sniper

⏳ Unreviewed profession
0
daily views
0 total
A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized training and are equipped with telescopic sights. Modern snipers use high-precision rifles and high-magnification optics. They often also serve as scouts or observers feeding tactical information back to their units or command headquarters. In addition to long-range and high-grade marksmanship, military snipers are trained in a variety of special operation techniques: detection, stalking, target range estimation methods, camouflage, tracking, bushcraft, field craft, infiltration, special reconnaissance and observation, surveillance and target acquisition. Snipers need to have complete control of t...

Current Images

View on-wiki →

Main thumbnail
Main article image
File:061019-A-7603F-151.jpg
061019-A-7603F-151.jpg
A U.S. Army sniper team from Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) scans the horizon after ...
File:50 cal sniper rifle.jpg
50 cal sniper rifle.jpg
Sgt. Jeremy Rutledge watches the perimeter with his 50 Caliber Sniper rifle, November 29, 2007, Mahm...
File:A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch, 51st (Highland) Division, in position in the loft space of a ruined building in Gennep, Holland, 14 February 1945. B14628.jpg
A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch, 51st (Highland) Division, in position in the loft space of a ruined building in Gennep, Holland, 14 February 1945. B14628.jpg
A sniper from "C" Company, 5th Battalion, The Black Watch, 51st (Highland) Division, in position in ...
File:Barrett M82A1.jpg
Barrett M82A1.jpg
Sniper with Barrett M82
File:British Army Sniper MOD 45154902.jpg
British Army Sniper MOD 45154902.jpg
A sniper with the The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders is pictured on the Otterburn Training Area i...
File:British and French Snipers ln camouflage Ghillie suits during Ex Boars Head (cropped).jpg
British and French Snipers ln camouflage Ghillie suits during Ex Boars Head (cropped).jpg
A British sniper from 5 SCOTS (centre) and French snipers of the 8th Marine Infantry Parachute Regim...
File:Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0526, Russland, Scharfschütze in Stellung.jpg
Bundesarchiv Bild 169-0526, Russland, Scharfschütze in Stellung.jpg
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, whi...
File:Bundeswehr sniper team in position.jpg
Bundeswehr sniper team in position.jpg
Scharfschützen agieren meist zu zweit
File:Camouflaged-sniper.jpg
Camouflaged-sniper.jpg
BARKING SANDS/KAUAI, HI... Lance Corporal Seth Stanton of Camerio, CA and Private Nathan Riehly of A...
File:Captured Turkish sniper.jpg
Captured Turkish sniper.jpg
Photograph of a Turkish sniper captured during the Gallipoli campaign, undated. Turkish snipers acco...
File:Carlos Hathcock DM-SD-98-02324.JPG
Carlos Hathcock DM-SD-98-02324.JPG
Lieutenant General P. K. Van Riper, Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development Command, cong...
File:Flickr - DVIDSHUB - 24 MEU Deployment 2012 (Image 11 of 21).jpg
Flickr - DVIDSHUB - 24 MEU Deployment 2012 (Image 11 of 21).jpg
A target seen through a scout sniper observation telescope as Marines with 1st Platoon, Bravo Compan...
File:Gari-Melchers-War-Highsmith.jpeg
Gari-Melchers-War-Highsmith.jpeg
Second Floor, Northwest Gallery. Mural of War by Gari Melchers. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson...
File:Georgian sniper during South Ossetia war.jpg
Georgian sniper during South Ossetia war.jpg
A sniper is taking aim at Ossetian soldiers in South Ossetia to make sure the small Georgia army uni...
File:IDF-Barak-338-rifle-001.jpg
IDF-Barak-338-rifle-001.jpg
Israel Defense Forces Barak sniper rifle H-S Precision Pro Series 2000 HTR
File:Mestariampuja Simo Häyhä "Saharan kauhun" komppaniasta, SAKuva-9479.jpg
Mestariampuja Simo Häyhä "Saharan kauhun" komppaniasta, SAKuva-9479.jpg
Kollaa, Mestariampuja Simo Häyhä "Saharan kauhun" komppaniasta
File:Pav-Stamp.jpg
Pav-Stamp.jpg
A USSR stamp from the 3rd issue "Great Patriotic War 1941—1945", 1943, 60 kopecks, CPA 842, Scott ...
File:Periscope rifle Gallipoli 1915.jpg
Periscope rifle Gallipoli 1915.jpg
Australian sniper using a periscope rifle at Gallipoli, 1915. He is aided by a spotter with a peris...
File:Pte. L. V. Hughes, Canadian Military, WW2.jpg
Pte. L. V. Hughes, Canadian Military, WW2.jpg
Canadian military during World War II
File:Rackandchamber.jpg
Rackandchamber.jpg
Cpl. Ronnie Bustamante, a 2/3 scout sniper, extracts and chambers a new round in his M40-A3 sniper r...

Search Openverse for Replacements

Presets:

Wikimedia Commons Category

This career has a corresponding Commons category: Category:Snipers

Review Commons category →

Review Status