Close enough. If they’re Americans I’d say you’re spot on but I don’t think they are. Not entirely sure though navy uniforms always look foreign to me.
They had an observation post through which they could look at the movements of vessels in the bay. Naturally, it wouldn't be the most detailed information, but something like "a whole fleet of big German warships have entered" would be extremely valuable to know. The British navy could strike somewhere else, knowing that these ships were far away, or they could see if they can ambush them or prepare defenses in the mediterranean.
If it wasn’t for the fact that the BATF has decided that simunitions are too dangerous for civilians, you could still do this. There’s a company that produces non-lethal ammunition that can be used in certain models of regular firearms–with modifications–so that you can quite safely shoot someone at near-contact ranges. Obviously your long range accuracy is not great. It will break skin, but so will AirSoft.
I’m told servicemembers do fast draw routines with simunitions. apparently the trick is to start firing immediately and the recoil will bring your muzzle up faster
…That is not something that you would ever do. Where are those bullets going when you’re not on-target? Even if you don’t hit an unintended target, that’s wasted ammunition, and you aren’t carrying an infinite amount. Trust me when I say that carrying 6 pistol magazines each loaded with 20 rounds, in addition to a chest carrier with 7 fully loaded M4 magazines starts getting heavy.
I’ve done a little IDPA–and will be doing more–and that kind of shit would get you tossed out of a match IMMEDIATELY. If you spend enough time practicing, you don’t need to do that anyways; part of the air marshal qualification course involves drawing a pistol from concealment, and firing a single shot on target-at 7y-in 1.15 seconds or less. High-level USPSA shooters can complete Bill drills from draw in under 2.
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