· One of them was a shot he took in In the book, “Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam,” Army Col. Michael Lee Lanning described it: Firing from a hillside position using an Unertl 8X scope on acaliber machine gun stabilized by a sandbag-supported M3 tripod, Hathcock engaged a Vietcong pushing a weapon-laden bicycle at 2, yards. · "The American sniper could be regarded as the greatest all-around rifleman the world has ever known" At the start of the war in Vietnam, the United States had no snipers; by the end of the war, Marine and army precision marksmen had killed more than 10, NVA and VC soldiers--the equivalent of an entire division--at the cost of under 20, bullets, proving that long-range shooters /5(5). "The American sniper could be regarded as the greatest all-around rifleman the world has ever known" At the start of the war in Vietnam, the United States had no snipers; by the end of the war, Marine and army precision marksmen had killed more than 10, NVA and VC soldiers--the equivalent of an entire division--at the cost of under 20, bullets, proving that long-range shooters /5(47).
This excerpt from Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam by Col. Michael Lee Lanning, describes just what he was capable of: One afternoon he was riding along the Mekong River on a Tango boat when an enemy sniper on shore pecked away at the boat. Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam by Michael Lee Lanning avg rating — ratings — published — 7 editions. Buy Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers: Snipers in Vietnam Reprint by Michael Lee Lanning (ISBN: ) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
One of them was a shot he took in In the book, “Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam,” Army Col. Michael Lee Lanning described it: Firing from a hillside position using an Unertl 8X scope on acaliber machine gun stabilized by a sandbag-supported M3 tripod, Hathcock engaged a Vietcong pushing a weapon-laden bicycle at 2, yards. Inside the Crosshairs has 95 ratings and 3 reviews. Stephen said: A decent book, discuss snipers throughout history,although mostly focuses on Vietnam. Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam, by Michael Lee Lanning, Ballantine Publishing Group, New York,, $ There have been sharpshooters and. Now noted military historian Michael Lee Lanning shows how U.S. snipers in Vietnam--combining modern technology in weapons, ammunition, and telescopes--used the experience and traditions of centuries of expert shooters to perfect their craft. To provide insight into the use of American snipers in Vietnam, Lanning interviewed men with combat.
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