The US military is losing the sniper war against Russia
Jared Keller
The U.S. military has a problem: when it comes to long-range precision fires, infantry forces are outgunned by Russia at every turn.
For years, U.S. forces enjoyed sniper dominance in the Middle East and North Africa; now, pitted against so-called “great power†adversaries, the Pentagon finds itself outgunned and outmatched when it comes to precision fires on the squad level. Indeed, a 2016 Army report warned that Russian snipers have become “far more advanced than the precision shooters U.S. formations have encountered over the last 15 years†in the aftermath of the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea.
So what, exactly, is the Pentagon supposed to do about it?
Sgt. Hunter Ford, 6th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, tries to spot possible enemy targets during the Best Sniper competition Aug. 22 at Fort Bliss, Texas on August 22, 2018.
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