Pay very close attention, recruit! Your rifle is your most important piece of equipment. Without it you are helpless in a battle. With it you are a combat soldier!

The Ross Mk III rifle was the infantry's main weapon. It is a good, extremely dependible weapon so long as you look after it. It fires .303 calibre bullets accurately up to 1300 metres. It is lethal at 600 metres or less. The Ross uses a very simple straight bolt action with a five round magazine. A trained rifleman can fire ten aimed shots in less than 30 seconds.

Here's how simple it is to operate:
  1. Hold the rifle with your left hand. With your right hand pull the bolt back.
  2. Insert five rounds deep down into the magazine, one at a time
  3. With your right hand push the bolt lever forwards as far as it will go and
   listen for the "click" indicating the bolt is locked in place.
  4. This action pushes a round into the firing chamber and cocks the firing pin.
  5. Raise the rifle to firing position. Prepare for a hard recoil on your right
   shoulder.
  5. Aim the rifle using the sights. Pull the trigger back smoothly.
  6. Once the rifle fires, use your right hand to pull the bolt back. This will eject
    the spent shell casing
  7. With your right hand push the bolt lever forwards as far as it will go.
   The rifle is now loaded for your next shot

Using the Rifle's Sights

All bullet trajectories deteriorate the further they travel. At 100 metres a bullet will only drop 6 cm, at 300 metres the same bullet would drop 55 cm and at 500 metres it would drop 175 cm! To compensate for this, you need to know how to adjust your rifle sights.

At 300 metres or less, simply look through the rear sight aperture and line the front sight's pointer with your target. For shots over 300 meters, flip up the larger rear sight. Use the thumb screw to set the sight for the correct distance. Look through the rear sight aperture and line the front sight's pointer with your target