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I know in the 70's we (USMC) were taught to pay special attention to officers when dealing with Soviet style opposition.
I'm not saying this analysts was correct, merely that it was what we were taught
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The Vietnamese quickly cottoned on to this & is that not a snipers main role. Surveillance if at all possible reduce morale & efficiency by effectively cutting off the head.
Cant remember where exactly but on D-Day some paras landed well off target & were attacked by 2nd line troops. Stroke of luck they found the command post & put a bazooka round into it, the attack collapsed shortly after.