From:	Droopy <droopy@*******.NB.NET>
Subject:	Re: Sniper Rifles (Was Re-
Date:	Wed, 4 Dec 1996 02:19:41 +0000

Sanction wrote,

> how quiet it is. Anyway, point is, it IS a military weapon (which is why
> it's in the Merc book) and military sniping rifles are meant to be long
> range above all else -- they are for use in the field, and the tactic is too
> strike and move quickly to a new location (as has already been mentioned).
> For the military version, range SHOULD be the most important factor, not the
> ammount of sound. Because, at a kilometer or more, what can you hear, and

As a point of reference NO modern military sniper rifle (with the
possible, but unlikely exception of the .50cals) has a silencer. Nor
are any of them designed to be fitted with a silencer because they
are individually balanced out. A silencer or other attachment would
throw that off.

As you and others have said already. Doctrine for most militaries is
to take 1 or 2 shots and leave. From the 1km distance most snipers
operate, there is little if any chance that anyone will catch you.


--Droopy
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