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Originally posted by SportyMB
No doubt, Marine snipers are the best. Even the standard Marine rifle qualification course is harder and better than the other services and nothing compared to what Marine snipers do.
[edit on 21/10/2005 by SportyMB]
Originally posted by SportyMB
No doubt, Marine snipers are the best.
Originally posted by Nygdan
Originally posted by SportyMB
No doubt, Marine snipers are the best.
Then why aren't the assasination squads made up of marines eh?
Originally posted by SportyMB
Then why aren't the assasination squads made up of marines eh?
Originally posted by SportyMB
No doubt, Marine snipers are the best. Even the standard Marine rifle qualification course is harder and better than the other services and nothing compared to what Marine snipers do.
Originally posted by SportyMB
And the fact that a Marine has the the record for getting a kill at the longest distance (2450meters I think) only adds to my statement.
Originally posted by Army
redmage, while you are correct with the Canuck shooter getting the longest shot,
Not to take away from the Canadians skill, but GYSGT Hathcock is still the superior shooter without a doubt.
Originally posted by garyo1954
Hathcock was called Half-cocked in Nam. That should tell you a lot about those individuals who become snipers.
The current record for longest range sniper kill is 2,430 m (7,972 ft), reportedly accomplished by a Canadian sniper, Master Cpl. Arron Perry (of the Canadian Forces sniper team from the Princess Partricia's Canadian Light Infantry), in 2002,
Actually, Royal Marines undergo the longest (and arguably hardest) basic training in the world and it is largely because of this that they are regarded by many as the world's best fighting force.