There was a gun shop in phoenix gunsmoke gun shop who carried a lot of militaria. No event in american history is more misunderstood than the vietnam. All in all i strongly recommend you dont buy this book. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Serving military, law enforcement, first responders, and the public. Lakis was introduced to me by an active duty usmc sgm who i knew for a fact was. The cw3 is a first focal milradian reticle that enables the operator to quickly range. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. One mans story of serving as a marine sniper during the early days of americas involvement in vietnam.
This manual is organized as a reference for snipers and leads the trainer. Taking out hard targets and enemy personnel was not their main priority, although it was a secondary option. Vietnam snipers firearms talk the community for owners. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those who were classified as an expert rifleman. A sniper is a trained marksman who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with a target and engage the targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war. The sniper data books are printed on tan rite in rain all weather paper, in a compact paper size of 4 58 x 7. Throughout history, the sharpshooter also commonly known as a sniper, has served a crucial role in securing battlefields, neutralizing enemy threats, and providing medium range cover for advancing troops.
Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys. Founded by frank galli in 2014, snipers hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. There was one particularly interesting sniper from the north who only went by the nickname cobra. Notebook bullet journal dotgrid, graph, lined, blank no lined paperback. He had many kills against marines surrounding hill 55, just southwest of da nang before beginning his most significant mission. The 5th marine snipers in vietnam john culbertson on amazon. Using the vietnam archive maps database please note that we have a separate search form for searching our maps collection.
Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942, in north little rock, arkansas. Fortnite maps discover fortnite creative map codes. Insight guides city guide taipei travel guide with free ebook insight city guides by insight guides on. Join facebook to connect with dot grid book and others you may know. Precisionsniper log book notes chebucto community net. Snipers, despite the geneva convention are usually an integral part of the battle. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine corps usmc sniper with a service record of 93 confirmed kills. When i was in vietnam i didnt see nearly as many snipers as there are on these forums. The marine corps picked the mk mod 7 as its new sniper rifle earlier. To the men who made a difference in vietnam and saved the u. A detailed accounting of some of the most significant events in the life and work of marine sniper gunnery sergeant carlos hathcock during the vietnam war. It took less than a second for him to earn his pay.
Your email address will never be sold or distributed to a third party for any reason. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book. In the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. What rifle scopes did they use in the vietnam war answers. Some of them went on to serve with other units and the sniper school assets were taken over by the 25th id, as the separate 3d bde of the 9th id was under the control of the 25th id until it left rvn. The 9th division started training snipers in december of 1968. The list of war time snipers contained on this page is in no way. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. There is however a few aspects of the book which i thought detracted from what was an enjoyable read. The was a modified version nisbet, platoon leader with bravo company, battalion, regiment, cavalry division. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick destefanis. Licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of atlantic 0191. A snipers were united states marine corps units used primarily for informationgathering.
Hilux phenom 5x30x 56 ffp rifle scope hilux optics. Ww ii and vietnam war images redcatcher snipers posing with their rifles. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with highprecision rifles and highmagnification optics, and often feed tactical information back to their units or command headquarters. If so, were there known companies ala blackwater that would have provided contract snipers, or would they have been part of a government agency or. Frank and snipers hide have been great supporters of our products and we were even more excited to get the request to design and layout a commemorative snipers hide data book for the shooters of snipers hide. It is intended for use by commanders, staffs, trainers, snipers, and soldiers at training posts, army schools, and units. Notebook bullet journal dotgrid, graph, lined, blank no. It may be helpful to read the print guide or watch the video guide on using the maps database. The only good war story i know about viet nam capture sniper rifles were the two i passed up in 1975. Place the point of a pencil in the middle of the circle on the dot provided and keeping the pencil vertical note the direction of the shadow. Suttles deployed to vietnam in december 1968 and served with the 5th marine regiment based at an hoa. The american sniper could be regarded as the greatest allaround rifleman the world has ever known. The garand was a great infantry rifle, but it didnt do as well for sniping. The rifle was already being used by marines snipers in vietnam.
The phenom series is hilux optics first foray into precision long range rifle scopes. August 20, 20 september 22, 20 sniper ghost posts army sniper, vietnam war. Author adrian gilbert detailed some of suttles vietnam exploits in his 1998 book, stalk and kill. Free printable training targets, data book pages, and manuals. In response to the bounty set on his head, american troops began wearing white feathers in their helmets, so that vietnamese snipers wouldnt know which one was carlos hathcock. I have huge amounts of respect for usmc scout snipers and would consider asking for one if i really, really wanted to ventilate someones cranium.
After a platoon of vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down white feather. This marine was the american sniper of the vietnam war. Extensive photo gallery with comments by the photographer. Note mirage and humidity as l, m, or h for light or low, medium, or heavy or high. Specifically designed for the committed precision shooting, tactical and law enforcement communities, the phenom 530x utilizes the cw3 reticle. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed nva general with one shot, then crawled back. Find and play the best and most fun fortnite maps in fortnite creative mode.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. That means waldron made his 109 confirmed kills in about six months. Storm tactical free downloads, targets, sniper rifle. Most famous american snipers in history the range 702. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. We all know the great marine corps sniper chuck mawhinney with his famous m40redfield rifle which now is on display in. At the height of his time in vietnam, there was a bounty of 50,000 dollars on his head.
