Participating in the sports festival, contestants from 22 concurrent anti-aircraft machine gun squads of the Military Commands of districts, towns, cities and towns in the armed forces of Military Region 5 will undergo theoretical exams; drafting and reporting combat plans, drawing observation diagrams and shooting plans; practicing live ammunition shooting exercises 1a and 3a (application).

Promoting the tradition of solidarity, coordination, collective achievements, "aiming straight at the enemy and shooting", under the scorching sun of the last days of June, on the shooting range, following the commander's command, the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun squads actively did well in all preparations, took elements, practiced aiming and shooting, and completely destroyed all types of targets in the air and on the ground.

Below are some photos recorded from the sports festival sent back by reporters working at the National Military Training Center 2.

Major Le Phuoc Xuan, Air Defense Assistant, Captain of the 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun squad of the Dak Lak Provincial Military Command, studies and drafts a combat plan on a topographic map.

Shooting at air targets, each battery is given 20 rounds; shooting at ground targets, each battery is given 9 rounds.

The batteries quickly maneuvered to take over the battlefield.

The gunner uses the shell casing to balance the gun.

To destroy the target from the first round of bullets, aiming and shooting are done carefully and meticulously by the gunners.

The 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun team confidently opened fire to destroy the aerial target.

Members of the Organizing Committee and the Jury of the sports festival attentively followed the actions and shooting results of the artillery teams.

The sun became hotter towards noon, but the determination and effort of the shooters remained high.

Precise shooting on the hot field.

Soldiers use TZK glasses to observe and track the contact point on the target.

Colonel Doan Van Tam, Deputy Chief of Staff of Military Region 5, Head of the organizing committee of the sports festival, checked the shooting results of the artillery teams on the target.

VIET HUNG