Based on the comments, he clarifies about 2 min in: in this context, "sniper" refers to a rifleman or group of riflemen who are actually aiming their individual rifles. It is essentially a colloquial saying commonly used in WW2. My recommendation is people actually listen to what is being said before typing.
Very good video! Good to clarify given then era. Soviet doctrine was very sniper intensive at the squad level. As you can imagine this has translated heavily into the Russian military, it’s even seen in the Chinese PLA squads. They’re usually employing weapons ranging from designated marksman’s rifles to truly a precision rifle. Always struck me as interesting. Here in the US we tend to just assign the role to the best, or one of the best shooters/ observers. He may get some fancy toys if he’s lucky like a range finder or buy himself a bipod but no promise. The Israelis in a modern context also have an interesting use of the “sniper” / “designated marksman” that I’ve come to learn recently. They’re often paired with a machine gunner, armed with a Negev, and the two act as the lead of the patrol. Offers a lot of suppressive power to that lead element especially for urban warfare where precision fires and volumes of fire can be married together. The more I learn about other countries’ and historical doctrines the more I realize how many paths the sniper and marksman have evolved along. I love the editing in this video! Great explanation here.
A cool headed seasoned individual, who could be relied on within the Section to do what was necessary. A lot of guys didn't really want to deliberately pull the trigger or were skilled enough to do so.
This video supplements 'Fire & Maneuver: How Suppressive Fire Works' over on the main channel: ua-cam.com/video/0j2QCioEP-k/v-deo.html
Based on the comments, he clarifies about 2 min in: in this context, "sniper" refers to a rifleman or group of riflemen who are actually aiming their individual rifles.
It is essentially a colloquial saying commonly used in WW2.
My recommendation is people actually listen to what is being said before typing.
Very good video! Good to clarify given then era.
Soviet doctrine was very sniper intensive at the squad level. As you can imagine this has translated heavily into the Russian military, it’s even seen in the Chinese PLA squads. They’re usually employing weapons ranging from designated marksman’s rifles to truly a precision rifle. Always struck me as interesting. Here in the US we tend to just assign the role to the best, or one of the best shooters/ observers. He may get some fancy toys if he’s lucky like a range finder or buy himself a bipod but no promise.
The Israelis in a modern context also have an interesting use of the “sniper” / “designated marksman” that I’ve come to learn recently. They’re often paired with a machine gunner, armed with a Negev, and the two act as the lead of the patrol. Offers a lot of suppressive power to that lead element especially for urban warfare where precision fires and volumes of fire can be married together.
The more I learn about other countries’ and historical doctrines the more I realize how many paths the sniper and marksman have evolved along.
I love the editing in this video! Great explanation here.
A cool headed seasoned individual, who could be relied on within the Section to do what was necessary. A lot of guys didn't really want to deliberately pull the trigger or were skilled enough to do so.
Challenge is that batallion commanders dont know how to use snipet effectively and realistically.
British FORECES Sniper