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sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...
is a trained
sharpshooter who operates alone,
in a pair, or with a
sniper team to maintain close visual contact with a target and engage the targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel.
Military snipers
Some notable military snipers include
Non-military snipers
Not all snipers are highly trained professional soldiers. The term is sometimes ambiguously used to describe
criminal
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s firing from cover at long range with a rifle, as well as police sharpshooters. Some non-military snipers include:
See also
Snipers of the Soviet Union
Snipers of the Soviet Union played an important role mainly on the Eastern Front of World War II, apart from other preceding and subsequent conflicts. In World War II, Soviet snipers used the 7.62×54mmR rifle cartridge with light, heavy, armour- ...
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Sniper
A sniper is a military/paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with high-precision r ...
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