Interesting article at http://www.captainsjournal.com/2007/01/04/more-investigation-on-snipers-and-body-armor/
Seems that the USMC will get the better specced version of the new issue.
The claimed rise in insurgent sniper action may have arisen frrom USMC operations back in Fallujah when their sharpshooters exacted a great toll from the defenders. I use the term sharpshooters. The marine 'snipers' did not seem to adopy the three days 'squatting on top of a flagpole disguised as a flag' approach but were troops who could be guaranteed to hit what they aimed at.
Anyone interested in the shambles that was Fallujah might be interested to get hold of No True Glory by Bing West http://tinyurl.com/ydlf8q
Seems that the USMC will get the better specced version of the new issue.
The claimed rise in insurgent sniper action may have arisen frrom USMC operations back in Fallujah when their sharpshooters exacted a great toll from the defenders. I use the term sharpshooters. The marine 'snipers' did not seem to adopy the three days 'squatting on top of a flagpole disguised as a flag' approach but were troops who could be guaranteed to hit what they aimed at.
Anyone interested in the shambles that was Fallujah might be interested to get hold of No True Glory by Bing West http://tinyurl.com/ydlf8q