Full Documentary 2016: Most Advanced Sniper Technology & Tactics

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The UK's £11m Sniper System Improvement Programme is possibly the most high profile example of this, providing British snipers with a comprehensive, cutting-edge equipment package which includes state-of-the-art sights, laser range finders and a new rifle - designated the L115A3. Manufactured by Accuracy International and known commercially as the AWSM, the L115A3 long range rifle is a bolt-action weapon, chambered for the .338 Lapua Magnum (8.59x70mm) round and weighing in at 6.8kg - only slightly heavier than the UK's standard 7.62mm Nato-firing L96 sniper rifle. Purpose designed for long range shooting, the selection of this calibre provides what arguably may be the optimum compromise between the relative lightness and manoeuvrability of rifles built around the 7.62 Nato cartridge and the enhanced range and stopping power of .50-calibre rounds. Although it delivers less energy on impact than the larger .50 BMG (12.7×99mm Nato), with a muzzle velocity of 936m/s, the rifle's 8.59mm bullet shares a similar trajectory and resistance to deflection or wind drift, while easily outperforming the lighter 7.62 calibre's ballistics, particularly beyond 800 metres. Topped off with cutting edge, day and night / all weather sighting systems, in the right hands, the L115A3 makes a lethal weapon at ranges in excess of 1,100m, and it seems, when fortune smiles on the sniper, it can perform considerably better even than that. The L115A3 was the weapon used by the Life Guards squadron's Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison to kill two Taliban machine-gunners with consecutive shots in Helmand province, at a confirmed distance of some 2,475 m - clinching the world record for long distance shooting in combat. A ballistic compromise for close quarters combat While weapons such as this dominate long range exchanges, where the combination of big-bore performance and a proficient shooter enforces a lengthy stand-off distance, precision shooting at closer quarters throws up a whole new set of often conflicting conditions and ballistic demands. Within truly urban scenarios, for instance, sniper-fire cannot be allowed to over-penetrate for fear of collateral damage to innocent citizens within nearby buildings, which clearly rules out heavy calibres - but when the enemy must be engaged at intermediate ranges, the standard 5.56mm round may lack the necessary kinetic energy to be effective. The 7.62 Nato cartridge is the obvious compromise, but in this type of combat, it is not just a question of the ammunition. The rifle - and the rifleman too - needs to be different. Rise of the designated marksman In most of the world's armies, the sniper rifle is a bolt-action. Despite decades of development and huge improvements in reliability, semi-automatics have traditionally been viewed as less accurate and less dependable. #Top, #Best, #HD, #Illuminati, #TopSecret, #Secret, #Security, #Sky, #Googlemap, #google, #youtube, #Uncensored, #nude, #certified, #Government, #CIA, #FBI, #NATO, #NASA, #State, #America, #VIP, #howto, #amazing, #cool, #highlights, #sexy, #moon, #space, #interview, #Advexon, #Bible, #Jesus, #New, #2014, #2015, #DocumentaryHD, #Documentary2015, #fulldocumentary, #crazy #love #NWO #RFID #chip #theory #conspiracy #california #sanfrancisco #japan #russia #china #korea #israel #isis #911 #666 #mustwatch sniper, modern sniper, war, military, army, insurance, lawyer, attorney, software, loans, mortgage, claim, tuition, trading, credit, treatment, gas, degree, donate, recovery, mesothelioma, 2013, alien, conspiracy, theory, secret, government, illuminati, ufo, documentary, paranormal, supernatural, PBS, TLC, BBC, Discovery, National, Geographic, Smithsonian, A&E;, cults, history, channel, corruption, ventura, truth, science, sell annuity payment, mesothelioma law firm