The author served as an officer instructor and knew his stuff. - He set-up his WWII battle sniper schools as close to the front-lines as possible - and then went forward with the trained students to practice their "hunting skills" both on the enemy and on local wildlife for the pot.
Decoy Heads
Often in conflict with British senior officers .. who were believers in massed firepower - he 'retrained' these officers where possible .. to value the economic use of motivated two man marksmen teams.
- Lots of good info about the rifles & small arms from both sides of that era - and the problems of trying to make non-shooting servicemen into proper riflemen.
- A quote about pistol calibers & stopping power:
"One of the most feared weapons, or bullets, during World War II was the Mauser machine pistol, with it's high velocity 7.63 mm cartridge .."
7.63x25 mm .311" / .312" dia. Bullets Driven At 1,450 ft/sec.
- A decent read especially if you have any connection to WWII,
Marty K.
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