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human
[Captain America 2] Cap' is running at them protecting his torso behind his shield, so why don't the bad guys ever just shoot at his feet?
gpt
Because shooting at small, fast-moving targets is hella hard. Most military/police forces are trained not to aim at the legs at all, but at the torso. Specifically center mass. On no occasion will they ever be trained to 'shoot to wound'.

When they go up against Cap, they fall back on their basic training. Primary targets would be hips (shatter the bone and he can't run), two to the chest (He might push past one with drugs or adrenaline, but a hammer pair usually forces the target into shock), or headshot (Insta-kill.). The fact that they fall back on that isn't a mark of them being terrible marksmen or being poorly trained. Just the opposite. It's just, y'know. The shield.