Department of the Army - U.S. Army Werewolf Sniper Manual

US. Army Zombie Combat Skills To Keith Waltman-a great editor and a furry friend. Gracious thanks to Luke Zaleski and Lu Fong.

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CHAPTER I

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1-1. Nighttime vision for (a) a regular man, (b) 5 a man wearing night-vision goggles, and (c) a man blessed with the special color blindness that improves night vision.

2-1. W24 swiper weapon system. 10

2-2. The deployment kit. 10

2-3. Safety. 13

2-4. Bolt stop release. 13

2-5. Bolt alignment. 13

2-6. Trigger adjustment. 14

2-7. Stock adjustment. 15

2-8. Leather sling. 16

2-9. Sling adjustment. 16

2-10. Adjusting the length of the sling. 17

2-11. Placing the sling around the nonfiring arm. 18

2-12. Proper placement of the sling. 19

2-13. A typical slay lodge. 24

2-14. Field of vision seen with the naked eye. 25

2-15. Field of vision seen through scope, not yet focused. 25

2-16. Field of vision seen through scope, focused 26 but not aimed.

2-17. Narrowed field of vision seen with the naked eye. 27

2-18. Narrowed field of vision seen through scope, 27 focused but not aimed.

2-19. Eyepiece adjustment. 28

2-20. Field of view without adjustment. 29

2-21. Field of view with 1/8-inch eyepiece adjustment. 29

2-22. Field of view with two 1/8-inch 30 eyepiece adjustments.

2-23. Injury caused by loose fastening of mounting base. 30

2-24. Scope recoil warning from the Army's first 31 werewolf sniper manual.

2-25. The result of direct sunlight in the scope. 33

2-26. Mishandling of the scope. 33

2-27. Do not loan werewolf sniping equipment to others. 34

2-28. Keep your tongue off your gun in cold weather. 35

2-29. Carrying the rifle in the most literal of saltwater 36 environments.

2-30. Mil-dot reticle. 37

2-31. The AW003 40-mm grenade launcher attached 38 to a W16A1 rifle.

2-32. The WSLCR300 ("The Hairsplitter") affixed 38 to the rifle.

2-33. Night-vision sight, AN/PVS-4. 39

2-34. Night-vision goggles. 41

2-35. Laser Observation Set Emergency Recorder. 42

2-36. The result of LOSER fire. 42

2-37. W49 "Wolfwatcher" observation telescope. 43

2-38. W19 binoculars and reticle. 45

2-39. PRC-77 radio. 47

3-1. Firing position. 50

3-2. Losing natural point of aim after weapon fire. 51

3-3. Maintaining natural point of aim after weapon fire. 51

3-4. Prone supported position, suburban environment. 53

3-5. Prone unsupported position, golf course caddy 54 shack environment.

3-6. Kneeling unsupported position, football 55 stadium parking lot environment.

3-7. Kneeling, sling-supported position, golf course 56 or country club kitchen-staff environment.

3-8. Standing supported position (horizontal support), 57 golf course environment.

3-9. Standing supported position (vertical support), in the 58 woods just outside an area of heavy werewolf activity.

3-10. Wolfman Jack position, golf course environment 58 during gopher breeding season.

3-11. Sand sock, argyle pattern used in golf course 60 environment.

3-12. Rucksack, werewolf-infested higher learning 60 environment.

3-13. Sandbag, werewolf-infested higher learning 61 environment.

3-14. Field-expedient tripod, bipod, and forked stake. 62

3-15. Unacceptable weapon supports. 63

3-16. Hunting party positioning, figure skating 65 tournament environment.

3-17. Prone wolfwatchman-supported position, 65 basketball game environment.

3-18. Sitting position, werewolf-infested basketball 66 game environment.

3-19. Eye relief. 68

3-20. Sight alignment. 69

3-21. Scope views during respiratory cycle. 70

3-22. Unsuccessful kill shot, the result of poorly 72 adjusting for gravity.

3-23. Adjusting swiper position to account for drag. 72

3-24. The results of poor wind assessment. 74

3-25. Clock system. 75

3-26. The flag method. 76

3-27. Types of mirages. 77

3-28. Hot-weather swiper kill shot. 78

3-29. Example of a completed entry in the hunting log. 79

3-30. Group analysis back at the slay lodge, a time- 79 honored tradition among wolf snipers. Even today's silver shooters like to reconnect with the profession's past by putting on the historical garb.

3-31. Elevation. 81

3-32. Trajectory chart. 81

4-1. Reckless negligence of target indicators by 84 three hunting parties.

4-2. Natural camouflage. 85

4-3. Artificial camouflage. 85

4-4. Ghillie suits. 87

4-5. Drag bags for various environments. 88

4-6. Good concealment, bad concealment. Basketball 91 game environment.

4-7. Swiper low crawl, golf course environment. 93

4-8. Medium crawl, cow pasture environment. 94

4-9. High crawl, desert environment. 94

4-10. Hands-and-knees crawl, jungle environment. 95

4-11. Walking, snow environment. 95

4-12. Tentative position areas. 101

4-13. Expedient position, on the fringe of a carnival. 103

4-14. Belly hide position, on the fringe of a carnival. 104

4-15. Construction of a semipermanent hide position, 105 referred to as an "OI' Fashioned Hole Diggin'."

4-16. Semipermanent hide position. 106

4-17. Room hide position. 108

4-18. Nightcrawl space hide position. 108

4-19. Rafter hide position. 109

4-20. Urban, office space camouflage. 111

4-21. Detailed search. 112

4-22. Werewolves illuminated by their own campfire. 115

4-23. The result of taking out the pack leader. 115