Here's Why Russia Wants To Train A Thousand Snipers (Urban Warfare?)

TBI ^ | 10-20-2011 | Adam Taylor

[US Navy Vet]

This is why:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Grigoryevich_Zaitsev

[FritzG]

Lol. No. The reason why they know is because of White Death.

[tcrlaf]

As the former Soviet officers age and retire, you’ve begun seeing some real changes in Russian War-fighting ideas.

A few years ago, they began training NCO’s on initiative, and operating independent of command. I’d put this down as another step.

Snipers are an important part of US capability.

[US Navy Vet]

WOW Thank You, I didn’t know about that guy, JUST WOW!

[FritzG]

Yeah, he is a legend.

[donozark]

Perhaps the recent urban fighting in Libya had some effect on them. Many snipers involved. Instrumental in delaying the anti-Gaddafi forces from capturing key parts of various urban environs due to infestations of snipers.

[2banana]

1. You can't train a component sniper in 3 months

2. 1000 of them is no where near enough if this true

3. There are more “snipers” in any back water Alabama town during hunting season - and they train themselves!

[Da Coyote]

Can we rent them for a little temporary duty around Wall Street?

[dfwgator]

He's got nothing on Frederick Zoller

"Who wants to send a message to Germany?"

[org.whodat]

You do not need 3 or four months to train a sniper, dang, some of the best in the world had none are a couple of weeks current army is 5 weeks.

[blam]

"3. There are more “snipers” in any back water Alabama town during hunting season - and they train themselves! "

YUP.

I'm in a 'back-water' Alabama town...my neighborhood built our own firing range to practice for the coming civil-war here in the US.

[ctdonath2]

Point 3: indeed!

The USA has some 18,000,000 of them about to begin annual training (operation “Deer Season”).

[atomic_dog]

I'll send a message to Germany!

[wxgesr]

Also, Sniper Alley in Sarajevo.....

[buffaloguy]

Apparently they are going to undergo 3 months training to get to the point that they are accurate at 400-500 yards. Not a great jump in capabilities.

[ctdonath2]

Storm Mountain can get you from zero to sniper in 3 weeks.

[Cold Heart]

“So why the rush..... urban warfare”
Putin was indicating a revival of the Kremlin.

[fso301]

Probably not scout-snipers but rather designated marksmen such as used by U.S. forces.

[fso301]

Apparently they are going to undergo 3 months training to get to the point that they are accurate at 400-500 yards. Not a great jump in capabilities.

Yep. Designated marksmen is what they will be.