Vietnamese military sniper contingent advance to 2nd round

Happiness of the Vietnamese snipers

On August 6, snipers competed in the sixth and seventh tests at the 38th Guards Air Assault Brigade under the Armed Forces of Belarus in the outskirts of Brest city, Belarus.

In the sixth test each sniper fired six rounds at various targets from distances ranging from 300m to 800m. The test required snipers to eliminate a target in standing position before moving to another target in sitting position and final target in prone position.

All four Vietnamese snipers completed the test, hitting nine out of 12 targets while many other competitors failed to hit the difficult number 10 target

Meanwhile, in the seventh test, snipers were not allowed to adjust sights. Each sniper fired six shots at three targets from distances ranging from 300m to 600m. The Vietnamese snipers hit 10 out of 12 targets.

According to the official results announced by the organizing panel at 22:00 on August 6 (Hanoi time), the VPA’s sniper team ranked 7th among 21 participating teams so it has advanced to the next round.

In the second round of the “Sniper Frontier” contest in the ongoing Army Games 2019, Vietnamese snipers will compete with their peers from seven countries, namely Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, China, Uzbekistan, Iran and Azerbaijan.

Reported by Vuong Thang from Belarus

Translated by Mai Huong