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	Sniper Resource Center - sniper rifles
		Snipers are volunteers accepted for sniper training on the basis of their aptitude as perceived by their commanders.
		Snipers are trained to squeeze the trigger straight back with the ball of their finger, to avoid jerking the 50 caliber sniper rifle gun sideways.
		Snipers shoot people who are in high-rank uniforms, who talk to radio operators, who sit as passengers in a car, who have military servants, or who talk and move their position more frequently.
	www.taxgloss.com /Tax-Professions_Q_-_S-/Sniper.html (6683 words)

	Snipers Paradise
		It was a snipers haven.The premier Soviet sniper at Stalingrad was Vasili/Vassili/ Zaitsev, who had been a shepherd in the Ural Mountains.
		I knew the style of the Nazi snipers by their fire and camouflage and without any difficulty could tell the experienced snipers from the novices, the cowards, from the stubborn, experienced enemies.
		The German believed that he had finally got the Soviet sniper he had been hunting for four days, and half raised his head from beneath the sheet of metal.
	www.snipersparadise.com /history/vasili.htm (1331 words)

	Mosin Nagant M91
		When need be the sniper used his hidden position to slow the enemy advance and to hamper armored vehicles with aimed fire at the driver’s slits with 7.62mm AP rounds.
		The Soviet policy was to operate the sniper in pairs or teams, a shooter and an observer to record necessary data or scout for targets.
		Soviet snipers were trained to damage or destroy their equipment in the event of defeat or imminent capture.
	www.snipersparadise.com /equipment/rifles/M91.htm (5721 words)

	91/30 Sniper Page
		Ironically, the Soviets received the bulk of their sniping expertise from military exchanges with the fledgling Nazi regime in the 1930s, and the PE and PEM 4-power scopes mounted on the first 91/30 sniper rifles was a direct copy of a design by the famed German optical manufacturer Zeiss.
		Due to the secretive nature of the Soviets during the Cold War era, the subsequent manufacture, and re-manufacture of the weapons by numerous satellite states, and the chaotic state of the former USSR since the Iron Curtain finally came down, definitive manufacturing figures for 91/30 PU sniper rifles are hard to come by.
		Hungarian M/52 sniper rifles are the rarest examples of the PU family, and, since standard Hungarian 91/30 rifles are even rarer than their scoped cousins, the author is not aware of any counterfeit examples.
	www.russian-mosin-nagant.com /9130sniper.htm (3742 words)

	Soviet sniper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is estimated that these snipers killed or wounded over 40,000 German soldiers during the war.
		In 1963 the SVD (Snaiperskaya Vintovka Dragunova, or Dragunov Sniper Rifle) was accepted by Soviet Military.
		The battle between the German sniper and Zaitsev was not documented in any reference from the Soviet army, although a similar battle between Zaitsev and German named Heinz Thorvald is recounted personally by Zaitsev.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soviet_sniper (710 words)

	Soviet Sniper Articles
		Soviet snipers were a part of the military planning and tactics long before the outbreak of the war.
		Soviet field commanders feared the presence of Finn sharpshooters and snipers and recognized that these snipers were able to disrupt the communications and flow of battle and served to demoralize front line troops.
		The sniper was given very specific responsibilities whether fighting in the country or the city and although those responsibilities were specific, the level of independent action afforded the sniper was unprecedented in the Soviet Army.
	www.russian-mosin-nagant.com /soviet_sniper_article.htm (6159 words)

	Soviet Sniper's Handbook, 1942 - & How to Zero the 1891 and 1891/30 7.62mm Three Line Rifle
		The Mosin sniper rifle, in one form or another, was the standard sniping arm of the Soviet military from the mid 1930s until the SVD "Dragunov" replaced it in the 1960s.
		In the west one often hears, I believe quite incorrectly, that Soviet snipers, throughout their history, were not snipers in the traditional sense that they were used more as designated marksman than full out snipers as we think of them today.
		The soviet sniper is admonished regularly throughout that this was total war and one should treat his targets thusly.
	www.snipercountry.com /BVT_Reviews/SovietSnipersHandbook_1942.asp (1400 words)

	Communist Sniper Rifles
		An adaptation of the basic Soviet infantry rifle, a turned-down bolt handle was used to clear the sight.
		The sniper rifle M1891/30 is basically the M1891/30 adapted for use with a telescope.
		Sniper rifles were chosen for accuracy from the production lines, had the bolt turned down, and were fitted with a telescopic sights.
	usmcronbo.tripod.com /id98.htm (686 words)

