Sniper Training

This information-packed CD contains 9 US Army manuals totalling over two thousand pages and hundreds of illustrations – see below for full details of each manual.  

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What’s on the CD – at a glance…

• Navy SEAL Sniper Training Manual
• Special Operations Sniper Training and Employment
• Sniper Training and Employment (US Army Training Circular)
• Sniper Training and Employment (US Army Infantry School)
• US Marine Corps Sniping
• US Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Training
• Counter Sniper Guide
• Scouting, Patrolling and Sniping
• Silencers – Principles and Evaluations

 
What’s on the CD – in detail…

Navy SEAL Sniper Training Manual
US Naval Special Warfare Manual
313 pages, fully illustrated. The complete manual for the US Navy SEAL 9-week Sniper Training Course. Sections include – Naval Special Warfare Basic Sniper Training; Occupation and Selection of Positions; Range Estimation Techniques; Techniques of Camouflage; Introduction of Night Vision Devices; Litton Model M-485 Night Vision Weapon Sight; Sniper Equipment; Ammunition; Techniques of Observation; Range Card, Log Book & Field Sketching – Detailed Outline; Sighting, Aiming & Trigger Control; Correcting for Environmental Factors; Application of Fire; Leads; Moving Targets; Lesson Outline – Special Operations; Lesson Outline – Aircraft Surveillance and Takedown; Pickup Zone & Landing Operations; Helo Insertions / Extractions, Call for Fire / Helo / Spectre C-130; Close Air Support (Fast Movers); Dog Evasion; AN/PRC-117; AN/PSC-3; LST-5B; Planning & Preparation of a Sniper Mission; Range Brief; Marksmanship Test; Stalking Exercises; Hide Construction Exercises; Range Estimation Exercises; Observation Exercise; Memory Exercise; Camouflage and Concealment Exercises.

Special Operations Sniper Training and Employment
US Army Special Ops Manual
529 pages, fully illustrated, The complete manual for the US Special Operations Sniper Training Course. Main Sections include – The Special Operations Sniper, Special Operations Sniper Equipment, Marksmanship Training, Field Skills, Employment, Sniper Operations in Urbanised Terrain, Selecting and Tailoring Ammunition, Tricks of the Trade.

Sniper Training and Employment
US Army Training Circular TC 23-14
180 pages, fully illustrated, Sections include – Introduction – Historical Background, Mission, Organisation, Personnel Selection; Equipment – Sniper Rifles, M21 & M24 Sniper Weapons Systems; Sniperscopes – Auto-Ranging Telescope, Leopold M3A Telescope; Ammunition; Optical Observation Equipment – Observation Telescope, Binoculars, Night Vision Sight, Night Vision Goggles (AN/PVS-5); Clothing and Additional Equipment – Camouflage, Additional Equipment; Sniper Marksmanship – Fundamentals, Following Through, Calling the Shot, Zeroing the Rifle, Considering Weather Effects, Holding Off for Elevation or Wind, Engaging Moving Targets; Field Techniques – Camouflage, Cover and Concealment, Movement and Land Navigation, Selection and Occupation of Sniper Positions, Construction of Sniper Positions, Observation and Target Selection, Information Records, Range Estimation; Employment – Sniper teams, Offensive Employment, Defensive Employment, Retrograde Employment, MOUT Employment, Countersniper Operations.

Sniper Training and Employment
US Army Infantry School
174 pages, fully illustrated, Sections include – Introduction; Equipment - Weapons System, Ammunition, Sniper Sighting Devices, Other Equipment, Communications Equipment; Marksmanship – Fundamentals, Ballistics, Effects of Weather, Sniper Data Book, Holdoff, Engagement of Moving Target, Nuclear, Biological, Chemical; Field Techniques – Camouflage, Movement, Selection, Occupation and Construction of Sniper Positions; Observation, Target Detection and Selection, Range Estimation, Information Records; Mission Preparation – Planning and Coordination, Packing Lists; Operations – Insertion, Execution, Extraction and Recovery; Communications – Field Expedient Antennas, Radio Operations under Unusual Conditions, Communications Format; Tracking / Counter Tracking; Sniper Sustainment Training.

