中国の防衛関連企業2社が、自社製品が長距離射撃の世界記録を更新した可能性を示唆する不可解な声明を発表したが、詳細は明らかにされていない。
4月28日、重慶長江電器工業集団は、「専門試験」において特定の製品が「同種製品の世界記録を塗り替えることに成功した」と発表した。
翌日、湖南華南光電集団は、同社の製品が「狙撃専用試験」に使用され、「同分野における世界記録の更新を再び支えた」と発表した。同社は、その光学機器の「鮮明な画像」と「極めて安定した光軸」を称賛した。
昨年、同社はCS/LR24ライフルが、西側の.338口径に相当する8.6mm弾を使用し、3,017メートルの距離で標的5発中5発を命中させたと報告している。
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