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1 posted on 03/04/2022 11:50:06 AM PST by knighthawk
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To: knighthawk

“Aim small, miss small.”


2 posted on 03/04/2022 11:52:22 AM PST by Enterprise
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Given that (IMHO) Russian military tactics really rely deeply on the leadership to make things happen, is it possible that the Uke snipers know this, believing that no one at a lower rank will take charge of a battle?


3 posted on 03/04/2022 11:53:00 AM PST by MplsSteve
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To: knighthawk

Give the Russian’s a taste of their own medicine.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Zaitsev_(sniper)


4 posted on 03/04/2022 11:54:02 AM PST by Flavious_Maximus (Fauci is a murderer)
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To: knighthawk

What insignia or decoration do the Russians have on their uniforms that would make them easy to pick out of a crowd?


5 posted on 03/04/2022 11:54:34 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Imagine, if you will, a vaccine so safe you have to be threatened to take it. )
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To: knighthawk

It’s quite unfortunate that it has come to this. But here we are. The Russians are monsters. If they suffer tremendous casualties, then they’ll have no choice but to call for cease fire.


6 posted on 03/04/2022 11:56:42 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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You can identify and get the location of an individual on a battlefield by using technology that homes in on radio signals. The Russian senior officers are likely revealing themselves by constant chatter on radio networks giving orders. It’s the way the Israelis almost killed Solimini when he was directing a firefight in Syria. Surprised the Russians are taking this risk. Some admiration that their senior people lead from the front.


7 posted on 03/04/2022 11:57:30 AM PST by allendale
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Good!


9 posted on 03/04/2022 11:58:13 AM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: knighthawk

Sounds like a tough day if you wear silver or gold on your collar.

5.56mm


11 posted on 03/04/2022 12:00:32 PM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho need to go.)
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To: knighthawk

Where are they going to hide? They are all just big fat targets.


12 posted on 03/04/2022 12:01:27 PM PST by BiglyCommentary
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To: knighthawk

They should turn their vehicles around and hi-tail it back
home, where they belong.

Moms are waiting with warm delicious food.

Pops won’t say much, but there will be half a smile...


13 posted on 03/04/2022 12:01:35 PM PST by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the U S of A, and to the REPUBLIC for which it stands.)
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To: knighthawk

Are we getting into the snipers everywhere narrative now?

Cause the last three dozen ones turn out false or highly exaggerated???


14 posted on 03/04/2022 12:06:36 PM PST by 2banana (Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
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...after a top general was shot dead by snipers

Wow, that's amazing. How many snipers shot him?

18 posted on 03/04/2022 12:12:52 PM PST by LibWhacker
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To: knighthawk

Needs more Simo Häyhä, just in Ukrainian.

Біла смерть


20 posted on 03/04/2022 12:15:54 PM PST by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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Wow! Ukraine is really kicking their ass. I guess all those cities aren’t really falling into the hands of the Russians.

This is getting to be like Climate Change and COVID. Just constant BS.


28 posted on 03/04/2022 1:00:49 PM PST by Codeflier (I refuse to choose a favorite among two corrupt countries that have both worked to undermine the US))
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To: knighthawk

This is a smart move by Ukraine. Russia has never believed in delegation of mission; in other words, only senior officers know the objective of a mission or operation (there is no cascading chain-of-command as to the objective). In the Russian military (as in the Soviet military before it), Russian (or Soviet) troops would pretty much stop if their leadership was disabled. Russian troops are great followers, but show no initiative.

It is not like the US military, which expects subordinates to complete the mission even if senior officers are taken out. Because of this, subordinates are apprised of the mission. Thus, for example, if the mission is a company-level operation, and the officers and senior NCOs are taken out, junior NCOs know the mission and will carry it out.


29 posted on 03/04/2022 1:01:42 PM PST by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: knighthawk

Exactly why the US should put marksmanship back into the High School sports curriculum.


34 posted on 03/04/2022 1:54:08 PM PST by taxcontrol (The choice is clear - either live as a slave on your knees or die as a free citizen on your feet.)
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