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04-11-2011, 10:26 PM
zuludelta
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To switch topics for a bit...
... I was reading a magazine article about the Coast Guard's HITRON (Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron) earlier today, and I couldn't help but be amazed at how good their "snipers" are (I put the word snipers in quotes because they're technically marksmen, not snipers; i.e., they're not trained in stalking, surveillance, and fieldcraft). They can accurately hit the small inboard and outboard motors on smugglers' boats in one shot while they're on moving helicopters. Using rifles chambered in .50 cal. (not the most accurate things in the world). That's just nuts.
Think about all the factors they have to take into account in addition to the standard stuff you have to keep in check when sighting and shooting a target at a distance... the forward motion of the boat and whatever evasive maneuvers the person steering the boat might use, the motion the waves impart to the boat, the motion of the helicopter the HITRON marksman is on, the effect of the helicopter's downwash on accuracy, etc.
Somebody should make a custom Joe based on these guys.
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