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Palsar 7 – the 7th Armored Brigade reconnaissance unit. Palsar 401 – the 401st Brigade reconnaissance unit. Palsar 188 – the 188th Armored Brigade reconnaissance unit. (Reserve) Reserve Brigades Reconnaissance Companies; Combat Engineer Corps Battalion Recon/Scout Platoons; Unit Yahalom (Generally referred to as a commando unit) Sayeret Yael
Soviet sniper with 494 kills, who fought in the 50th Guards Rifle Division during the Battle of Stalingrad, World War II. [32] 494 Soviet Union: Nicholas Irving: 1986– 2004–2010 A sniper nicknamed "The Reaper" with the 3rd Ranger Battalion deployed in Afghanistan in 2009, with 33 confirmed kills. [33] 33 United States: Juba: N/A 2005–2007
During the interbellum, most nations dropped their specialized sniper units, notably the Germans. Effectiveness and dangers of snipers once again came to the fore during the Spanish Civil War. The only nation that had specially trained sniper units during the 1930s was the Soviet Union. Soviet snipers were trained in their skills as marksmen ...
Type 97 Sniper Rifle: Arisaka: 6.5×50mmSR Arisaka: Bolt-action Japan: 1937 Type 99 sniper rifle: 7.7×58mm Arisaka: Bolt-action Japan: 1939 AMU SDM-R: United States Army Marksmanship Unit: 5.56×45mm NATO: Direct impingement (select-fire) United States: 2004 Snipex T-Rex: XADO-Holding Ltd. 14.5×114mm: Bolt-action (single-shot) Ukraine: 2020 ...
Mk 11 Mod 0 – 7.62×51mm sniper rifle based on the M16 direct impingement gas system. M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System – Improved version of the Mk 11, replacing the M39 and Mk 11. M40 rifle – M40A3, M40A5 and M40A6 variants in use as sniper rifles. Barrett 50 Cal/M82/M107 – in use as the M82A3 and M107 variants. The M82A3 being an ...
Sniper rifle: 7.62×54mmR Soviet Union: Status: In service, Standard designated marksman rifle. Modified locally by Israel's FAB Defense. [56] Around 6,000 units active. [57] IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper: 7.62×51mm India Israel: Status: In service used by Para SF snipers. 200 in service. [58] Heckler & Koch PSG1: Sniper rifle: 7.62×51mm Germany
Adopted as a battle rifle by Naval Special Warfare and JSOC units. [citation needed] MCX: Assault rifle: SIG Sauer: 5.56×45mm NATO, .300 AAC Blackout: USSOCOM: XM7 NGSW: Assault rifle: SIG Sauer.277 FURY: NGSW program: Selected by the United States Army to replace the M16/M4 platform. Sniper rifles, marksman rifles and anti-materiel sniper ...
Sniper rifles Mosin-Nagant [17] 7.62×54mmR: Bolt-action Sniper rifle Russian Empire: SVD: 7.62×54mmR: Designated marksman rifle Sniper rifle Soviet Union: VSS Vintorez [18] 9×39mm: Sniper rifle Soviet Union: Alejandro: 7.62×54mmR: Sniper rifle Cuba: Mambi AMR: 14.5×114mm: Bullpup Anti-materiel rifle Cuba: Rocket propelled grenade launchers ...