Table of Contents ‘Lemon Plans: Sniping ‘Care and Cleaning of the M40A1 Sniper Rifle and Equipment ‘Shooting Positions and Bolt Operation Sight Adjustment, Telescopic Sight, Redfield 8X9 Variable, with Accu-Range ‘Zeroing the Telescopic Sight 8X9 Variable with Accu-Range, Redfield ‘Camouflage Elevation and Windage HoldsSCOUT/SNIPER INSTRUCTOR OUTLINES For Instructional Purposes Only SCOUT/SNIPER INSTRUCTOR SCHOOL MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING UNIT WEAPONS TRAINING BATTALION MARINE CORPS DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION COMMAND QUANTICO, VIRGINIA 22134‘UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS Marksmanship Training Unit, Weapons Training Battalion Marine Corpa Development and Education Commend Quantico, Virginie MTUe21 WESSON OUTLINE SNIPING INTRODUCTION 1. Gain Attention, How many of you have seen Sande of Iwo Jima? Remember John Wayne charging up Mt. Surabachi? He's juat about to reach the top when out of a hole in the ground pops Hollywood's infamous Japanese Sniper. Seconds later, end of John Wayne. Of course, moments later the Japanese sniper is killed and once agein good triumphs over evil, But egain, Hollywood has created an image of a sniper for the American public. Regretably, that seme image 1s focussed in the minds of many military people as well. Whenever the word aniper is mentioned, many of us automatically conjure up images of Cermane and Japanese tied in trees or popping out of holes to shoot John Wayne, Vic Morrow or Tab Hunter. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. 2. Motivate. As future company commanders and battalion S-3's, you will no doubt have snipers in your units and will be responsible for euploying them in an effective menner. So what we've got to do is erase that Hollywood image and discuss what a sniper really is and what s sniper cen really do, 3, Purpose and Main Ideas, What we are going to do then 1s to feailiarise you with first, the background of the current eniper program. Second, we want to discuss the characteristice that you, as a Company C.0., should look for in a Marine when selecting your potential snipers. Next, we'll take « look at the current sniper training and organization, Then we'll examine probably the two most relevent topice for you - the aniper's ‘equipment end how to employ the sniper and his equipment. 4. t Objectives. So, at the, end of this period of instruction, you should be able to- 8. Discuss the background of the present sniper program. b. Discuss the desirable characteristics « potential eniper should possess. ©, Describe the sniper organization in the infantry regiment ond battalion. a. Describe the capabilities end limitations of the eniper's equipment. ®. Describe the tacticel employment of snipers in offensive, defensive and urban guerrilla/terrorist combat.