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The US Army's Maneuver Center of Excellence has released an updated Training Circular 3-22.10, Sniper, dated December 2017. The sniper training circular has been completely revised and updated in various topics to include; sniper planning, employment, field craft, marksmanship, ballistic programs, and complex engagements.
The Ultimate Sniper: An Advanced Training Manual for Military and Police Snipers is a non-fiction book written by John Plaster and published in 1993. An expanded and updated version was published in 2006.
This image's publication, showing Scout Snipers posing with an flag in Afghanistan in 2010, triggered the controversy about the Scout Snipers' use of the symbol.. In February 2012, U.S. media reported that Marine scout snipers had been using the double Sig rune (ϟϟ, "SS") in its "Armanen" form to symbolize their function since at least the 1980s.
The M21 remained the Army's primary sniper rifle until 1988, when it was replaced by the M24 sniper weapon system; some M21s were later re-issued and used in the Iraq War. [12] [3] In standard military use, the M21 uses a 20-round box magazine as the other members of the M14 family and weighs 11 pounds (5.27 kg) without the scope. [13]
M24 sniper rifle, equipped with an AN/PVS-10 Sniper Night Sight (SNS) [9] Maximum effective range is given as 800 meters (875 yd), but record shots have been made with the M24 at over 1,000 meters (1,094 yd). Meanwhile, the standard optical sight has a maximum elevation adjustment of 1,000 meters (1,094 yd). M24 SWS system components (U.S. Army ...
With similar training, knowledge of the surroundings, and equipment, the friendly sniper can offer advice to the squad, enhanced searching capability, and combat the enemy sniper directly. When told what to watch for, the squad can also act as additional eyes and ears for the friendly sniper.
The U.S. Navy SEAL profiled in the movie 'American Sniper,' reportedly embellished his military record, according to military documents
The Wehrmacht re-established its sniper training in 1942, drastically increasing the number of snipers per unit with the creation of an additional 31 sniper training companies by 1944. German snipers were at the time the only snipers in the world issued with purpose-manufactured sniping ammunition, known as the 'effect-firing' sS round. [63]