Army
Shooting At Close Quarters: Blasting It Up In Cyprus
It's THE course skill of any infantry soldier - firing a weapon accurately, when possibly under fire yourself.
High standards of shooting are one of a soldier's core skills, with the need to practise critical in case of short-notice deployment.
In Cyprus, troops from the 2nd Battalion, Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment, practised their close quarter combat training.
They began with their SA-80s, and the specifics varied each time: Different numbers of rounds at different areas of the targets.
Then the firearms varied too, this time onto the British Army's relatively new 9mm Glock pistol.
The Glock has replaced the Browning, which was standard issue for 40 years.
It's lighter and more accurate, and carries 17 rounds, compared to the Browning's 13.
For these troops, this is a regular exercise, designed to hone their skills and keep them current, and ensure that what they practice on the range they can do for real, if required.
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