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Re: [DS and SG] was RE: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown

From: Adrian Johnson <ajohnson@i...>
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 11:17:15 -0500
Subject: Re: [DS and SG] was RE: [DS and SG] Regiments of the Crown

>In DS this would be pretty much the same. Effect of the successful
sniper
>shot on artillery unit or command vehicle could be systems hit or loss
of
>cammand and control or some such catastrophic impact.
>
>As far as strengths go, in Britain and Oz you look at no more than 4 or
5
>snipers (usually just two teams) in an infantry battalion. People
overlook
>the fact that snipers are so very valuable at procuring information as
well
>as being able to slot an enemy commander or disable artillery sights
and the
>like.
>

This is why Canadian snipers live in the Recce Platoon at the Battalion
level - they get missions assigned by the Battalion Intelligence
Officer,
as well as the straight up shooting stuff.

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