During the joint military-services exercise with live ammunition organized by Military Region 5 for Division 2 and units of the Ministry of National Defense stationed in the area at the end of 2024, the outstanding achievements of B41 gunners in destroying enemy gun emplacements, bunkers, aircraft, and tanks in the assigned area right from the first shots left many people surprised and admired.

Contributing to that result is the "Device for checking the line of sight of the B41 gun's optical sight during the day and at night" researched and manufactured by Senior Lieutenant Truong Nguyen Cong Tinh, Captain of Company 2 (Battalion 1, Regiment 1).

Major Le Quang Thuong guides soldiers on how to use the "Equipment to support checking and calibrating the firing angle ruler for 60mm, 82mm, and 100mm mortars".

According to Senior Lieutenant Truong Nguyen Cong Tinh, in the past, during training, platoon and company officers could only check the aiming results of B41 anti-tank gunners through fixed aiming lines. When soldiers aimed directly, they would be influenced by psychological factors, terrain conditions, weather, qualifications, timing skills, shot completion, etc., making it very difficult to check, comment on, and evaluate the results. Therefore, the test and practice shooting results of soldiers were often unstable, and in some cases, they did not destroy all targets, affecting the overall performance of the entire unit. With the "Equipment for checking the aiming lines of B41 gun optical sights during the day and at night", the above situation was basically overcome.

When connecting the sighting inspection device with the optical sight, through the two-angle prism, whether day or night, the training officer can still check, monitor, and accurately evaluate the soldiers' aiming; from there, provide specific and accurate coaching, assistance, and guidance solutions for each soldier, helping them to progress and mature after each training session.

“B41 gun optical sight line testing device during day and night” is widely used in combat training in Division 2, Military Region 5.

With a passion for creativity, every year, Major Le Quang Thuong, Chief of Artillery (Staff of Regiment 1) has many initiatives and technical improvements to participate in competitions, win high prizes and be widely deployed in the unit. Recently, Major Le Quang Thuong and his teammates successfully researched and manufactured "Equipment to support the inspection and calibration of firing angles for 60mm, 82mm, 100mm mortars", with high accuracy, contributing to improving the quality of training and testing of live ammunition firing of artillery...

Lieutenant Colonel Bui Dinh Thu, Commander of Regiment 1, said: “To contribute to improving the quality of training and combat readiness, the unit focuses on promoting the movement to promote initiatives and improve techniques. Every initiative, whether simple or complex, demonstrates the passion, dedication, love and attachment of the officers and soldiers to the unit and is widely applied in the regiment and division.”

Article and photos: VIET HUNG

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