| From: | Gurth gurth@******.nl |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Questions of great importance (Steve, Jon, RA:S people especially) |
| Date: | Tue, 7 Sep 1999 21:08:18 +0200 |
the street was...
> >>As you can see, putting a grenade launcher onto such a barrel would stop
> >>if being free-floating, and thus reduce accuracy.
>
> Like, am I being really dim, or is this trivial? Attach the 'launcher to the stock,
> then....hmmm?
Would be a possibility, certainly. But like you already said:
> Anyway, FWIW, I agree - a sniper rifle is a *very* focused bit of kit - no sniper
> in his right mind would want to compromise the performance in that way...
IMHO it's much better to put the GL into the spotter's hands, which means
it can be used (in emergencies) when the sniper is occupied.
> And as for grenades as defense - WHAT? Based on where snipers are usually
> concealed (enclosed salsa-making type places), the best personal weapon
> would be an SMG (spray and run) or a decent heavy pistol. Not grenades.
Why would a sniper be in enclosed places most of the time? In urban areas,
yes, I agree with this, but most operations for a military sniper would
not be in urban terrain, AFAIK. The main case against thrown grenades, as
well as pistols and SMGs, I'd say, is that the sniper would often be too
far away to use them defensively.
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