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Fully illustrated, this absorbing study investigates the development of sniping weapons and techniques on World War II's Eastern Front.
The Soviet Union had developed a significant sniping force by 1939, but the extraordinary skill and cunning displayed by Finnish snipers during the Winter War forced the Soviets to innovate. On the other side, German sniping suffered from a lack of standardization of weapons and a lack of marksmen deployed at the start of the Great Patriotic War (1941–45). There were few heroes in the conflict, but on both sides, the snipers were idolized – especially on the Soviet side gaining almost mythical status.
As well as traditional bolt-action weapons, both sides used several types of semi-automatic rifle, such as the SVT-38 and the Gew 41. Offering greater firepower at the expense of long-range accuracy, such weapons would be profoundly influential in the postwar world.
Download PDF Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 193945 Weapon Martin Pegler Alan Gilliland Johnny Shumate 9781472825896 Books
"Sustained combat on the Eastern Front in the Second World War, beginning with the Soviet invasion of Finland and continuing with the German invasion of the Soviet Union, generated considerable interest in the use of snipers. The combatants has experimented with various models of sniping rifles prior to the war, but the onset of combat put real emphasis into the task. The result was the fielding of a variety of rifles fitted with scopes for sniping, the subject of this fairly detailed but concise Osprey Weapon Series book by Martin Pegler.
The author spends the first third of the book walking the reader up through the various designs used by the combatants. There is lots of technical discussion here, along with plenty of period and modern photographs and some illustrations. Another major portion of the book discusses combat use. Some of the better snipers are mentioned, although the author does not dwell on kill records in favor of a more general discussion of technique. The concluding portions of the book discuss the legacy of the Eastern Front for the present day. Well recommended to the interested general reader and student of the conflict."
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Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 193945 Weapon Martin Pegler Alan Gilliland Johnny Shumate 9781472825896 Books Reviews :
Sniping Rifles on the Eastern Front 193945 Weapon Martin Pegler Alan Gilliland Johnny Shumate 9781472825896 Books Reviews
- Sustained combat on the Eastern Front in the Second World War, beginning with the Soviet invasion of Finland and continuing with the German invasion of the Soviet Union, generated considerable interest in the use of snipers. The combatants has experimented with various models of sniping rifles prior to the war, but the onset of combat put real emphasis into the task. The result was the fielding of a variety of rifles fitted with scopes for sniping, the subject of this fairly detailed but concise Osprey Weapon Series book by Martin Pegler.
The author spends the first third of the book walking the reader up through the various designs used by the combatants. There is lots of technical discussion here, along with plenty of period and modern photographs and some illustrations. Another major portion of the book discusses combat use. Some of the better snipers are mentioned, although the author does not dwell on kill records in favor of a more general discussion of technique. The concluding portions of the book discuss the legacy of the Eastern Front for the present day. Well recommended to the interested general reader and student of the conflict. - As usual, the author has produced a book with countless details about sniper weaponry, including discussions of topics I had never seen before in my many other references. My only quibble is his continuing demonstration that he is evidently not a long range shooter himself by incorrectly claiming that high altitudes and high humidity increase drag on a bullet and cause it to drop faster than under other conditions.
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