Infantry of World War 2 - Page 7 - Aircraft of World War II

the lancaster kicks ass · 09-05-2005, 05:50 AM

yeah it's nice to read an interview like that...........

Wildcat · 09-05-2005, 09:19 AM

Very interesting indeed.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-05-2005, 09:57 AM

Good info, and the pictures are great, I really like the top one.

plan_D · 09-05-2005, 03:04 PM

That was a very interesting read. Snipers are often only remembered as people left behind to cause havoc. But they really were a vital outfit to any offence, or defence.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-05-2005, 03:36 PM

And they rarely make themselves available for interviews.

CharlesBronson · 09-05-2005, 05:18 PM

Some action pics of german snipers in the Balkans, about 1944.

cheddar cheese · 09-05-2005, 05:22 PM

Nice pics. If I ever joined the army id wanna be a Sniper.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-05-2005, 06:40 PM

Its a lonely life.

Nice pics.

Nonskimmer · 09-05-2005, 07:56 PM

A very interesting post, CB. Thanks.

Glider · 09-05-2005, 08:01 PM

Interesting pictures. The top one looks posed as they are too clean and the spotter is in the way of the shooter. He's doesn't look settled for the shot.
The second one looks the business, but its the third that interests me. The rifle doesn't have a scope (which wasn't a must have) and the spotter is too high, neither is he camouflaged at all. Its almost certain he would give the position away.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-05-2005, 08:02 PM

They may have been propoganda photos.

CharlesBronson · 09-06-2005, 09:10 PM

Probably.

Here is some more pics about Waffen SS snipers.

Leningradfront, December 1942, Legion Niederlande( dutch Waffen SS):

Color photo taken from Signal magazine:

German Waffen SS officers equipped with a scoped rifle (I am not sure is those are snipers) East Prussia 1944. The rifle seems to be a K-98K with small telescopic Zielfernrohr 41 or Zf 41 with a zoom factor of 1.5.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-07-2005, 02:57 PM

Great pics I really like the colored one.

Glider · 09-07-2005, 03:42 PM

The Germans had a number of Sniper rifles but in my view the SMLE No 4 Mk 1(T) was the best sniper rifle of the war. Re barelled with the 7.62 they were in use until the early 80's with the British Army as the L42.

I used the L42 a couple of times and found it very easy to shoot. The second time I used it I averaged 86 at ranges up to 900 yards. Which for someone who had only shot .22 up to 100 yards till that time, shows how forgiving it it was.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-07-2005, 04:31 PM

I know it was the not the best, but I really enjoy the 98 Mauser as a Sniper. I have enjoyed shooting the ones that me and my friends own.

09-05-2005, 05:50 AM	#91
the lancaster kicks ass Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 19,945	yeah it's nice to read an interview like that........... __________________ "Reminds me of the time I sank the Tirpitz" comments a Spitfire pilot, "One pass of course, old boy."

09-05-2005, 09:19 AM	#92
Wildcat Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Queensland Posts: 4,543	Very interesting indeed. __________________

09-05-2005, 09:57 AM	#93
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	Good info, and the pictures are great, I really like the top one. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-05-2005, 03:04 PM	#94
plan_D Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11,978	That was a very interesting read. Snipers are often only remembered as people left behind to cause havoc. But they really were a vital outfit to any offence, or defence. __________________ "When you go home tomorrow, don't expect anyone to know what you have been through. Even if they did know, most people probably wouldn't care anyway. Some of you may get the medals you deserve, many more of you will not. But remember this, all of you are now members of the front-line club, and that is the most exclusive club in the world." - Lt. Col. Matthew Maer CO 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wale's Royal Regiment. Camp Abu Naji, Oct. 2004 To those in that club.

09-05-2005, 03:36 PM	#95
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	And they rarely make themselves available for interviews. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-05-2005, 05:18 PM	#96
CharlesBronson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cordoba - Argentina Posts: 2,999	Some action pics of german snipers in the Balkans, about 1944. __________________ Bronsons´s videos

09-05-2005, 05:22 PM	#97
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	Nice pics. If I ever joined the army id wanna be a Sniper.

09-05-2005, 06:40 PM	#98
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	Its a lonely life. Nice pics. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-05-2005, 07:56 PM	#99
Nonskimmer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 8,871	A very interesting post, CB. Thanks.

09-05-2005, 08:01 PM	#100
Glider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,655	Interesting pictures. The top one looks posed as they are too clean and the spotter is in the way of the shooter. He's doesn't look settled for the shot. The second one looks the business, but its the third that interests me. The rifle doesn't have a scope (which wasn't a must have) and the spotter is too high, neither is he camouflaged at all. Its almost certain he would give the position away.

09-05-2005, 08:02 PM	#101
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	They may have been propoganda photos. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-06-2005, 09:10 PM	#102
CharlesBronson Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Cordoba - Argentina Posts: 2,999	Probably. Here is some more pics about Waffen SS snipers. Leningradfront, December 1942, Legion Niederlande( dutch Waffen SS): Color photo taken from Signal magazine: German Waffen SS officers equipped with a scoped rifle (I am not sure is those are snipers) East Prussia 1944. The rifle seems to be a K-98K with small telescopic Zielfernrohr 41 or Zf 41 with a zoom factor of 1.5. __________________ Bronsons´s videos

09-07-2005, 02:57 PM	#103
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	Great pics I really like the colored one. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

09-07-2005, 03:42 PM	#104
Glider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,655	The Germans had a number of Sniper rifles but in my view the SMLE No 4 Mk 1(T) was the best sniper rifle of the war. Re barelled with the 7.62 they were in use until the early 80's with the British Army as the L42. I used the L42 a couple of times and found it very easy to shoot. The second time I used it I averaged 86 at ranges up to 900 yards. Which for someone who had only shot .22 up to 100 yards till that time, shows how forgiving it it was.

09-07-2005, 04:31 PM	#105
DerAdlerIstGelandet Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany Posts: 33,152	I know it was the not the best, but I really enjoy the 98 Mauser as a Sniper. I have enjoyed shooting the ones that me and my friends own. __________________ fly boy:"isnt that the first jet bomber becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles"[/I]

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