They're drawn from the ranks of the infantry and cavalry. There are some in EOD, as well, although their purpose is to detonate ordnance, rather than to engage the enemy.
Absolutely not! That would be CRAZY! Army Snipers give away flowers to homeless kids...
The snipers of ww2, were highly-trained soldiers of the German Army.
The United States Air Force (USAF) doesn't have "snipers." The USAF trains their members in a Countersniper school. They aren't trained in the same tactical employment role as the Army snipers or the Marine MOS snipers.
This is open to debate but the Marines are recognized as great snipers. They have the legendary Carlos Hathcock who complete very difficult missions but on the other hand Army snipers had more kills.
Yes however they tend to use explosive rounds All snipers may use explosive rounds - depending on the targets! The RAF Regt has snipers - they do exactly the same selection & training courses as British Army snipers. Answer: Explosive rounds? No. The RAF Regiment uses the Accuracy International L115A1 rifle chambered for .338 Lapua Magnum rounds. These rounds are NOT explosive.
because there weren't enough male snipers.... Generally a sniper mission does not require hand-to-hand combat or other physical abilities. Women served in equal capacity in the Russian Army, when they needed bodies desperately to defend Moscow against Hitler they didn't count chromosomes.
There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.
The Army Snipers are trained to find shoot and kill what matters is the shooter not the weapon
there is no giant list for the Army. I asked when I went to the school in 2005.
Snipers are not members of the Primary Reserve; snipers are members of the Regular Force - the full time soldiers. Snipers serve in various combat roles which require stealth, reconnaissance, and long-range firing capabilities.
Officially, like the US Army snipers which used "Match" full metal jacketed bullets in their XM-21s (M14 US Rifles) in Vietnam, the Corps was also governed by the Geneva rules of war.
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