	Stalin’s Sharpshooter’s Tool: The Soviet Russian Sniper rifle model M1891/30 Victor of Stalingrad, Warsaw, and the ...
		The Mosin Nagant M1891/30 Sniper rifle with either the PU or PE scopes attached were the widow makers of the Eastern Front and Korea.
		The weapon was a favorite of these 'sniper aces' of the Soviets with Noble Sniper Ivan Nikolayevich Kulbertinov of the (23rd separate ski brigade -499 kills) Fyodor Matveyevich Ohlopkov (of the 1243rd rifle regiments-424 kills) and Vasiliy Grigorievich Zaytsev (1047th rifle regiment-248 kills) almost always being shown pictured with either PU or PE equipped M1891/30's.
		The Soviet army arguably had the most snipers in history with more than a hundred thousand carried on their roles, including over a thousand female snipers who were credited with a total of 12000+ confirmed kills during the war.
	militaryhistory.suite101.com /article.cfm/stalin_s_sharpshooter_s_tool (1102 words)

	FINNISH ARMY 1918 - 1945: RIFLES PART 7
		Soldiers that had managed to captured sniper rifle and also their units were very unwilling to give forward any of the few sniper rifles that they had, as there was little hope of getting any back when needed.
		Sniper rifle M/33 was exceptional because it had its own special 5-round cartridge clips, which could be used in reloading them (the scope used made using the normal cartridge clips impossible).
		Sniper rifle M/39-43 proved to be the best of all sniper rifle types used by Finnish Army in WW2 and remained warehoused until early 1980's.
	www.jaegerplatoon.net /RIFLES7.htm (3780 words)

	The SVD:Russia's (and the ComBloc's) Sniper Rifle
		Though not a true sniper weapon by today's standards, the SVD is the first rifle designed and built for sniping.
		The Soviet military made attempts at fielding sniper versions of these rifles during and after the Second World War, however, the rifles were not up to the task, and snipers roundly criticized them for their failings (e.g., inaccuracy, unreliability at low temperatures).
		For example, throughout the Vietnam War, the M1891/30, designated the K44, was the primary sniper rifle among the North Vietnamese and Vietcong (notwithstanding the rumors that the Soviets were supplying the North Vietnamese with the SVD).
	www.aspiringtech.net /nobull/SVD.html (1870 words)

	The History Place - Enemy at the Gates: Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Our sniper, Vassili Zaitsez, played by Jude Law, is elevated to the level of national hero by Soviet propagandists hoping to boost morale among their front line soldiers amid the overwhelming Nazi onslaught.
		There absolutely was a Soviet sniper named Vassili and he was very active during the Battle of Stalingrad.
		The Soviets fought and died by the millions to defeat Hitler's invading armies.
	www.historyplace.com /specials/reviews/enemy-gate.htm (776 words)

	!! ENEMY AT THE GATES !! The dual between KOENIG and ZAITSEV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		However, in Clark’s book, “Barbarossa,” the German sniper is identified as “...the head of the snipers’ school at Zossen, Standartenfuehrer SS Heinz Thorwald,” and the Soviet sniper is NOT identified.
		The Soviets were on the watch for this "super sniper" but couldn't locate him or find anything out of the ordinary until the two Soviet snipers were shot.
		Amongst the Soviet snipers, the issue is discussed and debated, but nothing happens despite their attempts to locate the "super sniper".
	www.cybersniper.com /stalingrad/enemyatthegates.htm (2652 words)

	Dragunov.net - Russian Sniper Interview
		There was one sniper per platoon and he functioned in what we would refer to as a designated marksman or sharpshooter.
		He shot both the 7N1 sniper load and the 148 grain LPS ball.
		Dragunov dot net is your source for information on the Eastern Bloc sniper rifles including the Russian Dragunov SVD and Tiger, Chinese NDM-86 and Type79, and the Romanian PSL.
	www.dragunov.net /interview.htm (909 words)

	Dragunov Sniper Rifle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Dragunov Sniper Rifle (Russian: Снайперская винтовка Драгунова, Snayperskaya Vintovka Dragunova, abbreviated SVD, GRAU index 6V1), is a semiautomatic rifle designed by Evgeniy Fedorovich Dragunov in the Soviet Union between 1958 and 1963.
		The need for a new precision platoon-level, semi-automatic rifle became apparent to Soviet military leadership in the 1950s, and in 1958 a contest among Soviet arms designers was opened for the creation of such a rifle.
		As such, it is not a sniper's rifle in the sense used by, among others, the U.S. military, but the first example of what is today known as a designated marksman's weapon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dragunov_sniper_rifle (1251 words)

	Soviet/Eastern Bloc Mosin Nagants \| ptrthgr8 \| Fotki.com
		This is a 1942 Izhevsk Mosin Nagant M91/30 sniper rifle, recently acquired from Inter Ordnance (December '03).
		I simply don't know enough about the Soviet sniper rifles to be able to say one way or another.
		This handy little carbine was originally built as a 1943 Tula 91/30 rifle, but was later shortened by the Soviets to make a rifle that's rather similar to the M38/M44 family of carbines.
	public.fotki.com /ptrthgr8/soviet (995 words)

