What makes a Sniper?
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Disclaimer: I received the book – Snipers at War by John Walter - as a complimentary copy from Naval Institute Press. Note that I used plenty of Naval Institute Press books in previous videos that I bought myself. So what makes a sniper? This video explains certain characteristics, skills, attributes, emotional stability and backgrounds that are required and/or recommended for sniper. Based on the US Army Field Manual and the book Snipers at War. »» SUPPORT MHV «« » patreon - https://www.patreon.com/join/mhv » paypal donation - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=TFHEY4P4YU3NY »» MERCHANDISE - SPOILS OF WAR «« » shop - https://www.redbubble.com/people/mhvis/shop »» SOCIAL MEDIA «« » minds.com - https://www.minds.com/militaryhistoryvisualized » facebook - https://www.facebook.com/milhistoryvisualized/ » twitter - https://twitter.com/MilHiVisualized » twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/militaryhistoryvisualized » SOURCES « Walter, John: Snipers at War. An Equipment and Operations History. Naval Institute Press. 2017. (Provided as a complimentary copy by Naval Institute Press) Link: https://www.usni.org/store/books/holiday-catalog-2017/snipers-war Headquarters Department of the Army: Sniper Training, FM 23-10 (1994) Blundell, James D.: Sniper; in: Brassey’s Encyclopedia of Land Forces and Warfare, p. 961-962 UNDERSTANDING MINUTE OF ANGLE (MOA) – RIFLE SHOOTING TECHNIQUE https://www.nssf.org/shooting/minute-angle-moa/ Image source - Sniper with Barrett M82 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Barrett_M82A1.jpg » DATA CHAIN « Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Made with GeoHack Data. https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php - License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ » CREDITS & SPECIAL THX « Song: Ethan Meixsell - Demilitarized Zone
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