Chapter 57: 57 Is There Such a Website?
Chapter 57: 57 Is There Such a Website?
Karman was eliminated at 400 meters, even though Qiao Ga temporarily fitted him with a four-times scope, it didn't help.
This is a matter of habit. If it were a young person, they'd just need to train to adapt, but for old guys like Karman, it's not easy at all. It's extremely difficult to change those instincts that are etched into their bones.
Karman himself had no intention of changing either. Qiao Ga's armory had plenty of good guns, but Karman was basically uninterested in all but the AK series, which he had a special fondness for. He asked Qiao Ga to get him two AKMs and two AK74s, and he was completely satisfied with just those.
Besides the guns, the only other thing Karman was interested in was landmines, especially the 'Broad Sword' type of high-power landmines.
In terms of combat, Karman was way over the heads of both Qiao Ga and Nis. So, Qiao Ga just let him do his thing.
After Karman was eliminated, the competition between Qiao Ga and Nis wasn't much to look at.
Karman dominated the 100–200 meters range, and Qiao Ga dominated from 200–400 meters.
For the 400–800 meters range, Qiao Ga's shooting accuracy and rhythm were also top-notch.
Since it was all single hits, his accuracy was about the same as Nis's, but when it came to speed, Qiao Ga was much faster. His left eye rapidly searched and his right eye aimed and fired, quickly and lethally. And according to Qiao Ga's personality, he still had a lot of room for improvement.
But after 800 meters, the situation was different...
Using the G29, Nis was as steady as a clock. When Qiao Ga got eliminated at the 1000 meter mark, this girl pushed the competition distance all the way up to 1700 meters.
Nis's shooting speed was consistently slow from start to finish, but it was steady and her hit rate was very high, especially once the gun barrel heated up and the trajectory fully stabilized. Stay with m_vl_em_p_yr
Qiao Ga didn't quite like this kind of ultra-long-distance shooting, the feeling of a bullet flying through the air for several seconds before hitting the target. He found it gave him a weird sense of displacement, far from the crisp satisfaction of a gunshot followed by an immediate hit.
However, watching Nis shoot at long-distance targets was really interesting. Seeing this girl tapping away on a calculator, scribbling and sketching, and adjusting the sight based on the ballistic table, Qiao Ga couldn't help but want to laugh.
Nis was like a model student bringing homework to the range, spending more time writing and drawing than actually aiming and shooting.
This was nothing like the snipers he had seen in movies. He was a college graduate too, but those formulas Nis wrote, he vaguely remembered them, but there was no way he could do the calculations himself.
Qiao Ga guessed that the reason a sniper needs a spotter is that two people doing math problems are definitely faster than one.
Moreover, the spotter is apparently more important than the sniper, because the spotter is the main force doing the calculations. Pulling the trigger might just be the simplest task.
In the end, as Nis kept shooting, only Qiao Ga remained, enthusiastically holding the binoculars and calling out the hits for her. Everyone else had lost interest.
This girl made it to 1800 meters before she finally missed. However, this miss didn't discourage Nis; rather, it made her even more attached to the G29 she held in her hands.
In the previous days, Nis had been adapting to the new gun's trajectory, and the furthest she could hit was a 1500-meter target. But today, under pressure with an outstanding performance, she extended the range to 1700 meters. The bullet's power at that distance wasn't great, but it was a result she had never achieved even with the TAC-50. It was indeed something to be happy about.
Lightweight, precise, and powerful, this gun suited her needs perfectly.
A competition without bets allowed the three to fully exhibit their special characteristics.
There was no need to divide tasks intentionally. Everyone just found their place in the team.
Karman was an Assault Soldier, Nis was a sniper, and Joe Ga could switch between close and long-range depending on the situation.
In Africa, as long as they didn't run into a regular army with heavy weapons, whether they won or not wasn't the issue, survival was definitely assured.
Watching Nis record numerous data on the ballistic chart and then tuck away her notebook, Joe Ga took the initiative to pack up the P90 for her, and then said with a smile, "Great shooting skills. Are all the snipers at the Gaddafi Military Academy at your level?"
As Nis, who was fiddling with the G29, paused and shook her head, she said, "They should be, but I haven't seen them since we didn't have so many good guns back then. The TAC-50 I'm used to was seized by my brother on the battlefield.
However, if we're just talking purely about battle records, I'm definitely not the best. I've heard that there's a group of Kurdish female snipers in Syria now, and their achievements are stronger than mine when I was in Liberia."
After hearing this, Joe Ga hesitated for a few seconds before saying, "Have you considered finding a spotter? I think with a spotter forming a sniper pair, your efficiency and safety would be much higher."
Nis shook her head after hearing this and replied, "It's difficult to find a compatible spotter. I feel good about my current state, and with or without a spotter, it's pretty much the same for me within a thousand meters.
Extreme long-range shooting is basically unnecessary for your business, boss.
Actually, I think you're right, I should indeed practice more with the P90 submachine gun, so I can be helpful at close range too."
Joe Ga waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I'm not asking you to practice close-quarters combat to fight the enemy at close range, but rather to enable you to protect yourself—there's a big difference.
You're a sniper. No matter how much you train, you won't become Karman, and even if you did, it would be a waste of your talent.
Actually, I think it would feel very good, and especially cool, to have a gun that can cover me from 1500 meters away while I'm making deals.
Think about it, whenever there's someone I'm not happy with, their head could just explode right then and there. How intimidating would that be?
With that setup, we ought to sell our guns for a bit more than others do!"
Nis, who was usually rather cold-hearted, couldn't help but laugh at Joe Ga's teasing. She pursed her lips and chuckled, then whispered, "If we go by what you're saying, then hiring an extra spotter would become necessary.
The field of view in a scope is too narrow. With a spotter, we could observe a larger area and provide you with more comprehensive coverage.
Actually, spotters are generally more skilled than snipers, because snipers just need to pull the trigger."
After listening, Joe Ga shook his head and said, "Definitely not everyone who can pull a trigger can become a sniper.
I just think that without a spotter, you can't fully utilize your talent.
But there's no rush for this. We can't just make do; we need to find someone who's compatible with you.
Didn't you just say that those Kurdish female snipers in Syria are impressive? If we have a chance, let's go take a look in Syria, maybe we'll find someone suitable."
After hearing this, Nis laughed and shook her head, "There's no need for that. Female snipers have a website, and if you think it's necessary, I can post a hiring ad there.
A daily wage of 100 US dollars, 500 US dollars during combat, can hire very capable snipers, and excellent snipers can usually become spotters. If needed, I actually don't mind being a spotter myself."
Joe Ga was astonished and said incredulously, "There's such a website? Why have I never heard of it?"