Foxhound_Tur Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Actually it is not, they're several more pics at mp.net, it's real. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
crump3t Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Yeah.... I was trying to figure out which part of that is supposedly edited... the 'sherrif' patch isn't.... Â but the answer is, again, vehicles... I'm pretty sure one was used, or almost used, to disable a hijacked semi-truck here in the states not too long ago. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Noart Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 One pic i found on google, read comments for intresting stuff. http://www.flickr.com/photos/photopunk13/1675095187/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
L4byr1nth Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Yeah, I saw that one... It's great! You can clearly see how they constructed their ghilles, with a netting jacket like the Webtex Concealment Vest. Â Ben. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 Im liking how my thread has grown. A few more pics to add to the pot   There is some quality 'skylining' from professional snipers in this thread... blatantly PR shots as even a recruit knows not to break a straight line like a wall if you *like* having your head on your shoulders.  Here's one of my fave pics of russian lads, more likely a recce team given the kit but the front guys obviously the marksman.  Quote Link to post Share on other sites
justin.kovacs Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 One of my Personal photos from Iraq 2004: Â A Member of My Scout/Sniper Section: Â Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 @Gadge: you cant apply conventional wisdom to a modern, urban counter insurgency. When i was in Iraq, 9 times out of 10 the best positions for sniper pairs were on rooftops, most of which are completely surrounded by unbroken walls of some kind. Short of kicking a portion of wall down (which works wonders for hearts and minds) the best fire position is on top of the wall. Â as for the russian recce team, they are showing poor skill by letting their marksman patrol with his sharpshooting weapon. any half decent sniper knows that you patrol with your primary weapon, switching to your precisiosn tool when you reach your objective, as most of the time you will be left in a position to dominate the ground with support fire. If you are contacted while patrolling you will be reacting to enemy fire and a sniper rifle is a poor weapon for the job. the machine gunner should be in front of the sniper. Â Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Panzergraf Posted November 4, 2008 Report Share Posted November 4, 2008 We don't know if the marksman is actually leading, though. After all, someone was in front of him to take that picture, and maybe someone in front of that guy again. Â Unless it's a staged promo-picture or something, in which case it doesn't really matter. Â Â Here's a German sniper team: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 i never said the marksman was leading, i said the gunner should be in front of him. Actually read the post before commenting on it. Â Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
[NL]Infinity Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Â had this pic of a dutch sniper sitting on my HDD for a while, thought I'd upload it for the occasion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Logo Posted November 5, 2008 Report Share Posted November 5, 2008 Here are some lithuanian sniper and marksmen pics: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Titleist Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Man those first 2 are some weird looking M21/25s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) as for the russian recce team, they are showing poor skill by letting their marksman patrol with his sharpshooting weapon. any half decent sniper knows that you patrol with your primary weapon, switching to your precisiosn tool when you reach your objective, as most of the time you will be left in a position to dominate the ground with support fire. If you are contacted while patrolling you will be reacting to enemy fire and a sniper rifle is a poor weapon for the job. the machine gunner should be in front of the sniper. Â Darkchild, Â As I have some more photos from that series, I can tell you: 1. The DM (with the SVD) is not point. He's actually 5th or 6th down the line. 2. The Russians don't always give DM's secondary weapons. You get an SVD, and if you can scrounge an AK, good. The SVD is used to supplement the range of the guys with the AKs, not necessarily to snipe. 3. I believe that the photo is from the beginning of the 2nd Chechen war, when Russian 'sniper' doctrine was still being developed. The PKM gunner has loose belt ammo (current gunners have specialized rigs for this), and the gear is SPLAV, not the newer (and more gucci) SPOSN. Thus, anything you see here is probably about 5-7 years obsolete. Â The DM looks like he's got enough ammo though, if his pouches are anything to go by - figure 2 mags per pouch, at least 4 pouches, 8 mags, 10rds per mag, 80rds + loose ammo. Quite a bit for the SVD. Edited November 6, 2008 by PlasticMag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CapaciousZepher Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Man those first 2 are some weird looking M21/25s. Â Weird looking, but pretty cool. I like the paintjob on the second one down as well. Any info on what rifles these are exactly? Obviously they're M14 based. Â Cheers! Â - CapaciousZepher Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Logo Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 (edited) Weird looking, but pretty cool. I like the paintjob on the second one down as well. Any info on what rifles these are exactly? Obviously they're M14 based.  Cheers!  - CapaciousZepher  Those are M14 fitted with locally made stocks, scope mounts and bipods. Edited November 6, 2008 by Logo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gadge Posted November 6, 2008 Report Share Posted November 6, 2008 Darkchild, As I have some more photos from that series, I can tell you: 1. The DM (with the SVD) is not point. He's actually 5th or 6th down the line. 2. The Russians don't always give DM's secondary weapons. You get an SVD, and if you can scrounge an AK, good. The SVD is used to supplement the range of the guys with the AKs, not necessarily to snipe. 3. I believe that the photo is from the beginning of the 2nd Chechen war, when Russian 'sniper' doctrine was still being developed. The PKM gunner has loose belt ammo (current gunners have specialized rigs for this), and the gear is SPLAV, not the newer (and more gucci) SPOSN. Thus, anything you see here is probably about 5-7 years obsolete.  The DM looks like he's got enough ammo though, if his pouches are anything to go by - figure 2 mags per pouch, at least 4 pouches, 8 mags, 10rds per mag, 80rds + loose ammo. Quite a bit for the SVD.   Awesome, could you share some of those pics as we based our old 'red star battalion' team loadout partly on this photo.   Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkchild130 Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Darkchild, As I have some more photos from that series, I can tell you: 1. The DM (with the SVD) is not point. He's actually 5th or 6th down the line. 2. The Russians don't always give DM's secondary weapons. You get an SVD, and if you can scrounge an AK, good. The SVD is used to supplement the range of the guys with the AKs, not necessarily to snipe. 3. I believe that the photo is from the beginning of the 2nd Chechen war, when Russian 'sniper' doctrine was still being developed. The PKM gunner has loose belt ammo (current gunners have specialized rigs for this), and the gear is SPLAV, not the newer (and more gucci) SPOSN. Thus, anything you see here is probably about 5-7 years obsolete.  The DM looks like he's got enough ammo though, if his pouches are anything to go by - figure 2 mags per pouch, at least 4 pouches, 8 mags, 10rds per mag, 80rds + loose ammo. Quite a bit for the SVD.  I dont care, i was making a vague point about posting comments on pictures where you dont know the full picture, in reply to Gadges observation of the rooftop snipers. My comments were an example of how i could come to similar conclusions. Your corrections have proved my point, see!  Darkchild Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bando Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 those lithuanian pics are cool were can i get there modern desert camo? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PlasticMag Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 Awesome, could you share some of those pics as we based our old 'red star battalion' team loadout partly on this photo. Â I'll try to dig them up, I've got aroiund 12gigs of ill-sorted photos to get through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Milla Posted November 13, 2008 Report Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Shot of myself as DM in Iraq with MK12, dont let anyone fool you, the MTV is an awful vest. Â Edited November 13, 2008 by Milla Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fatal Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 Spartan 2? Milla what unit are ( were ) you with? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vercingetorix Posted November 14, 2008 Report Share Posted November 14, 2008 PMAG I see? Thats pretty cool. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JStraz4991 Posted January 2, 2009 Report Share Posted January 2, 2009 those are some nice pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Shriven Posted January 14, 2009 Report Share Posted January 14, 2009 (edited) Cos its lolshahahrofl etc. What's with the red smoke 'nade next to the two Lithuanian snipers? Edited January 14, 2009 by Shriven Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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