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Exercise MARTELLO
SHARPSHOOTER
Pounded by rain on the the the East coast of of Eng- land in in in Kent three companies of of OCdts spent a a a a a a a week improving their marksman-
ship and and trying to keep both themselves and and their rifles dry The week started with the the ACMT a a a a a a a a a test of the the basic marksmanship principles and after a a a a a a a a a a a day of musical Gore-Tex the the the OCdts piled back onto the the the the coaches content that they had passed to to the the required standard Over the the next few days the the shoots became more more complex and each asked
more more of the the OCdts Day Two was the the the busiest in in Borneo Company shooting on the the the Individual Battle Skill Range Range the the Automatic Range Range as a a a a a a section in fin defence and to to fin- ish with the night shoot The IBSR was many people’s favourite incorporating situational aware- ness with the marksmanship skills It involved moving along the point and across several dif- ferent pieces of cover including a a a a a a fire trench which proved an an extra challenge for those shorter than
The night shoot held an element
of excitement as everyone stood with cyalumes stuck to to the the back of their helmets squinting at the the horizon trying to see the the black targets ahead
5”4 as climbing out quickly while keeping the the rifle pointing down the the range was a a a a a feat of its own own Once this had been done the the the OCdts then moved forwards towards the the the targets in pairs pairs and on on on contact conducted pairs pairs fire manoeuvre until ‘over- whelmed’ by the the enemy at at which point they retreated backwards The night shoot held an element
of excitement as everyone stood with cyalumes stuck to to the the the back of their helmets squinting at the the the horizon try-
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