Re: SG II Snipers and the spirit of the game [CLEAN STAMP]

> >Just look at Saving Pvt. Ryan, that squad had a sniper. :)
>
>The squad was a special detachment. The sniper was actually attached to
the
>company, not a platoon or squad.

Yes and no. The squad was a special detachment from a special unit (a
ranger 
battalion)- but the US 1944 TOE assigned 12 men to a rifle squad- 1 BAR,
10 
riflemen (one or two with SMGs/carbines), and one 1908 Springfield... to
be 
used as a sniper for the squad. Many squads gave up certain weapons, and

gained others (like an extra BAR). But it is still well within reason
for a 
regular US Army squad in WWII to have a sniper.

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