Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment. by

Special Forces Sniper Training and Employment.The sniper has special abilities, training and equipment. His job is to deliver discriminatory highly accurate rifle fire against enemy targets, which cannot be engaged successfully by the rifleman because of range, size, location, fleeting nature, or visibility. Sniping requires the development of basic infantry skills to a high degree of perfection. The sniper is the most feared man on the battlefield. He is part assassin and part intelligence asset. The Special Forces Sniper is a cut above - a Tier One operative. The product of years of training costing millions of dollars, he is a precision weapons system deployed strategically in the national interest of the United States of America. Full of vital ballistics and weapon data, statistics, tactics, techniques and procedures as well as tricks of the Special Forces Sniper's trade, this manual covers advanced marksmanship, high-level fieldcraft, surveillance, and the conduct of training. Never before has such a wealth of knowledge on the art of sniping been made publicly available. From the preface page: "This field manual provides doctrinal guidance on the mission, personnel, organization, equipment, training, skills, and employment of the Special Forces sniper.