US Marine Corps Sniping
US Army Marine Corps
255 pages, fully illustrated, Sections include – Introduction; Sniper Organisation; Selection of Personnel; Sniper Training; Sniper Equipment – Rifle and Telescope, Ammunition, Observation Aids, Starlight Scope, Care and Cleaning; Marksmanship Training – General, Sighting and Aiming, Positions, Trigger Control, Sight Adjustment, Effects of Weather, Zeroing; Field Training – General, Target Detection, Range Estimation, Holds and Leads, Intelligence Collecting and Reporting, Camouflage, Individual Movement, Survival, Escape and Evasion; Arm and Hand Signals; Sniper Employment – Concept of Employment, Employment in Offensive Operations, Employment in Defensive Operations.

US Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Training
US Army Marine Corps Scout/Sniper Instructor School
168 pages, fully illustrated, Sections include – Sniping; Care of the M40A1 Sniper rifle and Equipment; Shooting Positions and Bolt Operation; Sight Adjustment, Telescopic Sight, Redfield 3X9 Variable with Acu-Range; Camouflage; Elevation and Windage Holds; Sighting, Aiming and Trigger Control; Effects of Weather; Individual Movement; Range Estimation Techniques; Techniques of Observation; Target Detection and Selection; Range Card, Log Book and Field Sketching; Occupation and Selection of Positions; Offensive Employment; Defensive Employment; Construction and Occupation of Hides; Internal Security Deployment; Boresighting and Zeroing; Stationary Targets; Stationary Targets under Artificial Illumination; Moving Targets; Moving Targets under Artificial Illumination; Unknown Distance Firing;

Counter Sniper Guide
US Army Marksmanship Training Unit
31 pages, fully illustrated, Sections include – Ammunition; Rifles; Sights; Noise & Muzzle Flash; General Notes; Trajectory of .222 Cartridge; Description of Epoxy Impregnation of Stock; Firing Positions; Typical Counter Sniper Situations; Suitable Counter Sniping Equipment.

Scouting, Patrolling and Sniping
US Army Field Manual FM 21-75
197 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – General; Scouting by Day – Concealment, Movement, Reconnaissance; Scouting by Night – General, Concealment, Movement; Maps and Use of Compass; Observation and Reporting; Operation Procedure; Exercises in Scouting; Concealment, Individual Movement by Day, Scouting by Night, Map Reading, The Compass, Observing, Night Vision, Messages; Patrolling – General; Preparation and Duties; Formations; Control; Security; Movement and Halts; Information, Captured Documents, Prisoners and Reports; Reconnaissance Patrols; Combat Patrols; Exercises in Patrolling; Sniping – General; Exercises in Sniping.

Silencers – Principles and Evaluations
US Army Frankford Arsenal
205 pages, fully illustrated. Sections include – Introduction; Silencer Principles; Description and Evaluations of Silencers Tested including Cal .22 Hi-Standard Pistol with French Silencer, Cal .22 Silenced Hi-Standard Pistol, Cal .22 Silenced AAI Experimental Test Fixture, Cal .22 Hi-Standard Pistol with FA Silencer, Cal .30 M1903 Rifle with Maxim Silencer, Cal .30 Silenced M1 Carbine, Cal .32 Silenced Sleeve Gun, Cal .32 Silenced Welrod Pistol, 9mm Silenced Welrod Pistol, 9mm Silenced Sten Subachine Gun Types I and II, 9mm P38 Walther Pistol with AA1 Silencer, 9mm Walther MPK Submachine Gun with West German Silencer, Cal .45 Silenced M3 Submachine Gun , Bell Laboratories Silenced Barrel, AMF Silenced Barrel; Conclusions; Recommendations.

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