everyone responded in unison.

Their gazes toward the sniper rifles were filled with fervor.

Equipped with a scope and a sniper rifle capable of hitting targets at 800 meters, this was exactly what they needed.

Using a standard Type 38 rifle, they could only shoot people from 300 to 400 meters away.

Even the best marksman in the game can only hit enemies at a distance of about 500 meters, but his accuracy is not high.

As the soldiers received their weapons and left, only three people remained in the room.

Seeing the last SVD being taken away, a veteran soldier couldn't help but stand up and say, "Commander, why aren't there any sniper rifles for the three of us?"

"I'm sure my marksmanship is no worse than those kids', is it?"

Commander Yang looked at the other man and said, "Old Wu, you're an old Red Army soldier who climbed snow-capped mountains and crossed grasslands with me. Of course I know your marksmanship."

"During the Battle of Pingxingguan, you single-handedly killed 37 Japanese soldiers, including 5 Japanese officers, with just a Hanyang rifle, and you even received praise from Commander Lin and Commander Nie!"

"Commander!"

Old Wu snorted and said, "Since you know my marksmanship, why don't you give me a sniper rifle? Don't you know it'll be more effective in my hands?"

The other two people standing nearby shared the same thought.

However, they didn't say it directly like Lao Wu did.

But judging from their expressions, they were clearly dissatisfied with the allocation.

"Old Wu, I know you're in a hurry, but don't rush!"

At this moment, another young man said to Lao Wu, "I think the regimental commander and the others must have their own reasons for making these allocations."

He was also a sharpshooter, once killing more than twenty Japanese soldiers in a single battle (and later wounding a Japanese major general with a single shot).

However, he was not an ordinary soldier, but a battalion political instructor, which was an officer.

So he's not as impulsive as Lao Wu.