By Glen Doherty, Brandon Webb, Chris Kyle
Firsthand info for either aspiring and specialist snipers!
Navy SEAL Sniper is a revised, up to date, and full-color variation of The 21st-Century Sniper.
The sniper is a battlefield danger moment to none. studying the paintings of marksmanship is important yet is barely a part of what makes a military SEAL sniper. the trendy sniper follows within the lengthy line of warriors that experience again and again confronted the enemy on my own. Snipers has to be in a position to observe the craft in an city setting or by myself on a opposed mountain most sensible with equivalent effectiveness. modern-day sniper has not to simply leverage technological advances yet have the foreknowledge to choose the simplest rifle and kit for the venture. more and more, he should have the psychological durability to evolve to a continuously altering setting, assemble intelligence, and actually act as a strength multiplier.
In this in-depth glance through the eyes of former army SEAL sniper teacher Brandon Webb and fellow army SEAL sniper Glen Doherty, the authors show the basics of not only marksmanship, however the technology of taking pictures, stalking, and camouflage, and the way technological advances have replaced the learning and elevated the effectiveness of the fashionable sniper. together with maritime, helicopter, and concrete sniper operations, this up-to-date variation additionally is going into aspect at the newest learn, improvement, trying out, and assessment of guns and optics. From the fundamentals like compensating for wind and bullet drop, to camouflage and putting your self or your staff within the top place to take a photograph or pull a set off, Webb and Doherty disguise the serious parts that include the twenty-first century sniper.
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In der Gegend von Nasiriyya, Irak Ich blinzelte durch das Zielfernrohr des Scharfschützengewehrs und ließ meinen Blick über die Straße der irakischen Kleinstadt schweifen. In 45 Metern Entfernung erschien eine Frau in der Tür eines kleinen Hauses und trat mit ihrem Kind hinaus. Ansonsten war die Straße menschenleer. Die Einwohner hatten sich verängstigt in ihren Häusern verbarrikadiert. Nur einige Neugierige lugten hinter Vorhängen hervor. Sie konnten das Donnern der herannahenden amerikanischen Einheit hören und warteten vorsichtig ab.
Das sage ich nicht, weil ich gerne tiefstaple. Sondern ich habe hart an mir arbeiten müssen, um meine Fähigkeiten zu erlangen. Ich hatte das Privileg, ausgezeichnete Ausbilder zu haben, die eine Menge Anerkennung verdienen. Und auch meine Kameraden – meine SEAL-Kollegen, die Marines und die Soldaten der US Army, die gemeinsam mit mir in den Kampf zogen und mir halfen, meinen Auftrag zu erfüllen – haben alle zu meinem Erfolg beigetragen. Meine hohe Trefferquote und mein sogenannter »Ruf« haben aber auch viel mit dem Umstand zu tun, dass ich oft bis zum Hals im Dreck steckte.
Er war, wie er war. Dieser Eigenschaft habe ich es zu verdanken, dass ich zuweilen nicht den Verstand verlor. Zu dem Zeitpunkt, als dieses Buch in Druck geht, fühle ich mich immer noch unwohl bei der Vorstellung, meine Lebensgeschichte zu veröffentlichen. Ich habe früher stets die Meinung vertreten, dass jeder, der wissen will, wie das Leben eines SEAL ist, sich selbst den Dreizack verdienen sollte: Erwirb erst einmal unser Abzeichen, das Symbol unserer Identität. Durchlaufe unsere Ausbildung, bringe dieselben physischen und psychischen Opfer.