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.
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You said the Cu Chi Tunnels, completely different.
Is that because Marines wouldn’t open fire on US Citizens, but graduates of whatever program they’re transferring sniper responsibility to would?
No, the school comes and goes, the military does that sort of thing.
If they can see it.
You can spoof drones, or render them ineffective or destroy them in multiple ways. With a determined and effective sniper, you have to kill him to stop him, and that’s nowhere near as easy as disabling or spoofing a drone.
“309? A piker compared with 542. With iron sights.”
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Plus about 200 more with a submachine gun. The guy had big brass ones and amazing skill - no one better in my book…and the tough SOB lived to 96, despite a horrible wound to his face during the war.
Still probably 309 more than you or I have.
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I wish Congress would order the USS New Jersey to a higher level of readiness in the reserve fleet. In fact, the USN has ignored Congress in retaining its capabilities.
Very true. Gunny Hathcock was legit.
What’s odd, is the article itself. Those folks and that craft are constantly looking for, researching and developing the next thing all the time. They have entire sections devoted to that.
That’s how they developed the 6.8rnd.
And so much of the newer calibers, etc come from the civilian side with all the “gun nerds”(God bless ‘em) tinkering all day and night.
Ukraine is showing that extreme long range sniping is more cost effective than drones in terms of antipersonnel. The drones are great against vehicles and fortifications. Different tools for different missions.
The Ukrainians are claiming a sniper kill at 12468 feet, or about two and a half miles. Additionally, you cannot jam a sniper or find them with a radio direction finder, two things that you can do with a drone. You can also find the drone operator and send him your greetings all electronically - the drone operators on both sides are now locating each other through ELINT and sending drones to kill their opposite numbers.
I think the Army just got rid of a sniper designation. Guess the new GI Janes can take care of that need using pink kungfu techniques.
Not a simple one, but jamming is a thing, yes. You can jam the video link, the control link, or both.
I don’t think so. At least I hope not.
But that goes with any military unit or law enforcement agency these days.
It’s amazing who they recruit, how blindly they follow orders and how corrupt some have shown themselves to be.
I was in law enforcement for years. It’s troubling to see how easily they’ll trample the Constitution.
In WW2 they built anti-tanks to kill other tanks. Have they built anti-drones yet?
Definitely.
No only long range but extreme accuracy as well. Problem is we have no one to produce the required granularity of black powder.
I think ultimately the answer will be more drones and UGV’s and fewer humans on the battlefield. Humans are far more vulnerable and valuable.
As one of the German generals said toward the end of WWII “ultimately, the only resource that is not renewable is human blood”.
I’m surprised Democrats haven’t banned “assault weapons” and other guns from the Military.
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