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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 3317240" data-attributes="member: 1645">Excellent point.&nbsp; If you've ever been in a chaotic situation, the fog of war is very real, and you can't really see anyone or anything except whatever you're dealing with right then.&nbsp; It might be reasonable to ask for a spot check simply to attack someone new, especially if they aren't attacking you.I was just reading a piece by a retired Spec Ops soldier, Paul Howe, called <a href="http://www.combatshootingandtactics.com/published/TrainingForTheRealFight.pdf" target="_blank">Training for the Real Fight or Avoiding Fantasy Gunfight Training</a>, and he makes the point that vision and scanning is more important than flat range firing: One problem I generally see in [law enforcement] training is that more emphasis is put on flat range fire rather than learning to see and discriminate faster, which are equally as important. I ask individuals if they see first or shoot first in a tactical situation? The answer is simple, you must see first before you can shoot. Seeing and processing the information faster than your opponent is the key to whether you are in a shooting or in a gunfight.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 3317240, member: 1645"] Excellent point. If you've ever been in a chaotic situation, the fog of war is very real, and you can't really see anyone or anything except whatever you're dealing with right then. It might be reasonable to ask for a [i]spot[/i] check simply to attack someone new, especially if they aren't attacking you. I was just reading a piece by a retired Spec Ops soldier, Paul Howe, called [url=http://www.combatshootingandtactics.com/published/TrainingForTheRealFight.pdf]Training for the Real Fight or Avoiding Fantasy Gunfight Training[/url], and he makes the point that [i]vision and scanning[/i] is more important than [i]flat range firing[/i]: [Indent]One problem I generally see in [law enforcement] training is that more emphasis is put on flat range fire rather than learning to see and discriminate faster, which are equally as important. I ask individuals if they see first or shoot first in a tactical situation? The answer is simple, you must see first before you can shoot. Seeing and processing the information faster than your opponent is the key to whether you are in a shooting or in a gunfight.[/Indent] [/QUOTE]

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