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Sniper training and employment

by 20160731 frey50
Additional authors: United States. -- Army.
Series: Department of the Army training circular ; . TC 23 - 14 Published by : Paladin Press (Boulder, Colo.) , 1988 Physical details: 196 p. ill. ISBN:0873641205.
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300 - 399 355.547 Sni (Browse shelf) Available 67703

Includes index.

Introduction -- Sniper equipment: Operation and maintenance -- Sniper marksmanship fundamentals -- Sniper field techniques -- Sniper employment -- Night operations -- Map reading -- Radiotelephone procedures -- Adjustment of indirect fire -- Combat intelligence and counterintelligence -- Sniper field training exercises -- Appendices: References; Safety.

This training circular provides guidance in the techniques and procedures for the training and employment of snipers in the United States Army. This circular also provides a reference for developing courses of instruction, and it will assist commanders and their staffs in preparing for and utilizing sniper personnel in both nuclear and nonnuclear warfare.... This publication contains detailed information on the fundamentals of advanced rifle marksmanship essential to sniper training. -Intro.