‘I want the rain. I want it to be nasty’ — How the world’s deadliest snipers compete
"[T]hrow your kit on and get out there and run and gun."
BY HALEY BRITZKY | PUBLISHED MAY 6, 2022 10:38 AM
The three U.S. Army snipers came running out of an empty building and immediately dropped their gear in dirt still soft from yesterday’s rainstorm. Two of the men, Sgt. 1st Class Greytak and Staff Sgt. Underkofler, slammed onto their bellies, dropping into the prone position, while the third, Sgt. 1st Class Farson, kicked out a tripod and immediately began scanning the field before him.
They were zeroing in on a high-priority enemy target roughly 750 meters away — a general — along with an entourage of his deputy commander, driver and bodyguard. In the distance, the low rumble of thunder mingled with distant sounds of gunfire as the snipers got to know their target.
“Nine o’clock, attack tank. Looks like a general hat,” the spotter said.
“I”ll take him,” one sniper replied.
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