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2016-01-25 Africa North

Is a sniper at work in Sirte against IS leaders?

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Posted by badanov 2016-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top
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#1 1) ...as he left a city centre mosque.

Well, that makes sense - target rich environment and all that.

2) Question for Rantburgers - my apologies for my ignorance, but can a sniper work without a spotter, even if he has the target worked out in advance? Canuckistan sniper, can you comment on this (see below)?

3) As the military analyst notes in the last paragraph, what differences are there between U.S. / Russian (and other) sniper outfits and techniques? If revealing stuff's not kosher, I'm fine with that.

I used to ride road bikes with this guy I called Sarge; he's supposedly a former Marine sniper for eight years, but I never checked it out (I never had a reason to doubt him). Given the timeline, it had to be Iraq where he served. We never talked about what he did, because I know not to ask about that sort of thing. Both of us did like to draft trucks, though!

Posted by Raj 2016-01-25 00:28|| 2016-01-25 00:28|| Front Page Top

#2 Reading from Russian military forums during the Donetsk Civil War in 2014-2015, a lot of Russians think that spending all that money and all those many weeks of intense training for one man to make a shot between 600 and 1,200 meters is a waste of resources. They said they can train a six man mortar team in one day and hit their target from three miles away.

No finessing it for the Russians.

Posted by badanov 2016-01-25 00:43|| http://www.chriscovert.net 2016-01-25 00:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Pre-planned and already staged, I will just leave this here.

Posted by newc 2016-01-25 01:57|| 2016-01-25 01:57|| Front Page Top

#4 So it goes,

Posted by DepotGuy 2016-01-25 02:58|| 2016-01-25 02:58|| Front Page Top

#5 Only one sniper?

Posted by Sven the pelter 2016-01-25 08:02|| 2016-01-25 08:02|| Front Page Top

#6 Stick a sniper rifle on a heli drone and with the right tech in the optics you could get a pretty decent shot

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2016-01-25 11:54|| 2016-01-25 11:54|| Front Page Top

#7 A match grade Model 70 with a zoom sight and shooting hot 370 or 308 rounds in the hands of a Montana Antelope hunter is about as effective as some snipers...

Posted by Bill Clinton 2016-01-25 21:19|| 2016-01-25 21:19|| Front Page Top

#8 #1 Raj: Answer to your main query is "Yes . . . . but". Someone working for any organized body will have a spotter because that's what organizations desire. Someone working on their own maybe not so much.

Consider the following points.

If working on unfamiliar ground a spotter will be a great asset. If working on REALLY familiar ground a spotter can become a burden in a hurry depending upon target, terrain, proposed egress route, etc.

If I'm looking for you where you live, I want a spotter with me. If you're looking for me where I live, and I realize it, I want to be solo.

Most important: forget Hollywood and TV land.

Posted by Canuckistan sniper 2016-01-25 22:02|| 2016-01-25 22:02|| Front Page Top

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