By Col. Michael Lee Lanning
Recounts the stories of usa army snipers through the Vietnam struggle, discussing how the sniper application was once shaped, how snipes were utilized in army operations considering the fact that Vietnam, and the way snipers are knowledgeable for his or her missions.
summary: Recounts the reports of usa army snipers in the course of the Vietnam struggle, discussing how the sniper software was once shaped, how snipes were utilized in army operations due to the fact that Vietnam, and the way snipers are expert for his or her missions
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In 1503, Cordoba moved his army of 6,000 into Italy to meet an invasion from France. On the afternoon of April 28 the Spanish commander established a defensive position in a hillside vineyard near Cerignola. The Spaniards barely had time to dig shallow trenches before the French force of 10,000 charged their positions. Rank after rank of French infantrymen fell to the arquebuses; the few Frenchmen who reached the trenches died on the points of Spanish pikes. A short time later the French charged for a second time, but again the Spanish held firm.
Upon graduation I reported to the 26th Marine Regiment Headquarters Company Scout-Sniper Platoon. It had a lieutenant platoon commander, a platoon sergeant, an armorer, and twenty-eight snipers organized into fourteen two-man teams. Most everyone was twenty years old like myself or a year or so younger or older. Me and one Marine from Connecticut and a surfer from California were the only ones not from the South or the western mountain states. Most had done a lot of game hunting before joining the corps.
Throughout his command of the rifle corps, Morgan often encouraged his marksmen to “shoot for the epaulets”—uniform adornments worn only by officers. A contemporary description of Morgan’s sharpshooters reported that the men of the rugged, hard-bitten group each carried a long knife and hatchet in addition to a long rifle. They dressed in buckskins and moccasins. Many wore the slogan “Liberty or Death” embroidered on their hunting shirts or on their caps. S. commander, General Horatio Gates, credited Morgan’s riflemen for the success in briefly stopping Burgoyne’s advance.