Sniper Elite (2010)
“This was–and still is–a world renowned course. The British SAS use it and one of their members was on my course. There was also a guest instructor from the US Marine Corps Scout Sniper School who had some good ideas and was very proficient in pistol shooting.
One idea he advocated that I didn’t agree with–and still don’t–was the use of a drag bag. You place your sniper rifle in it and drag it behind you when you need to crawl. I think it is tactically unsound, because immediately there’s the ne...ed to carry two weapons: one in the bag and the other in your hands, since otherwise you’re defenceless. Also, the drag bag causes too much ‘sign’. Snipers crawling through grass or undergrowth cause enough damage to the foliage by themselves; add another object a metre or so behind your horizontal profile and you leave even more sign, not to mention the frustration of it snagging on obstacles.
The course ran for six weeks covering ballistics, marksmanship and field craft. This included developing observation skills through binoculars and spotting scopes, judging distance without any aids, interpreting aerial photography, navigating by day and night, camouflage and concealment to blend in with the surrounding area, and the art of stalking.MoreLess
One idea he advocated that I didn’t agree with–and still don’t–was the use of a drag bag. You place your sniper rifle in it and drag it behind you when you need to crawl. I think it is tactically unsound, because immediately there’s the ne...ed to carry two weapons: one in the bag and the other in your hands, since otherwise you’re defenceless. Also, the drag bag causes too much ‘sign’. Snipers crawling through grass or undergrowth cause enough damage to the foliage by themselves; add another object a metre or so behind your horizontal profile and you leave even more sign, not to mention the frustration of it snagging on obstacles.
The course ran for six weeks covering ballistics, marksmanship and field craft. This included developing observation skills through binoculars and spotting scopes, judging distance without any aids, interpreting aerial photography, navigating by day and night, camouflage and concealment to blend in with the surrounding area, and the art of stalking.MoreLess
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