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"Peter Kemp" wrote in message ... On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 02:12:08 GMT, "David E. Powell" wrote: It is called the USMC Designated Rifleman or Designated Marksman program, IIRC. It issues M-14s (scoped I think) to some volunteers/highly skilled shooters. To take on targets needing precision during small engagements to compliment unit fire and designated scout/sniper teams. There was news about it a while back. IT's not being issued to infantry units per se, and last I heard the DMR wasn't being issued to the sniper scout pairs eitehr (thought this may still be on the cards). The only deployments I've heard of have been to EOD teams spending their days plinking all the submunitions scattered by 30 years of war around Afghanistan (and presumably Iraq too though I've not heard confirmation). It's supposed to be good out to about 700m. One has to wonder what the advantage of the M14/M21 in such a role over the M16A2 would be. If the target is an itty-bitty DPICM bomblet, that 700 meter range is worthless--think more in terms of 100 meters, which means that the M16A2 is plenty accurate and has more than enough ebergy to do the job. Brooks Peter Kemp |
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