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[kris_reid]

"What, then, was the reason that the soldiers made such a poor showing during the West’s most famous Army-Indian battle? While Custer’s immediate command of 210 men was wiped out and more than 250 troopers and scouts were killed in the fighting on June 25-26, the Indians lost only about 40 or 50 men. The explanation appears to lie in the fact that weapons are no better than the men who use them. Marksmanship training in the frontier Army prior to the 1880s was almost nil. An Army officer recalled the 1870s with nostalgia, “Those were the good old days. … Target practice was practically unknown.” A penurious government allowed only about 20 rounds per year for training — a situation altered only because of the Custer disaster. And the 20 rounds of ammunition often were expended in firing at passing game rather than in sharpshooting. The 7th Cavalry was not hampered by new recruits, for only about 12 percent of the force could be considered raw. What handicapped the entire regiment, however, was inadequate training in marksmanship and fire discipline."

Comments

[ianegramoten.livejournal.com]

на военной службе хватает занятий поважнее чем обучение стрельбе

Ну да

[rottenshworz.livejournal.com]

А потом игрочки настолки пытаются доказать Мастеру, что военный с меткостью уровня "новичок" - это нонсенс, а не случай редкого везения