Mercenary's War-Chapter 2131 - 2108: The Correct Way to Use Yuri

A soldier’s training takes at least several months. Certain basic things require time for Yuri to remember and develop reflexes. Physical training also needs time. However, for machine gunners, if only teaching the basics, even a day is enough.

The operation of a machine gun itself isn’t that difficult; you can learn it quickly.

But to train Yuri into another Big Dog, another Machine Gun Artist, that’s tough. Many things can only be learned and understood in combat. Glolov’s guidance can only shorten this process, but it can’t fully replace Yuri’s experience in battle.

Even without the expectation for Yuri to become the next Big Dog, just training him to be a qualified machine gunner would take some time. Good shooters are raised on bullets; this is true for snipers and still true for machine gunners. When Yuri’s shoulder and hands are callused from shooting practice, he’ll naturally become a good shooter.

Gao Yang planned to train Yuri as a machine gunner, but Tommy had a different opinion. He said urgently, "Guys, don’t you want to see if Yuri can use a mortar? We should check, right? What if he’s more suited for operating a mortar?"

Gao Yang thought for a moment, then said, "Okay, let’s see. Tommy, you try it."

Tommy quickly ran to get his tube, and when he returned, some others brought an 82mm mortar and shells.

Handing the tube to Yuri, Tommy asked urgently, "Can you fire this with only this?"

Yuri looked confused and said, "How do I fire it? I’ve never used one or even thought about it."

Tommy was unsurprised. He pointed to the 82mm mortar and said, "Try that one."

The 82mm mortar had all its parts, the seat plate, and the frame. Yuri looked over, assembled the 82mm mortar, and then looked at Tommy with some confusion, saying, "Where should I aim? I can fire, but I don’t know how to hit the target."

Tommy confidently said, "Then carry the mortar and run a few laps, let us see."

The total weight of the 82mm mortar is over thirty kilograms. Generally, people can move it, but like Yuri, grabbing the seat plate with one hand and carrying the barrel while running fast, not many can do it.

Pointing to Yuri, who could replace a whole mortar crew by himself, Tommy laughed and said, "Look, with him, we can have more shells. If needed, we can even bring larger caliber mortars."

Glolov laughed and said, "But we don’t need a pure porter. I can teach him to use a machine gun, but you can’t teach him to use the mortar. You’re an experiential gunner. You don’t even know why you shoot so accurately, so you can’t train a new gunner."

Watching Yuri still running, thinking about whether the machine gun or the mortar was more meaningful, if they could be combined, Gao Yang felt a flash of inspiration.

"Wait, I found the correct way to use Yuri!"

Gao Yang was very excited, and Glolov and Tommy said in unison, "What?"

Gao Yang pointed at Yuri, very excitedly saying, "Perfect, perfect, perfect!"

"What’s perfect?"

Gao Yang swallowed and loudly said, "Guys, it’s very difficult and time-consuming to train Yuri as a machine gunner or a mortar operator, but what about letting him use a grenade launcher?"

Tommy frowned and asked, "A grenade launcher? Does it justify allocating a person for this role?"

Gao Yang nodded enthusiastically and said, "It’s necessary, it’s necessary. Everyone, has anyone heard of Huaxia’s QLZ87 automatic grenade launcher?"

Glolov looked puzzled and said, "Never heard of it."

Tommy also shook his head and said, "No idea, just a grenade launcher."

Eileen looked puzzled and asked, "What’s special about it?"

Cui Bo suddenly raised his hand, pointing at Yuri, and loudly shouted, "Ah! Ah! Ah ah! Ah ah ah ah!"

Eileen slapped Cui Bo on the head and scolded, "Just say it if you have something to say, what’s with all the ahs?"

Cui Bo excitedly said, "Perfect, perfect, perfect!"

Li Jinfang also looked enlightened and said, "Ah, this is really suitable!"

Gao Yang said with a smile, "Huaxia QLZ87 grenade launcher, 35mm caliber, can fire explosive grenades, armor-piercing grenades, incendiary shells, and smoke shells, fully automatic, 15 rounds per load, capable of single or burst firing, high precision, powerful, with a direct range of 600 meters. 600 meters, folks! It can tackle light armored targets and firing points, with a maximum range of 1700 meters, providing substantial damage to unprotected enemy targets. Furthermore, the light version of the QLZ87 weighs 12 kilograms, and the heavy version with a tripod weighs 20 kilograms, which might be a bit heavy for us, but for Yuri, it’s nothing.

There’s also the QLZ04, an improved version of the 87, with 30 rounds of ammunition, the launcher itself is only five kilograms, and with a full ammunition box of thirty rounds, it weighs twelve kilograms, still light for Yuri, and the key is something called the QLU11."

Everyone looked around at each other until Peter finally said softly, "A dedicated grenade launcher operator seems worth it, but I’ve tested the Huaxia 35mm grenade system, and it seemed underpowered."

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Hahaha!"

Cui Bo laughed heartily, looking down at everyone, pointing around arrogantly, and said, "You ignorant fools, you don’t understand the terror of our Huaxia weapons. Let me enlighten you, the QLU11 is a Sniper Grenade Launcher!"

Everyone looked wide-eyed at each other, and finally, Peter looked puzzled and said, "Sniper... Grenade Launcher?"

Gao Yang smiled and said, "You heard right, a Sniper Grenade Launcher, equipped with an optical sight, the kill radius of an armor-piercing high-explosive grenade is five meters, directly hitting small targets like firing ports within 400 meters, directly aiming at armored targets within 800 meters. Think about the other applications and specific effects yourself!"

Cui Bo, filled with a sense of joy, said, "Our motto is, even if we can’t hit accurately, we can still blow you up!"

Eileen swallowed, looked at the others, and said, "This thing sounds exciting, but 35mm grenades are hard to find, only available from Huaxia."

Gao Yang snapped his fingers and laughed, "The good news is, there’s a 40mm export version of this thing. Of course, the export version might not be as good as the original, but no worries. We can buy it, and we can buy a large enough amount of grenades for a lifetime."

Glolov looked very intrigued. He swallowed and said, "Interesting, we definitely have to try this!"