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Small Arms School Corps
The Small Arms School Corps (SASC) is a small corps of the British Army, established by Lord Hardinge,〔http://www.army.mod.uk/sasc/〕 responsible for maintaining the proficiency of the army in the use of small arms, support weapons and range management.
==History==
Prior to 1838 the majority of British soldiers were issued with the "Brown Bess" Land Pattern Musket, a smooth-bore, muzzle loading black powder flintlock musket which had seen service in one form or another since 1722.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=British land pattern musket )〕
In 1849, Claude-Étienne Minié produced the Minié rifle, although still a muzzle loader three important advances were incorporated. Firstly it utilises a rifled bore; secondly used an expanding bullet that a) improved accuracy out to 600 yards and b) greatly reduced the time required for reloading a rifle and thirdly incorporated percussion cap ignition of the black powder charge. Re-equipment of the Army with this new firearm being adopted in 1851, by the British Army through to 1855.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=On the Thin Red Line: Loading and Firing British Muskets during the Crimean War, 1854-1856 )〕
The consequence of this was that the army now had a weapon that was more accurate, at a longer range, was quicker to load and was marginally safer for the user as to ignition. For the first time since the demise of the bow and arrow lethal marksmanship was possible. Shooting ceased to be a drill and became an art based on personal skill. Elevation, windage and ballistics now played a part. In order to study these new problems and introduce a shooting doctrine for instruction in Rifle Shooting it was decided to form a special Corps of experts, who would also develop and improve the rifles and those whom use them. In March 1853 the Army Estimates included the sum of £1,000 (about £ today) for Lord Hardinge to form an "Establishment for the instruction of the Army in rifle and target practice."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Early history of the Army School of Musketry in Hythe, Kent )〕
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