If one of our troops has a malfunction or runs out of ammunition, he or she can still continue the engagement with opposition weaponry if they know how to use it. |
If you can shoot one of these weapons well, then you can shoot a modern one very well. It requires a lot more mental discipline to shoot these and hit because the modern weapons are so much more sophisticated. |
Just because they are old does not mean they are not lethal. |
The more primitive weapons teach what soldiers are supposed to do with the modern weapon. |
The purpose is for the cadets to have a better understanding of the history of the infantryman and where some of the practices that we still use today come from. |
This is a way to keep history alive. |