Don,
I’m sorry you found my post “exceedingly annoying in tone”. But the good news is that you completely misunderstood it.
In my first post I erroneously point out that all snipers have a range of 750M; but this is only true for all British snipers. My next point is that snipers are consistently engaging targets at 1000M. I then mention the British Army purchase of the L115A3 and ref an article that says the weapon they’re replacing has an effective range of 1000M. The new weapon range will be ca. 1500M.
I then come back to and finish on my main point about 750M not being enough.
In my second post I say:
“I see the British don't have Heavy Snipers in MBT!
Yet the Brits
have long range snipers IRL.”
I clearly wasn’t talking about the future arrival of the L115A3; because as you so eloquently pointed out, that wouldn’t make any sense.
The British have used the L96A1 since 1982. Most sources give this rifle an effective range of 900M. About 3000 have been purchased by the British Army since 1982
http://www.tocatch.info/en/L96.htm
http://www.army.mod.uk/equipment/pw/pw_sr.htm
The British have also been using the L115A1 since 1997. This weapon has an effective range of 1100M.
It’s my understanding that it has an effective range of 1500M when used with the large cal .338 (8.59mm) Lapua Magnum ammunition; which the British have been using since (I think) 2000. This weapon/ammo can break the engine block of a vehicle, so does this mean it should be classified as a “Heavy Sniper”?
http://www.armedforces.co.uk/army/listings/l0097.html
http://home.swipnet.se/longrange/british_army_338.htm
http://demigodllc.com/articles/milit...es-trg42-awsm/
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