Lethal Snipers Lead the Way

CJTF-7 ^ | March 16, 2004

[Ragtime Cowgirl]

MOSUL, Iraq -- Lurking in the shadows of infantry patrols, security perimeters and raids, Army snipers are becoming the worst enemy for terrorists in northern Iraq.

These highly skilled Soldiers are stealthy, disciplined and precise.

"In this type of a conflict, enemies use guerilla-warfare tactics because there's no way they can engage us head on. They hide in crowds and fire at you, hoping you'll return fire into the direction of civilians," said Sgt. Joseph Danier, a sniper for 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team). "We are here to avoid that. It's not like I want to shoot people. But if I have to, I will be 100 percent positive that I'm shooting a bad guy."

 

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5th Battalion, 20th Infantry

Bad news for the bad guys!

[caisson71]

Does anyone have any doubts about our military's ability to adapt to changing situations? These guys are outstanding and know urban warfare. God bless them all.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Other sniper rifles include the M-4,

The M-4? A sniper rifle? Surely the author misheard.

[blackie]

We are winning ~ the bad guys are losing ~ trolls, terrorists, democrats and the mainstream media are sad ~ very sad!

~~ Bush/Cheney 2004 ~~

[reagan_fanatic]

I read this in awe. God bless these brave soldiers, and may all their shots be accurate and deadly!

[IAmNotAnAnimal]

WHen I went through sniper school, there were a handful of guys who chose the M-4 as their sniper rifle, myself, I'm a m-24 guy.

[MD_Willington_1976]

The m-4 has been used with various uppers, I read an article where they were using a 24 in bull barell upper similar to this one:
http://www.cmmginc.com/cmmg_images/tbl_images/uppers_images/24_A3_SST.jpg

Maybe that is what they are describing?

[Blood of Tyrants]

Whe I think of the M-4, I think of the whole package. If you take the 10" barrel off an M-4 and replace it witha 24" bull barrel, the rig with the lightweight collapsible buttsotck would be so front heavy as to be practically unuseable.

[Alamo-Girl]

Bump!

[Gringo1]

My Savage 110FP tactical rifle is very front heavy as are most heavy-barrelled rifles.....I usually sling it barrel down just so it isn't trying to turn over on me all the time.

[wildbill]

Tring to run just means they die out of breath.

[scooter2]

One soy, one kill. It gets the job done and saves a lot of ammo too.

[scooter2]

One shot, one kill. It gets the job done and saves a lot of ammo too.

[SirChas]

fyi

[17th Miss Regt]

One soy, one kill.

They're turning them into soylent green? ;)

[TC Rider]

One soy, one kill. It gets the job done and saves a lot of ammo too.

Death to vegetarians? ;-)

Why am I still waiting to see some gun porn?

Come on Freepers, let's see some .50s, etc!

[Jonah Hex]

One soy, one kill.

Whoa dude, better cut back on the MSG!

\ :-)

[300winmag]

WHen I went through sniper school, there were a handful of guys who chose the M-4 as their sniper rifle, myself, I'm a m-24 guy.

You just can't beat the Remington 700 system, but one article I read says they're using M-4s for closer-range rooftop-to-rooftop sniping. The weapon has an Eotech holographic sight for quick snap-shooting.

The other thing I'm seeing in reports from Iraq are guys with 4x scopes on their M-4s and M-16s. Anybody who's a halfway decent hunter can get a lot more out of a scoped weapon, but that doesn't quite make them snipers.

[PhilDragoo]

One Shot, Seventy-Two Virgins.