Soldiers' Assault: Veteran Special Agents and New Recruits

Chapter 40: The Clash Between Hill Muscles and a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (Seeking Recommendations and Monthly Tickets)

If such an outstanding soldier as Jackie Chan comes to the 702nd Regiment, as long as he can be trained, he will definitely be an ace, a winner of honors in various competitions.

All the honors he received belong not only to Jackie Chan personally, but also to the Steel Seventh Company, and even more so to the 702nd Regiment.

"Haha, this is great! I never thought I, the seventh brother, would find such a treasure."

Gao Cheng grinned so hard his mouth almost twisted, and he returned to the original topic, urging impatiently, "Come on, give me the things quickly."

"What the hell?" Commander Wang asked in astonishment.

"It's an award, isn't it? A third-class merit? Hurry up and give it to me now." Gao Cheng reached out to ask for it.

"He's in such a hurry, like his butt is on fire every day."

Commander Wang chuckled and playfully slapped Gao Cheng's hand away, explaining affectionately, "How could I possibly lead you astray? I'm just here to let you know in advance that I'll send someone to deliver the third-class merit and commendation once they arrive at the regimental headquarters."

"Huh? You didn't bring it?"

Upon hearing that the third-class merit award hadn't been issued yet, Gao Cheng's initial joy turned to disappointment, and he immediately became hostile, saying, "You didn't even bring the award, so what are you doing here?"

"Look at yourself, what kind of expression is that? It's not like I'm not going to give it to you," Commander Wang laughed.

"How can I not be in a hurry?"

Gao Cheng raised his voice and said, "Two third-class merits can get you promoted to officer. Do you know what that means? It means a soldier's future."

"Okay, okay, you're right. I'll go and urge them when I get to the regimental headquarters."

Commander Wang felt that the topic was going well, and there was no point in continuing the conversation since the third-class merit award hadn't been awarded yet.

So he changed the subject and asked, "Besides informing you about this, I mainly came today to check on your company's training progress. What are your plans for the future?"

"What else could it be? Infantry-tank combined arms training. Just drills aren't very useful. Let's bring the new recruits to do some live-fire exercises."

Gao Cheng was still a little sullen, and he didn't speak loudly.

"First live-fire training? I'll have to see. You go and organize it." Commander Wang was very interested and took the lead towards the training ground.

Gao Cheng parted ways with the troops and went to the front to begin organizing the first live-fire exercise involving combined arms tactics.

After the convoy personnel were assigned to their respective roles, the team was quickly taken to a large-scale live-fire training ground covering thousands of acres, where tanks could be seen running everywhere.

The first exercise involved troops advancing into the battlefield, encountering enemy attacks from both sides of the road along the way.

All the members of the Steel Seventh Company boarded their infantry fighting vehicles, and the six vehicles, spaced about 10 meters apart, formed a long line and headed towards the live-fire training ground.

The Type 89 armored infantry fighting vehicle can carry a maximum of 13 people. In a combat-ready state, a company has 10 people in a squad, and each squad is more than enough to have one vehicle.

The other classes were indeed quite spacious, with only Class 3 being slightly crowded.

Jackie Chan, being such a muscular man, just takes up too much space!

Fortunately, after the infantry fighting vehicle entered the combat training ground, Jackie Chan, who was the main gunner of the third squad, moved from the vehicle cabin into the machine gun turret.

The cabin instantly felt spacious.

The Type 89 infantry fighting vehicle is equipped with a 12.7mm heavy machine gun, which can attack both air and ground targets, making it extremely powerful.

In addition, the surrounding outer armor plating is sufficient to withstand 7.6mm bullets, providing the heavy machine gunner with 270-degree protection.

When Jackie Chan, with his massive muscles, stood inside, the two blended together perfectly.

Compared to the regular machine gunners on other infantry fighting vehicles, his figure appears somewhat small compared to the heavy gun, and the proportions don't quite match.

The photo of Jackie Chan with a heavy machine gun is like a natural painting of steel power.

Domineering and tough!

The visual effects are absolutely stunning!

If Officer Zhang, who loves taking photos, were here, he would surely be so excited to see such a perfect scene of man and vehicle in harmony that he would lie down on the ground.

He exclaimed to the sky, "It's so beautiful! A masterpiece, a perfect masterpiece!"

"That's impressive, that's classy. It's just different when a big guy like him carries a heavy machine gun. No one else can compare."

Commander Wang, holding binoculars in the rest area, had his eyes glued to Jackie Chan.

I can't bear to leave for even a second!

"This is just the beginning, Commander. You'd better watch out, or your eyes will pop out," Gao Cheng said smugly.

"Oh? There's another good show coming up? I'll have to watch it closely then."

Commander Wang's interest was completely piqued, and he was reluctant to put down his binoculars while talking.

The infantry fighting vehicle convoy has entered the firing range, which consists of a lane in the middle and rows of target papers on both sides, spaced between 50 and 100 meters apart.

During a simulated march, the soldiers of the 7th Company, inside an infantry fighting vehicle, launched a counterattack after being attacked by the enemy.

"Squeak~ thud!"

The hatch on the roof of the vehicle was opened.

There were three machine guns on each side of the turret, and a total of six soldiers emerged with guns and began firing at the targets on both sides.

Shooting at a moving target from a moving vehicle is the most difficult shot.

Shooting at a fixed target from a moving vehicle doesn't make the shooting much easier.

The veterans of the Seventh Company have undergone many years of training and are familiar with the feeling of shooting targets from a vehicle, so they can guarantee a basic hit rate.

With a single shot of 10, at least 9 shots will hit.

In comparison, the accuracy rate of new recruits in target practice is much lower.

Even though they have been assigned to the Steel Seventh Company for several months, the Steel Seventh Company, which never lacks ammunition, has greatly improved its capabilities, and organizes live-fire target practice at least twice a week.

Each new recruit fired at least three to five hundred bullets.

Shooting at fixed targets while lying prone on the training ground, or advanced shooting while moving, are not the same as shooting from an armored vehicle.

Armored vehicles are inherently shaky, and when traveling on muddy roads, the vehicle sways constantly, making it difficult for people to stand steadily without holding on.

Needless to say, holding a gun is even more important!

Most of the new recruits were not used to it and could not even control the most basic three points in a straight line, so how could they guarantee that the bullets would hit the target accurately?

Xu Sanduo, who almost always gets motion sickness whenever he enters the cramped space of an armored vehicle, was in even worse condition.

Despite the churning in his stomach, all he could do was hold the gun and fire blindly.

The gun went off.

He had no idea where the bullet went.

to be honest.

It's simply a matter of aiming at the approximate location of the target, pulling the trigger, and firing the bullet; there's no actual aiming process involved.

Fortunately, there were the brothers Cheng Cai and Cheng Long, who upheld the dignity of the new recruits.

Cheng Cai received training from Jackie Chan from a young age, specifically targeted sniper training. Now that he's in the army and has a real sniper rifle, his sniping skills have been fully activated, and his marksmanship is improving day by day.

Even now, when he's on an armored vehicle, he's just as adept at it.

Holding a sniper rifle in a standing position, using the legs and back to brace against the vehicle for stability, not only allows for a high firing rate but also a high hit rate.

Basically, it's 9 out of 10 shots hits!

(End of this chapter)