Posted on 08/22/2021 10:13:42 AM PDT by PROCON
Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon.
Here's What You Need to Remember: The technology does have a few downsides. If EXACTO {Extreme Accuracy Tasked Ordnance} does use a laser designator to mark a target that laser is visible under the right circumstances, alerting those being targeted. Even worse, the laser beam will point directly to the the person lasing the target. The system will also need a long-lasting power supply, as a sniper may need to wait for hours for the opportunity to take a shot.
One of the most challenging roles in ground units is that of a military sniper. Military snipers must take long distance shots with precision rifles, often doing a fair amount of math in their heads to make a bullet reach its target. A new guided-bullet technology, however, promises to make longer distance shots a little easier by installing guidance systems in bullets.
The mission of the sniper is to take out targets at ranges farther than your typical rifleman, from five hundred yards out to two thousand yards. Snipers rely on specialized training, accurized, high power rifles and quality optics to reliably hit targets that are often mere specks on the horizon. These targets typically include anything from specialized enemy troops (engineers, heavy weapon operators) to command, control, and communications targets (radio operators, officers.) Snipers may also engage material targets, such as antennas, aircraft and light vehicles.
In addition to mere distance, snipers must contend with the technical limitations of their weapons and physics to make long range shots. Once they exit the barrel, bullets immediately start slowing down as gravity begins to exert an influence. This causes bullets to travel in a gradual downward arc.
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That movie was his best. Much funnier than Columbo.
If I can hit a basketball at 300 yards, I figure I’m good to go.
Good point.
Someone I know was on a spring bear hunt in Eastern Oregon. They shot a bear through the heart at 650 yds. 6.5 Creedmore.
They used an app, that matched their scope, on their smart phone to enter the data to set the scope at.
I think it’s been in special forces use for some time. There are rumors flying around. 2 mile hits.
Four feet or more of drop at that range. There used to be a freeper named elkfersupper that shot a .45-70, I believe, with a vernier tang sight, that would take elk at that range. Nearly 18 feet of drop, as I recall. Effective in the right hands.
Yes, familiar with that system. After the target is designated, it has to wait however long until the human gets on target before releasing the trigger. It does nothing to actually stabilize the platform.
The stabilizing servo system I’m brainstorming does all the fine aiming with no waiting, once the target is designated. And three quick shots are better than one in terms of PK, logically.
I agree, maybe metalstorm tech wold be better for the three shot trick.
Metalstorm is not suitable for this particular application, because there has to be enough time between shots to correct the aim, before firing the next shot. Most likely any semi-automatic sniper rifle would be suitable.
I thought of that after I posted, just following the long tradition of commenting on something before reasoning it out. Oh well just another day on FreeRepublic.
The Carl Gustav recoilless rifle has laser guided munitions effective beyond 2,500 yards. You don’t even have to hit your enemy directly; you can take out his vehicle or bunker with it.
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