Deadliest Weapons Used By Snipers Of Indian Armed Forces

Deadliest Weapons Used By Snipers Of Indian Armed Forces

Mar 28, 2017 by DefenceXPAuthor in Miscellaneous

Hello Defence Lovers, In warfare, while the infantry moves and holds ground, it’s the snipers who operate in small teams and move ahead to inflict damage on the enemy. Snipers aren’t a new phenomena either. They have been used by armies across the globe as battlefield instruments, set to play a crucial role in wars. Below is the list of deadliest weapons used by snipers of Indian Armed Forces.

 

 

 

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(1.) IMI Galil 7.62 Sniper : 

• The Galil is a family of Israeli small arms designed by Yisrael Galili and Yaacov Lior in the late 1960s and produced by Israel Military Industries Ltd (now Israel Weapon Industries Ltd) of Ramat HaSharon.
• The rifle design borrows heavily from the RK-62 and has a modified gas diversion system similar to the RK-62 to reduce the recoil of the rifle making it easier to fire especially in automatic mode.
• The weapon system consists of a line chambered for the intermediate 5.56×45mm NATO caliber with either the M193 or SS109 ball cartridge and several models designed for use with the 7.62×51mm NATO rifle round.

(2.) Mauser SP66 :

• The Mauser SP66 sniper rifle had been developed for Mauser Model 66 Super Match sporting rifle circa 1976.
• Currently some of the SP 66 rifles are still in service, but production had been ceased circa 1985 with the introduction of the Mauser 86 SR.
• Caliber(s): 7.62x51mm NATO (.308Win)
• Operation: manual; rotating bolt action
• Length: 1120 mm
• Barrel: 730 mm
• Weight: 6.12 kg empty with Zeiss scope
• Feed Mechanism: 3 rounds integral box magazine

(3.) Heckler & Koch PSG1 :

• The PSG1  is a semi-automatic sniper rifle designed by the German company Heckler & Koch of Oberndorf am Neckar.
• Its shot-to-shot variation is expected to be better than 1 minute of angle (MOA) with match ammunition.
• This level of accuracy is only average compared to most modern sniper rifles, but is still exceptional for a semi-automatic rifle and at one time was claimed to be “one of the most accurate semi-automatic sniper rifles in the world.
• The rifle also features a removable and adjustable trigger unit, for further individual fitting of the rifle.
• The trigger pull can be modified and the whole assembly is removable from the pistol grip. The pistol grip is of a target-style with an adjustable palm shelf.

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(4.) Dragunov SVD 59 :

• The Dragunov sniper rifle , officially “Sniper Rifle, System of Dragunov, Model of the Year 1963”) is a semi-automatic sniper/designated marksman rifle chambered in 7.62×54mmR and developed in the Soviet Union.
• The Dragunov was designed as a squad support weapon since, according to Soviet and Soviet-derived military doctrines, the long-range engagement ability was lost to ordinary troops when submachine guns and assault rifles (which are optimized for close-range and medium-range, rapid-fire combat) were adopted.
• The Dragunov is a semi-automatic, gas-operated rifle with a short-stroke gas-piston system. The barrel breech is locked through a rotating bolt (left rotation) and uses three locking lugs to engage corresponding locking recesses in the barrel extension.

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(5.) OSV-96 :

• OSV-96 (Russian: ОСВ-96) is a Russian heavy semi-automatic sniper rifle chambered for the 12.7×108mm round.
• The rifle is capable of engaging infantry at a distance of up to 1800 meters and can combat material targets at ranges up to 2500 meters.
• Specialized high-accuracy 12.7×108mm 7N34 59.0 gram FMJ and AP sniper cartridges have been developed for Russian .50-caliber sniper rifles such as this rifle
• Large caliber machine gun cartridges can also be used for firing, but with limited accuracy. The OSV-96 folds in half in between the barrel/chamber and receiver compartments to shorten its length for ease of transportation.
• The rifle features a free-floating barrel in combination with a large muzzle brake to greatly decrease its recoil.

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