| Something for our shooting "enthusiasts" | | | | shadows, plus the introduction of sound effects, |
| -PRELIMINARY STATEMENTBackground:"Prior to my | | | | moving objects, and various alarming surprises, an |
| association with the armed forces of Great Britain | | | | opportunity is afforded to test the moral fibre of the |
| and the United States I served as Assistant | | | | student and to develop his courage and capacity for |
| Commissioner in Command of the Riot Squads of the | | | | self control.""The course consists of practical war |
| Shanghai Municipal Police Command from 1925 to | | | | methods of shooting with the one-hand gun, in which |
| 1940. During this period, our force handled over 2000 | | | | any man of average intelligence can be taught to |
| riot calls of all types and descriptions, including | | | | draw, load fire and hit his opponent within a |
| shooting affrays, many of which were against armed | | | | second.""This is not a new fangled idea, but a proven |
| robbers and kndnappers. In addition, the squads were | | | | method which has been in use in the far-east since |
| responsible for the investigation and tracking down of | | | | 1919, against some of the most dsperate criminals in |
| vice-rings and narcotics smugglers."..........".......The art of | | | | the world - men who were, (in most cases), known |
| close contact fighting includes fighting with and | | | | killers, who preferred always to shoot it out, rather |
| without knives; firing of a pistol under every | | | | than being captured and finishing up in front of a |
| conceivable condition and at every possible position | | | | firing squad, etc.....""All affrays were on the run - up |
| likely to be met in actual combat during day or | | | | and down stairways, over roofs, down cobbled |
| night.........."MYSTERY RANGES-"In order to create | | | | alleyways, or in very crowded streets. Ninety percent |
| simulated combat conditions for training purposes, I | | | | of the shooting was in the dark and the majority of |
| planned and supervised the erection of indoor | | | | hits were within four yards. Some of the police were |
| mystery ranges at Areas B-2, A-3, E and F. These | | | | killed by being shot in the back at a matter of inches |
| ranges were originally developed by me in connection | | | | distance only.""Students should be informed that the |
| with police work in China and were first used in | | | | average shoting with the one-hand gun is over, so |
| military training in the courses given to the British | | | | far as they will be concerned, in a very few seconds. |
| Commandos and the British Army. In the mystery | | | | There will no time to reload. If there first shot takes |
| ranges a simulation was affected of actual battle | | | | longer than a third of a second to fire, they will not |
| noises, conditions under which shooting affrays occur, | | | | be the one to tell the newspaper about it. It is literally |
| especially in house to house combat. The training | | | | a matter of the quick and the dead - so they can |
| included methods of entering closed and locked | | | | take their choice."Pretty comprehensive sounding to |
| doors, methods of bursting open such doors, | | | | me.Instead of attempting to define and/or qualify |
| methods of using trap doors, methods of roof top | | | | Fairbairn's thoughts and methodology ad nauseam, it's |
| figthing and firing on moving and possibly concealed | | | | best to let him tell it!Again, the above quotes sum it |
| targets. Under varying degrees of light, darkness, and | | | | all up. |