go watch sniper 1, 2 ,3. these three movies are about a US
marine sniper.
i think the three movies are dedicated Gunnery Sergeant Carlos
Hathcock, the legendary US marine sniper during the vietnam war
era, with 93 confirmed kills. he even killed a vietcong sniper
through the scope.
the sniper works with his partner, the spotter. the spotter assists
the sniper in spotting the target, helps to calculate the direction
of wind, the speed of wind, the range of target, angle of slant of
the rifle, etc. the sniper then adjust the crosshair to compensate
for the differences.
snipers also do not usually use silencers. the silencers are used
only in close range. putting a silencer on the sniper rifle will
defeat its purpose, as sniper rifles are made to fire from long
ranges. when the target is killed, the sniper and spotter will
escape in the confusion. even if the enemy fires back into their
direction, their normal rifle bullets are out of range to hit the
sniper.
