Intensive Training of Russia's Elite Snipers
Dec 16 2011
Only the most elite of soldiers are drafted for the elaborate task of being snipers. Many of these men are extremely skilled at what they do. These photos are proof of the meticulous preparations before one can follow the extremely secret and intensive duties of being snipers.
Early morning training operations are commencing.
The Druganov SVD-1, is the primary sniper rifle for Russian snipers. It is very rugged, and built on the battle proven AK-47 platform.
Snipers are required to be able to build their own ghillie camouflage suits from scratch. Using uniforms and all sorts of different types of materials.
The main purpose of the ghillie suit is to brake up the shape/silhouette of a human body. When this is achieved, the sniper is able to blend in extremely well with their surroundings.
The most important thing for a sniper to hide is their face and any other exposed skin. This can be done with masks, gloves and special skin camouflage.
Camouflaging weapons is just as important. This breaks up the shape of the rifle - the most distinctive feature of a sniper.
Snipers are trained to make their "laying" holes, where they can spend several days waiting for their target.
A well camouflaged sniper is an extremely hard target to spot. In this photo a sniper is hiding in the small bush.
Useful tools for snipers. These can be used for calculating range and trajectories.
Well placed shots by a veteran sniper.
A new sniper is spread all over the target but in time he will also be a great shot.
Shooting at the same time is extremely important for a sniper to keep their cover. If there are multiple targets this is very efficient.
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