SHOOTING COURSES OF THE BATTLE RIFLES FOR THE DOSAAF ON TALLIN

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00926A007600100001-8
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• Original Classification: C
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• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 25, 2013
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: November 19, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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CONFIDFAVTIAL
COUNTRY USSR (Estonia
SUBJECT Shooting Courses -cd!"
in Tallit
CNTRALINEL..LIG1ENCE AGENCY
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FORMATION REPO
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fP144170CUMENT CONTAINS irtypINA_VII-,,AFFECTING THE N4TIONAL_OEFENSF
',f1tHE UNITED STATES. WITH44ITNE*ANINO OF TITLE IS. STOS40.R.S--7113
ANO 704. OF THE U.S. CODE.. "is. AMERCED. ITS TRANSMISSI.UF*REVE.
ATION OF
ITS
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CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BRAN-TINAUTRORIZED PERSON IS
RONISLTM ST -1.AW,70I1REPRIMILCIIM OF-TT:REPORT IS PROHIBITED.
TH I S is UNEVALUATED zORmATioN
DATE D I STR /c,7 Nov 1954
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NO. OFAsk9ES 2
NO. OF ENCLS.
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"As ascertained from menthers of tire .,DOSAAF in Tall* 1 the 'course of
shooting from the battle rifle' lit,'?pOSAAF is identical with the 'course
of shooting from the battle rifle in the rifle units of the land, forces.
"Eery private of the rifle units ZDOSAAF in-Tallir j must go through the
course of shooting from the battle rifle in his firstyear of service. The
course consists of two parts:
a. Elementary shoot iris, which must teach the rifleman', to shoot at various
targets under various conditiona ,outside tactical situations.
Individual battle, shooting whicfi'MUst teach the rifleman independently
to d----7-)c-i=de fire tasks in varying tactical situations.
"At the end of the first year of service an 'evaluation of the individual
fire training of the riflemen' is Undertaken in every,company, and -the
following marks given:"
a. excellent-- 25 per cent. excellentlyi 35 per cent,well, 30 per' cent moderately
well and, no more -t-,..tian .1,0 per cent bfidly. .
b. good - 50 per eent_exoellently and well, 35-per cent moderately well
and ,no more than'1.5,per cent badly.
C. mediocre - $1) :per cent, wg144, Qr moderate.ly_well.?
"For the training of 'elementary shooting , every rifleman is provided with:
31 small caliber cartridges
17 life cartridges
"For the training of 'Individual battle shooting', every rifleman is provided
with
18 live cart-ridges
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This report is for the use within the USA of the Intelligence componentS of -the Departments or
Agencies indicated above. It is not to be transmitted overseas without the concurrence of the
originating office through the Assistant Director of the Office of Collection, And Dissemination, CIA.
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"In the first year of service thi
31 small caliber cartridges'
35 live cartridges
":15y the end of the second ,yearof service everiiiriyate of the rifle
units naist b : o
Independently to select e for shootinp,Carefully to mask him-
self and hi a rifle on the Unremittingly Watch the enemy in a
gets mask and without it. Find, uate and select targets for fire.
Determine the distance to them by. . up to a distance of 600 meters
with an exactitude of up to 10 pe t. Hit immobile: suddenly
appearing and moving targets at di ances up to 600 meters. Keep air
targets under fire under special conditions,(by .nights, in'smokep
through smoke, etc.): Observe the effect of his own fire and. correct
Lt. Keep count of his -cartridges in battle and report their expense
In good time:
8. "During .their second year of seri/14e the priVates of rifle units must go
through:
a. tactical exercises
b. .tactical exercises
. tactical exerciaes
tactical Piere4,SOS
.with battle shooting by squads
with battle. Odoting by platoons
With ?batt1C40ooting by companies
with battlg7shOotihg by battalions
.1`The- ijkiVeted.4i'l:Offiqrs.,:tia'Vell::"as'ineiliici6iillf:fiOSAAP) who -hey
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eXiettted* all the Preectibeditidiviciiiii battle Shootings with the
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evaluatiOn. of .1e$441-1111143-11-f- have the right to .wear the badge of 10xce1lent
fiVeh havo ':'tii .toKill6.1k41ed-(4,N4.1411,1.; .,i; 0 :.,..2.460-;:rija'a42;ea Ub
?..i14.1lnc; ;:i_Oli.*:,?;4?C-on Eiti?*4- ntrope-.,;
10. ??The iachineiktui shots and off ice4 '(iled-of-DOS ) who have executed all. _
the prescribed individual - battle shootings with the' evaluation ,of I excellent '
.have the right to war the liedge-'1'Farce4eitti Gun Layer' ."
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