Your source for precision rifle and sniper data books endorsed by us military and law enforcement snipers consistency equals accuracy. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading charlie brown, sniper. The word sniper was coined from snipe, which is a bird found in. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him retro pin pictured above is a two man sniper team during the vietnam war. The gomorrah principle a vietnam sniper story rick. But there has only been one sergeant carlos hathcock. A whole bunch of folks, including me, got bit by a sorry mf posing as a scout sniper named gary lakis with a company called ssi. Vela sciences is raising funds for creating the perfect lab notebook on kickstarter. He was the only child of carlos and agnes hathcock. Michael lee lanning says in inside the crosshairs that waldron made 92 confirmed kills in the first five months of 9th division sniper employment. Vietnam snipers discussion in general rifle discussion started by estrack2, jun 28, 2011.
This limited edition book has been designed for frank of snipers hide. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. Hathcocks record and the extraordinary details of the missions he undertook made him a legend in the u. Inappropriate the list including its title or description facilitates illegal activity, or contains hate speech or ad hominem attacks on a fellow goodreads member or author. My printer does this automatically but you may have to run your paper through your printer twice to accomplish the same. Vietnam snipers one of the ways of obtaining range values is by means of maps. Its an appallingly poor read with injokes making no sense and poor visulisation of situations and events. Marines are already getting their hands on the corps replacement for its vietnam warera sniper rifle. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open. The dot grid books cover is a unique suedetothetouch cover.
Here at, we are committed to protecting your privacy. Marines getting the corps replacement for its vietnamera sniper. Fm 2310 preface this field manual provides information needed to train and equip snipers and to aid them in their missions and operations. In the military in vietnam, it took some 204 hours of special training to produce a sniper. Howard kramer, former sniper with the us armys 9th division in the mekong delta provides a picture perspective of his view of the vietnam war. A sniper is a militaryparamilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the targets detection capabilities. A vietnam war sniper crawled for 3 days across 2000m of. Who is the most famous sniper from north vietnam and. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. Usmc snipers with m14s in vietnam this is a discussion on usmc snipers with m14s in vietnam within the marines forums, part of the armed services category. He tells about his chronological experiences in the jungles of vietnam where he was deployed for a year.
During the siege of khe sahn in vietnam the vc would post a sniper on a nearby hill. Marine corps sniper gysgt carlos hathcock ii eliminates a viet cong sniper on hill 55. His parents separated so he grew up with his grandmother in geyer springs, pulaski. In elephant valley, hathcock spoke of having maps of the area. During our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush.
There is some gritty reading in the book and an insight to a snipers life in combat. This is the book i read before and the caused the direct comparrison and frustration when reading cent. The book is well written and outlines hathcocks shooting career and then his subsequent deployment to vietnam where he carries out the most audacious sniper. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972.
A marine snipers twoyear odyssey in the vietnam war by. The young soldier is holding his rifle in a casual manner, a sign of very little time allocated to training due to. Snipers in vietnam and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. Oct 26, 2015 the american sniper could be regarded as the greatest allaround rifleman the world has ever known.
Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. At the start of the war in vietnam, the united states had no snipers. Most of the 9th id snipers served 6 or 7 months maximum as snipers with the 9th id, as most of the division was pulled out in july 1969. The m24 sniper weapon system sws is the military and police version of the remington. An off the shelf rifle was chosen for the platform base. Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye. The explosive true story of sergeant carlos hathcock, a legendary marine sniper in the vietnam war. Vision h37 grid system range estimation reticle and bullet drop compensation. Claims he was in the cellcage next to john mccain in hanoi. A minimalist, ultradurable, large format dot grid notebook purposebuilt for. He was a screwup as a recruit but later saw brief action in the dominican republic. The vietnam war best snipers series book 8 kindle edition by robert f.
A story seemingly stolen from the pages of a crime thriller, but far less comprehensible. Spam or selfpromotional the list is spam or selfpromotional. You can try sniper on the easter front by albrecht wacker about sepp alleberger, a crack german sniper on ww2 credited with 257 kills and possibly responsible for 5x more. Precision sniper log book notes these sheets are designed to be printed double sided, using the flip up orientation i. I am looking for any information regarding the united states use of nonmilitary snipers in the vietnam war around 19691971. You now have 10% off applied to your order in checkout. He deployed in 1966 as a military policeman, but immediately volunteered for combat and was soon transferred to the 1st marine division sniper platoon, stationed at hill 55, south of. Jul 29, 2015 one trick some snipers might use is shooting past a hill. I havent had time to read any of them yetbut they all look pretty good, but all are available from amazon, in paperback.
The sonic crack of the round passing the hill may mislead the enemy into thinking the sniper is on that hill. Oklahoma man recalls experience as sniper in vietnam. Us tactical supply the premiere provider of quality tactical accessories. The 5th marine snipers in vietnam john culbertson on. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. The book begins with his high school years and the decisions which led to his enlistment. Typically, each sta team had two members, the team leader equipped with a longrange, speciallymade. The division started to withdraw from vietnam in the summer of 1969. Pages are made of 80lb premium blend paper with a subtle texture, double perforated, and. Snipers coordinated an attack on the power grid, but why.
Precisionsniper log book notes these sheets are designed to be printed double sided, using the flip up orientation i. Snipers hide is a community of snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. A good book about snipers from the 173d is one that was written by james gibbore and is titled soldier. The book uses a 6 ring polydura mini binder, which allows the operator to organize the book per. The best part about being a sniper was that no one really messed with us, that is, our people. Puntenroosterdiagram gelinieerd wit papier30 paginas per. There have been sharpshooters and snipers ever since the advent of firearms. The us army had little interest in sniping during the war, and issued an m14 service rifle that they called an xm21 weapons system along with a brand new redfield 3. S snipers from vietnam to present shooterautobiography of topranked marine sniperny times best seller. Us army sniper program august 20, 20 september 22, 20 sniper ghost posts army sniper, vietnam war in the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. Dot grid paper notebook is very flexible and can be used for design, creating your own bullet style journals, drawing, sketching, take notes etc.
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