World War 1 Sniper Research Paper
The sniper is a trained marksman and observer, who can locate and report on the enemy, and can stalk and kill with one shot unseen. All through World War I, expert marksmen were regularly utilized as a part of the trenches with an end goal to take out enemy officers in the forefront of the opposing trench. It was a mode of mutual harassment between enemy fronts. Snipers have been an integral part of wars throughout history and World War I snipers are no exception.
The term “Sniper” originated from the British occupation of India in the 1800’s. It was the hunting of birds or big-game. While sniping was both a perceived military practice and hobby it had not been created as an expert arm of the warring multitudes of Europe in 1914. Once it became clear that sniping was ideally suited to the static conditions of trench warfare, its initial proponents in World War I tended to the drafting of capable civilians into the armed services. Sniping became important in the war, for the layout of the trenches gave snipers good chances to inflict material and moral loss upon the enemy.
Prior to WW1, cavalry units were deemed to be a commander’s definitive principle weapon, in any case, since the beginning of WW1 and the idea of …show more content…
With the expansion in the improvement of optics and training, expert snipers were immediately utilized by administrators on the war zone to provide details regarding changes of the adversary's operation. The main thing a sniper did on taking up his post was to make a log. In this, the sniper would record each kill in detail, both as a record and as a running review of his operation for future reference. The point by point content of the sniper's log books rapidly started to help leaders and insight units to make more accurate decisions, and paint a larger enemy
The term “Sniper” originated from the British occupation of India in the 1800’s. It was the hunting of birds or big-game. While sniping was both a perceived military practice and hobby it had not been created as an expert arm of the warring multitudes of Europe in 1914. Once it became clear that sniping was ideally suited to the static conditions of trench warfare, its initial proponents in World War I tended to the drafting of capable civilians into the armed services. Sniping became important in the war, for the layout of the trenches gave snipers good chances to inflict material and moral loss upon the enemy.
Prior to WW1, cavalry units were deemed to be a commander’s definitive principle weapon, in any case, since the beginning of WW1 and the idea of …show more content…
With the expansion in the improvement of optics and training, expert snipers were immediately utilized by administrators on the war zone to provide details regarding changes of the adversary's operation. The main thing a sniper did on taking up his post was to make a log. In this, the sniper would record each kill in detail, both as a record and as a running review of his operation for future reference. The point by point content of the sniper's log books rapidly started to help leaders and insight units to make more accurate decisions, and paint a larger enemy