When the hot
flying copper covered led is real and its fight path is (We).
1. As a soldier it is horrifying . Who? From where?
2. As a platoon level commander its confusing , as the direction vector of shooter is unavailable.
3. As a company commander it leaves a big ambiguity about the operation.priority and real time decisions
Now we will think about two terms
Crack & Thump. and what they are.
When the bullet leaves the muzzle , its velocity exceeds the speed of sound , which implies that , where ever it passes by it will be generating the sonic boom. Depending on the size of the projectile (7mm /12.5mm) It is like a cracking sound , and the vicinity of the sound is confusing , being right left OR above .
This is the crack part of it.
While this projectile is traveling twice the speed of sound the sound of the fire arm is also traveling , but is audible with a time gap , depending on the distance between the sender and the receiver.
This is how the shooter exposes his location ( the thump sound comes from the shooters vacinity
reveals direction of fire as well as distance of the shooter) , and the evasive echelon initiates a chase operation.
Once again
What if the crack sound is iterative Eg Automatics Or Multiple & automatic being recieved?
1. If this party is in a trenched defence they will not known the direction of the attacker
2. If this party is launching a flaking manover the defended will not know where the monster is comming from
3. If the party is raiding a post the night watchers can be dispensed without waking up the post defenders
4. while collecting the information in some ones territory( patrolling) , it is unwise to get engaged in firefight , and the first round fired is a compromise of position .The flee back to the home location becomes mandatory
If the guns of this party have no sound They can stay longer , engage well and come back home unseen without risking there lives due to compromise.
5. Snipers No comments every one knows what they do and the odds that they face.
Scenario
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You are a company commander on the first line of defense.
You have plan A. if the hostile battalion attacks from the front trench layout 0 degrees with the horizon
you have plan B if the hotile atacks from the left trench layout 90 degrees to the horizon
you have plan C if hostile attacks from the right trench layout 270 degrees to the horizon
Then more plans with combinations of the above.
If your scouts are engaged quietly and your eyes and ears are gone
AT midnight. heavy fire is received .
Only crack sounds no thump?
Only have to close your eyes and draw the picture of this defended locality.
This silent attack should should be of the Home echelon Hostile to engage. Other side
Guns Must be silent. sooner the better.
Next time We will be talking about the Long range 30 mm sniper platform to engage the tank crew from 2500 M
Threat behind the armor shield. SilentScorpian (romantic name) we civilians can not live without it