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Skippy · May 19, 2018, 09:10 AM

David Grossman speaks to this in his book, "On Killing." He references S.L.A. Marshall's study (Killology) on the firing rates of soldiers in World War II.

"He found that the ratio of rounds fired vs. hits was low; he also noted that the majority of soldiers were not aiming to hit their targets. This was a problem for the US military and its allies during World War II. New training implements were developed and hit rates improved. The changes were small, but effective. First, instead of shooting at bull's-eyetype targets, the United States Army switched to silhouette targets that mimic an average human."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killology?wprov=sfla1

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I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.

May 19, 2018, 09:10 AM	#2
Skippy Senior Member Join Date: March 3, 2010 Posts: 124	David Grossman speaks to this in his book, "On Killing." He references S.L.A. Marshall's study (Killology) on the firing rates of soldiers in World War II. "He found that the ratio of rounds fired vs. hits was low; he also noted that the majority of soldiers were not aiming to hit their targets. This was a problem for the US military and its allies during World War II. New training implements were developed and hit rates improved. The changes were small, but effective. First, instead of shooting at bull's-eyetype targets, the United States Army switched to silhouette targets that mimic an average human." https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killology?wprov=sfla1 -------------- I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.