It was still in use in training Canadian snipers in 1993. I showed it to my Reconnaissance Platoon back in the 1970s and I would love to have a copy of it now вЂ¦ in any format. вЂњI AM A SNIPERвЂќ This was made just after WWII and features the use of the No. TRAINING FILMS WANTED: A copy of the British training film вЂњ I AM A SNIPERвЂњ. They have made up for this lag since then. The M1C saw extensive use in the Korean War and the M1D saw use after the Korean War. the M1C and M1D were both developed in 1944.

The American weapons were usually one war behind. equipment was often substandard and the Americans lagged far behind the Allies and the enemy up until the middle of the Vietnam War. militaryВ constantly shut down their sniper programs between wars. Civil War,В however their sniper programs were very slow and poorly equipped in various wars and the U.S. was a pioneer in sniping, asВ far back as the U.S.

Today Britain and the United States are probably the WorldвЂ™s leaders in sniping rifles, technology etc. One shot, one kill вЂ“ be it an enemy officer, crew-member ofВ weapons such as a machine gun, orВ more recently,В special equipment such as a computer, radio, weapon, vehicle or aircraft. The sniper is the ultimate in efficiency. The term вЂњoverwatchвЂќ is frequently used as they вЂњcover your backвЂќ. That has been changing and by 2015, oneвЂ™s own snipers are viewed as protecting and avenging angels. Snipers have long been vilified by their enemies, who fear him or her, and by fellow soldiers, who view them as outcasts. Snipers know that by вЂњtaking outвЂќ their targets, they are saving the lives of some of their fellow soldiers and civilians. In reality, a sniper verifies that the enemy whom he or she is about to shoot is indeed the enemy, and is often a high priority target such as an enemy sniper, enemy officer, radio operator or crew-served weapon operator. Many of those who feel this way seem to believe that killing by shooting a machine gun, lobbing a mortar bomb or artillery shell, dropping a bomb, firing a torpedo or shooting an airplane down is somehow more humane or noble. Many people find the sniperвЂ™s job distasteful because a sniper looks through a scope at a human being that they are about the kill. One shot, one kill вЂ“ be it an enemy officer, crew-member of a weapons such as a machine gun, or special equipment such as a computer, radio, weapon, vehicle or aircraft. The idiot did not realize that he was trying to sell me parts of my own rifle! Buyer beware! Theirs is a very important job and in recent years, armies have come to understand that having their own snipers means many lives of their own soldiers are saved and great damage is done to the enemy. I (T) sniper rifle made by BSA A CAUTIONARY TALE: A fellow sent this photo (which he had copied off of the Internet) to me and offered to have his вЂњmechanicвЂќ remove any parts that I wanted to buy. Marshall, a sniper with the Calgary Highlanders at Kapellen Belgium Photo by Lieutenant Ken Bell (L&AC PA-140408 MICAN 3206370) 1944 Lee-Enfield No. British and Canadian snipers are among the best trained and most efficient soldiers on the battlefield.

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