	!! The Sniper´s History @ The Snipers Homepage : All the Naked Facts !! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		A Sniper's training incorporates a wide variety of subjects designed to increase his value as a force multiplier and to ensure his survival on the Battlefield.
		A Sniper must be highly trained in long range rifle marksmanship and field craft skills to ensure maximum effective engagements with minimum risk.
		A German hero was sent to Stalingrad to "finish" the Soviet sniper Zaitsev that was demoralizing the German troops The Germans were the first to coin the phrase "Sniper" for military use.
	www.cybersniper.com /historyus.htm (1839 words)

	Gunboards - Soviet Sniper Qualification Targets? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Soviets actually abandoned their sniper schools after WW2 and went to more of a "designated marksman" type of program that showed it's limitations during the Chechnya invasion and war...
		Posted - 11/30/2006 : 11:23:17 AM From the wartime snipers memoirs - it is often mentioned that one of the qualifications - was to hit a spoon handle at 600 meters (some mention 400 meters).
		This article basically states that sniper was expected to pass the final test - by hitting army issue spoon at 400 meter 3 times out of five after a 3 month sniper school during WWII.
	www.gunboards.com /forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=196782 (754 words)

	Russian Military Translations
		Soviet Sniper's Handbook 1942 is available in the USA from Russian Military Translations, 1509 Jackson Court, Leavenworth, KS 66048.
		Blood on the Shores: Soviet Naval Commandos in World War II (Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1993), is the thrilling account of the exploits of Twice Hero of the Soviet Union Viktor Leonov, who fought both German and Japanese troops in World War II as a member of the Soviet Navy's elite special purpose forces.
		This is an account of a Soviet offensive conducted in late 1944 to drive German forces from Soviet territory on the Murmansk axis.
	rmt.enterprisedp.com (1907 words)

	reproduction soviet badges 1918 - 1945
		Soviet badge for participants of the August 1939 battle of Halhingol.$29.95
		Soviet badge for participants of the August 6 battle of Hasan.$19.95
		Medal for the defense of the polar regions.
	www.tridentmilitary.com /Reproduction-uniforms/soviet-badges.html (70 words)

	sniper names - WW2inColor Talk
		Not one WWII-era Western Ally described its top sniper in media and other means of national propaganda meanwhile from totalitarian state point of view the nations of such countries have to have their “heros” with official statistics of combat success against enemy including their confirmed kills for instance.
		The democracy is not forced to promote “top sniper aces”, “top tank aces”, “top submarine aces” because the soldier of democracy kills only in the cases if he is forced to.
		Remember — such famous persons as poor Soviet child Pavlik Morozov after communistic brainwashing, Soviet miner Aleksei Stakhanov as well as nazi and Soviet sniper “aces” Matthais Hetzenauer and Vassili Zaitsev are totalitarian nationalistic “heroes” from the same devil’s box.
	www.ww2incolor.com /forum/showthread.php?p=90968 (409 words)

	Book Review, November 2000
		Although Stalingrad stopped the blitz, it perfected the Soviet sniper —and became the perfect terrain for a duel between the two most deadly snipers of the war, and, for that matter, between the Mauser and the Mosin-Nagant, one from Germany and one from the Soviet Union.
		He became part of a Soviet effort to turn Stalingrad’s hellish landscape of gutted factories and burnt out tanks into a purgatory for the Nazi invaders where death might lurk around every corner, behind every piece of rubble and around the clock.
		Specifically, the Nazi high command decides that the Soviet hero must be liquidated, not only to deal a sharp blow to Soviet morale, but to revive the flagging spirits of the German forces and their axis partners fighting in Stalingrad’s cauldron.
	www.cruffler.com /bookreview-November00.html (1054 words)

	Historic Sniper Scopes - A comparative Study
		The PU was also used on the Hungarian 91/30 sniper rifle as well as just about every other 91/30-based sniper rifle utilized by nations employing Soviet equipment.
		The low magnification allows some leeway, but if you were not blessed with perfect vision, you would not have been issued this sight as a Soviet sniper.
		While simple, it provided a mass-produced means of arming the Soviets and her satellites with an efficient and reliable telescopic sight.
	www.snipercountry.com /Articles/HistoricSniperScopes_PUScope.asp (1012 words)

	RUSSIAN MILITARY PRESS TRANSLATIONS (UK).
		Soviet Snipers Handbook 1942 and How to Zero the 1891 and 1891/30 7.62mm Three Line Rifle
		Maintenance, care and inspection are covered, as is achieving a zero point with both optical sight and open sights.
		This hand book was printed by the young guards in 1942 and covers the tactics and characteristics of the Soviet sniper and sniper teams, as well as the employment, assembly, disassembly, and maintenance of the SVT-40 Sniper Rifle.
	members.aol.com /ptamony/index.htm (310 words)

	The Soviets - USMLM Association
		Soviet conscripts lived a rugged, spartan life in East Germany.
		Soviet T-44 Medium Tank (WW-II vintage) at a training range vicinity of Bautzen, DDR
		Soviet dogtag, known internally as "smertnik." GSFG officers were issued one of them (not two, as in the West); troops - none!
	www.usmlm.org /home/soviets.htm (101 words)

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