Posted on 01/28/2024 6:23:20 PM PST by logi_cal869
Ask any soldier, and they'll tell you that there are fewer scarier things on a battlefield than an enemy sniper. The combination of the unknown with the actual danger elevates snipers to some of the most hated figures in warfare.
But snipers are force multipliers, more so when it comes to special operations. Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, Marine Raiders, and Green Berets fight in small numbers, and the snipers within their ranks play a key role. In a team of 12-16 commandos, many will be sniper-qualified, thus maximizing the firepower of the group.
US special operations forces are now looking for a new, extreme long-range rifle for their next big fight, a possible high-intensity conflict, as the war in Ukraine has shown the damage that snipers can do, the impact they can have on the battlefield.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
If you think drones are the answer to all fighting then maybe you think military recruits should be issued a drone and two grenades instead of rifles.
To be old and wide one must first survive being young and stupid.
“Both the Ukes and the Rus are using them effectively.”
1. Except when the weather is bad.
2. Except when jamming is present.
3. Except when as sniper has killed your drone operator.
4. Except when your are out of drones.
5. Except when there is no electricity to charge your drones.
6. Except when MMW radar picks up the launch of your drone and sends in artillery.
7. Except when the opposing army sends in mass attacks and doesn’t just sit there in a fox hole.
Drones have great uses, but they are not, and can can never be, the answer to everything.
.......hmmm, let’s see, SOMEBODY wants a long range sniper rifle?
SOMEBODY wanted the USS Bonhomme Richard, the Navy let it burn to a total wreck at the dock. SOMEBODY wanted the USS Cole to get refueled. The Navy let it get attacked by a small rubber boat. 17 sailors died. The USS Stark was nearly sunk. 37 sailors died. The USS Fitzgerald, under the command at the point of impact by two women mad at each other, collides with a merchant ship. 7 sailors died. The USS McCain runs into a merchant ship. 10 sailors died.
I could go on and on and on. When are we going to stop approving new STUFF when we cannot manage what we’ve got???
Eisenhower said “beware of the military industrial complex”. It’s time to start saying NO to our military on a wide range of equipment and personnel matters.
Your list is too short, and for naught without listing of the new USN recruiting ‘standards’.
But point taken.
“Forts win wars!”
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UKRAINE????? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
PS the mofo warmongers in NATO and the US are itching to have war with Russia.
These people need to be thrown out of office, investigated for their crimes, and arrested.
Bidet is making selective service noises
https://twitter.com/JackPosobiec/status/1751992631205196173
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