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Military Losing the Sniper War Against Russia?
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<blockquote data-quote="LRNut" data-source="post: 1939715" data-attributes="member: 3230"><p>Been a long time since I wore a uniform, and never had a right shoulder patch, but I have tried to follow various DARPA projects focused on extending the range of the sniper.</p><p></p><p>There seems to be a lot of focus on the round, but as anyone who shoots at extended ranges knows, wind is the limitation. A rifle shot traveling over 3000 meters has a TOF long enough that even if you can measure the wind using LIDAR it can change enough during the TOF to cause a miss. I can only conclude that after a lot of effort, the US military has concluded that targets beyond 1800 yards are best taken out by guided munitions. Hell, even artillery can be put on a target kilometers away.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know if the US military has any device to measure wind?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRNut, post: 1939715, member: 3230"] Been a long time since I wore a uniform, and never had a right shoulder patch, but I have tried to follow various DARPA projects focused on extending the range of the sniper. There seems to be a lot of focus on the round, but as anyone who shoots at extended ranges knows, wind is the limitation. A rifle shot traveling over 3000 meters has a TOF long enough that even if you can measure the wind using LIDAR it can change enough during the TOF to cause a miss. I can only conclude that after a lot of effort, the US military has concluded that targets beyond 1800 yards are best taken out by guided munitions. Hell, even artillery can be put on a target kilometers away. Does anyone know if the US military has any device to measure wind? [/QUOTE]
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