Us army snipers manual

This makes them the most feared soldiers on the battlefield. They are part assassin and part intelligence. This is the new official FM The printed Official U.

The book contains pages. The book is created, trusted and. Top members of all branches of. Through revised text, new photos, specialised illustrations, updated charts and additional information sidebars, The Ultimate Sniper once again thoroughly details the three great skill areas of sniping; marksmanship, fieldcraft and tactics. The Special Forces sniper is a selected volunteer specially trained in advanced marksmanship and field craft skills.

He can support special operations missions and is able to engage selected targets from concealed positions at ranges and under conditions that are not possible for the normal rifleman. This field manual provides. Unconventional warfare is a unique and important part of US Special Forces. Elevation Techniques Common Errors Protective Mask Target Indicators Basic Methods Types of Camouflage Ghillie Suit Field-Expedient Camouflage Rules of Movement Individual Movement Techniques Selection Occupation FM Table of Contents Construction Hasty and Detailed Searches Elements of Observation Twilight Techniques Night Techniques Target Indexing Target Selection Factors Affecting Range Estimation Range Estimation Methods Laser Range Finder Range Card Military Sketch Mission Alert Warning Order This manual is organized as a reference for snipers and leads the trainer through the material needed to conduct sniper training.

Subje This field manual provides information needed to train and equip snipers and to aid them in their missions and operations. Subjects include equipment, weapon capabilities, fundamentals of marksmanship and ballistics, field skills, mission planning, and skill sustainment. The left-handed firer can become a sniper, but all material in this book is referenced to the right-handed firer.

The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver discriminatory highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the rifleman because of range, size, location, fleeting nature, or visibility.

Sniping requires the development of basic infantry skills to a high degree of perfection. A sniper's training incorporates a wide variety of subjects designed to increase his value as a force multiplier and to ensure his survival on the battlefield.

The art of sniping requires learning and repetitiously practicing these skills until mastered. A sniper must be highly trained in long-range rifle marksmanship and field craft skills to ensure maximum effective engagements with minimum risk.

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