Indian Sniper Equipment & Tactics

[Kunal Biswas]

BTW, I see the muzzle brake and flash suppressor at the end of the barrel - so I would presume there is not provision for a silencer or are they interchangeable

Yes i assume, It can be done..

Barrett has suppressor..

 

[charlie]

why does Indian army use such a low powered scope it's still seems like we didn't get out of the habit of using PU scopes

 

[charlie]

Do IA has any Multi caliber rifle ?

 

[agentperry]

Re: Snipers matching fire with fire.

Kunal - Vidhwanshak is not a true sniper weapon, its an anti-material rifle which can be used for sniper operations from preset positions.
For counter sniper operations, it is too heavy to be carried around easily. It neutralizes the mobility of the sniper team.
Even the Dragunov is not a true sniper system. It is more of a marksman rifle.

The most important aspect of sniper/counter sniper operations is training. Do we have dedicated sniper training institutions in India?

Also, what is the model applied in Indian operations? Do we employ two man sniper/spotter teams with interchangeable roles?

IMO, we need something like this combined with better dedicated sniper training and support equipment such as night scopes and spotting equipment.
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how can you say dragunov is not a true sniper rifle. it has an excellent track record and it is responsible for taking down many of the infiltrators in J&K region. it scored some shots in the earlier fire exchange when 6 pakies were killed and 2 indian soldiers attained martyrdom

 

[ALBY]

Trying to find a reliable link.

Here is a link of MP.nets equipment and gear section which provides us the info about pros and cons of SVD. http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/archive/index.php/t-173995.html

 

[Bhadra]

Infantry School Mhow conducts Snipper training Courses;

Ministry of Defence, Govt of India

 

[Kunal Biswas]

 

[The Fox]

what are the 50 caliber weapons that is used by our indian army sniper and machine guns both ? can any one help me out with this

 

[Kunal Biswas]

what are the 50 caliber weapons that is used by our indian army sniper and machine guns both ? can any one help me out with this

Indian army use bigger than 50cal bullet in Sniper Rifle aka Anti-material Rifle, Check the vid posted in this page..

About Machine gun Infantry use 7.62x51mm at most, Some are equipped with 50cal machine gun like browing..

 

[The Fox]

Indian army use bigger than 50cal bullet in Sniper Rifle aka Anti-material Rifle, Check the vid posted in this page..

About Machine gun Infantry use 7.62x51mm at most, Some are equipped with 50cal machine gun like browing..

are you talking about Vidhwansak, anti material rifle but that is very bulky and the indian army hardly uses it and i am talking about the sniper rifle in the class of Barrett M82 , Barrett M107

 

[W.G.Ewald]

Common Sniper Calibers

Military Name Civilian Name Last Update
5.56x45mm NATO .223 Remington 7/18/2009
6.16x51mm .243 Winchester 7/23/2009
260 Remington 260 Remington 8/11/2009
6.5x55mm 6.5x55mm Swedish 8/31/2009
6.5x284mm 6.5x284 Norma 10/09/2009
7mm Remington Magnum 7mm Remington Magnum 11/02/2009
7.7x56mm Rimmed .303 British 12/28/2009
7.62x51mm NATO .308 Winchester 5/18/2011
7.62x54mm Rimmed 7.62R 03/16/2012
7.62x63mm .30-06 Springfield 03/19/2012
7.62x66mm .300 Winchester Magnum Updated!! 05/01/2012
8.60x70mm .338 Lapua Magnum Updated!! 06/01/2012
12.7x99mm .50 BMG (Browning Machine Gun) Updated!! 07/11/2012

 

[The Fox]

Common Sniper Calibers

thanks for the info but i am talking about indian army snipers can you give some info about the same

 

[sayareakd]

are you talking about Vidhwansak, anti material rifle but that is very bulky and the indian army hardly uses it and i am talking about the sniper rifle in the class of Barrett M82 , Barrett M107

thanks for the info but i am talking about indian army snipers can you give some info about the same

if you read previous pages you will get your answer.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

are you talking about Vidhwansak, anti material rifle but that is very bulky and the indian army hardly uses it and i am talking about the sniper rifle in the class of Barrett M82 , Barrett M107

Who ever told you that it use is lesser is dead wrong, Its use is extensive in CT areas in J&K by Army, So does its use in remote outpost manned by BSF..

Regarding portable 50cal rifle is gepard gm6 lynx used by PARA SF..

12.7×108mm

12.7x99mm



12.7×108mm most probably in use coz 12.7x108mm is manufactured by OFB..

 

[Kunal Biswas]

if you read previous pages you will get your answer.

Last page have more details..

 

[The Fox]

thanks a lot kunal, I appreciate it ..........

 

[Bhadra]

 

[The Fox]

Hi Kunal i did go through the pages from 1 - 8 and i came to a conclusion that india do not have a proper sniper training institute like the ones in America those are class apart can the indian forces take help from isreal in setting up a world class sniper training school in india so that we can produce world class snipers if we consider the modern warfare it is Urban Warfare in those cases snipers are must and the need of the good sniper is proved in American invasion of Afghan and Iraq........ can't we indians learn from others the need for the Snipers

there is a saying that " A smart person learns from his failures and a genius learns from others failure. "

 

[W.G.Ewald]

thanks for the info but i am talking about indian army snipers can you give some info about the same

I provided the link just to list other cartridges between .30 and .50 caliber that might be used by snipers. I know little or nothing about Indian snipers.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Hi Kunal i did go through the pages from 1 - 8 and i came to a conclusion that india do not have a proper sniper training institute like the ones in America those are class apart can the indian forces take help from isreal in setting up a world class sniper training school in india so that we can produce world class snipers if we consider the modern warfare it is Urban Warfare in those cases snipers are must and the need of the good sniper is proved in American invasion of Afghan and Iraq........ can't we indians learn from others the need for the Snipers

there is a saying that " A smart person learns from his failures and a genius learns from others failure. "

Its upto the top brass, Though PARA SF have dedicated Sniper teams trained in US and other places..

If Army decide that it should have such dedicated school than i am sure it will be..

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There are dozens of tactics and equipment we can induct into our force by learning from other and adopt into our environment..