Harrasment Missions by Snipers

last SG · 2004-09-23T01:00:31+00:00

That would be costly. Each matched round costs S$1 or so.

SpecOps87 SG

Not right to that if you see a guy armed with a scoped-equipped weapon is a sniper.As on the normal infantry there is the section designated marksman.And now that SAF is gonna change to the SAR-21,the whole squad will be snipers?Nahz..that would be ignorant of the speciality of the Snipers.

Anyway,anyone have any idea what other weapon/s does the sniper arm himself with when out on a mission?As a bolt-action or a specialised semi-auto sniping rifle is both to long and heavy for upclose work.

chunyong SG

he carry his brains, his skills, dats the most important thing, other than the rifle. sniper will avoid close combat cos he is on the losing end as he is outnumbered both in ammo (.45, 9mm, 5.56) and manpower.

crosshairs SG

He must think like everyone else, be aware that he thinks like everyone else, be confident that everyone else thinks like him, but be bold enough to behave in another manner.

Have you ever come across, in real life, a sniper test whereby the target is in the middle of an open and bare construction site?

It was an experience I will remember for life. I had alot of fun : )

crosshairs SG

storywolf SG

for one thing it is at least 2- 3 kg lighter then a lot of the rest. 2-3 kg make a lot of different if you are running for it.

meander SG

2430m ?!

That's one helluva shot. Not taking any credit away from him but IMO it's somewhat like a fluke. He probably can't ever repeat the feat ever again under the exact same conditions.

observe SG

what are the 'wild things' that Carlos Hathcock has done to deserve this much admiration from you guys ? Very Happy

Afterall, 93 kills is not the top score for a sniper.
I read that a Finnish sniper called Simo Häyhä killed about 505. I beleive no one has managed to top that.

chunyong SG

from wat i know, he contributed to shooting training for other people, risked his life to save his friends etc...

bcoy SG

"Tasted" TNT before, or tested? I know TNT flakes look just like corn flakes - but no way am I tasting that stuff.

observe SG

Maybe its your workwear that gives them the creeps....its hard to date someone who looks like the swamp thing...... Very Happy

storywolf SG

Well not everyone who is with a scope rifle is a sniper.

A sniper is more then just being train to shoot to kill, he is train in the skill of observation, tracking , art of concealment and movement , a lot more things.

Usually in oversea, the sniper will be carrying a pistol, which they will spend time practising shooting also, this is because this is their close range protection weapon.

Johnston SG

Oh, how about being the most wanted USMC sniper? The one with the heaviest bounty on his head?

Add to that the VC once sent a large group of snipers, including their best specifically to take him down? They vowed to kill carlos, or die trying.

Also credited with being the father of modern USMC snipers?

*shrugs*
When you buy a car, is your main concern how much horsepower it has?
When you marry a woman, is your main concern how big her boobs are?

I don't know him, but i know of the exploits of Vasily zaitsev.

Johnston SG

Let's not fall into the trap of calling everyone with a scoped weapon a sniper.
That's foolish.

Well, what about the spotter?
He could have a more standard weapon, LAW, or maybe even a backup rifle.

chunyong SG

spotter is normally armed with semi-auto firearms to provide some quick firepower should they unfortunately engage an enemy within throwing or touching range. of cos, both of them should avoid that but things don't and never always go as planned...

sandman79 SG

Haha... I suppose that's what happened at Abu Ghraib!

Johnston SG

Smile

Well, i saw a documentary on the USMC sniper course.
And during the final field ex, the sniper had an M40, while the spotter had an M4/M203 combination.

Reach out and "phoont" someone.

SpecOps87 SG

Hmmmz….Pretty interesting response so far.Anyway is it true that snipers when conducting ops will always save a single round for themselves?In case they might be captured or injured?

Johnston SG

Hmm.
To answer this question:
Ask yourself, what mercy can you expect from the aggressor?
You hunt them as if they were animals.

So what fate can be in store for you?
Nothing good.

I recommend you "Sniper" by Adrain Gilbert.
It speaks how snipers in general did not like to wear identifying insignia.
Why? So that if they were captured, they could deny.

In fact, the special badge given by the Wehrmatcht to snipers was rarely worn.

John Ching SG

If an Infantry company gets ambushed by an MG post, after going for cover, they aren't going to be just shitting on the spot. They should respond with 40mm fired in the general direction of the MG, follow by a law rocket along with the support fire from the rest of the company. And while this is going on the sniper & spotter can move to an area where they can have a better view of where everyone is before scoping for the MG gunner. Shocked

BTW, today the role of the spotter in U.S military is usually shared by the 2 men sniper team. This is to reduce the stress to the designated sniper. However, only military snipers should practice this habit. Police sniper should never share a single sniper rifle. Confused

In U.S, the 'spotter' has a free range of arsenal that he can chose to carry as long as he is comfactable with it during his mission. Most U.S army sniper/spotter prefer to carry a M14, M16 & M16/203. U.S Force Recon sniper/spotter would usually either carry M4 with scope & silencer( optional ), M4/203, H&K MP5SD, etc.

Ooh! Just for everyones info, .50cal sniper rifle is being widely during the start of the Iraq conflict. And its sure as hell was used for anti-material. Marines prefer to deploy 2 .50cal sniper gunners & 1 7.62mm gunner as shooter/spotter.

decepticon25 SG

seen 2 much movies liao. a true sniper would get hurt unless the enemy had artillery fixed on his position who in the right mind wants to kill himself unless you are Vietcong or some loony Nazi, forward . snipers kill key enemy personnel an would not try to decimate a platoon unless he wants and MG fired on his general direction. most likely he would kill the commander, the signaller and render his signal set unusable or he would be in a reconaissance role and use his signal set to sent info. i heard Commando snipers have a longer stay duration in ops than infantry/guards snipers. Anyone knows?

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