Indian Sniper Equipment & Tactics

[The Ultranationalist]

M200 Intervention

Country of origin United States
Entered service 2001 (?)
Caliber . 408 CheyTac
Weight (empty) 12.3 kg
Length 1 400 mm
Length (with folded stock) 1 220 mm
Barrel length 762 mm
Muzzle velocity ?
Practical rate of fire 5 rpm
Magazine capacity 5, 7 rounds
Sighting range ?
Range of effective fire 1 830 - 2 100 m


The CheyTac M200 Intervention is a long-range anti-personnel weapon. It is based on the EDM Arms Windrunner design. It is a relatively lightweight and compact weapon, which is one of the best sniper rifles ever created. Production commenced in 2001.

The CheyTac M200 Intervention is currently in service with 5 countries, including Italy, Poland, Singapore, Turkey and the United Kingdom. This weapon is used by elite military units, such as the British SAS and Polish GROM. Some sources report that he US Navy SEALs are using this weapon.

It is a manually operated, bolt-action sniper rifle, chambered for a specifically designed .408 CheyTac round. This cartridge has a streamlined bullet with advanced patented design. A standard bullet retains its supersonic velocity at ranges beyond 2 000 meters. It is worth noting that at the ranges beyond 700 meters this bullet has more energy than the standard .50 caliber (12.7x99 mm) round, however it generates less recoil. This rifle has a free floating barrel.

The CheyTac M200 is the longest range sniper rifle in the world. It holds the world record for the best group (3 bullets) at impressive 2 122 meter range. This weapon is effective out to a range of 1 830 meters. The CheyTac M200 Intervention is superior to the Accuracy International Arctic Warfare 50, Barrett M82, McMillan TAC-50, and some other popular .50 caliber sniper rifles.

Despite its impressive performance this weapon is not popular. Possibly the main reason is that extreme range of the CheyTac M200 Intervention is not required in most tactical situations. Due to the large size of this weapon it is hard to move in and out of location. Also this weapon is too expensive to achieve widespread sales.

This sniper weapon comes with a portable advanced ballistic computer, laser rangefinder and weather tracker. All these components, together with the rifle, are part of the CheyTac LRRS or Long Range Sniper System and are linked to the ballistic computer. It provides all necessary data and calculations for accurate long range firing.

This sniper rifle is fed from detachable box magazine, holding 5 or 7 rounds.

Weapon is fitted with a Picatinny-type scope rail on top of the receiver. This sniper rifle is typically used with Nightforce NXS 5.5-22X telescopic sight, which can be upgraded with AN/PVS-14 night vision module. This rifle has got no backup iron sights.

The CheyTac M200 has a retractable buttstock, which can be adjusted for the length of pull. It is fully collapsed for storage or transportation. The barrel can be easily removed for storage, transportation of replacement. The weapon comes with integral folding bipod and carrying handle.

This sniper rifle has an effective muzzle brake, which can be replaced with a sound suppressor.

 

[Bornubus]

Steyr SSG 69 - BSF

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[cobra commando]

'Ishapore Sniper Rifle' at 9:32 ?

 

[TheHurtLocker]

^^
Looks like it:

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[ezsasa]

Boys!!!! looks like sniper and 50 cal procurement is moving ahead....

Tenders for limited number procurement issued..
BPJ and nigh vision devices were also given in limited numbers initially, before giving multiple orders...

- sniper rifles .338 lapua magnum - Qty 24

- .50 cal long range sniper rifle - Qty 16

 

[Zero-Sum-Game]

@ezsasa bhai, i have some confusion regarding the tendering of the .50 cal ... it was reported that we use heavier russian version as compared to us version... these are probably in US versions ....so this means ammo will be imported.... why we are not going for the sniper rifle with russian ammo?

 

[ezsasa]

@ezsasa bhai, i have some confusion regarding the tendering of the .50 cal ... it was reported that we use heavier russian version as compared to us version... these are probably in US versions ....so this means ammo will be imported.... why we are not going for the sniper rifle with russian ammo?

OFB already makes 50 cal AMMO, whether they are sniper grade that is for resident experts in the forum to answer..

link below..
http://ofb.gov.in/products/data/ammunition/sc/23.htm

on the rifle itself, the resultant purchase from this tender should give us a clue which side IA is leaning towards (american or russian)

 

[Johny_Baba]

OFB already makes 50 cal AMMO, whether they are sniper grade that is for resident experts in the forum to answer..

link below..
http://ofb.gov.in/products/data/ammunition/sc/23.htm

on the rifle itself, the resultant purchase from this tender should give us a clue which side IA is leaning towards (american or russian)

I checked the dimensions of the .50 round being manufactured by OFB and it is not .50 BMG (12.7 x 99 mm) round that is being used in those Barrett M82/M107 Anti-Material Rifles,but .50 Russian (12.7 x 108 mm) that is being used in a variant of Vidhvanshak and those T-72/T-90 mounted NSV heavy machine guns.

What i'm not sure about is whether the tender is meant for .50 BMG (American .50 round) or .50 Russian chambered sniper rifles.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Vidwanshak AMR are equipped with this thermal sights ..

uncooled thermal weapon sight as being in service in any degree of quantity?

http://www.bel-india.com/Products.aspx?MId=13&LId=1&link=67

 

[aditya g]

https://blogs.timesofindia.indiatim...ht/too-many-sniper-rifles-not-enough-snipers/

Too many sniper rifles, not enough snipers!
July 3, 2017, 9:41 PM IST Lt General H S Panag in Shooting Straight | India | TOI
It is empirical military wisdom that more than the gun, it is the man behind the gun that matters. Implying that human resource development matters more in the military than in any other field. A highly motivated, well trained and highly skilled soldier with an inferior weapon will get the better of an adversary with a better weapon, but inferior motivation, training and skills.

The the word “sniper'” owes its origin to the British Indian Army of late 18th century. A Snipe is a migratory water bird which has become rare these days. The snipe was an elusive bird which was difficult to shoot both on the ground or on the wing due to its alertness and a dodgy ever changing flight. To shoot a snipe on the ground or on the wing, extraordinary skills of field craft and marksmanship were required. A soldier who was good at snipe shooting was called a ”sniper”.

Universally all armies maintain sniper squads in Infantry and Special Forces (SF) units. “Sniping” is a specialised task. A sniper has to be physically fit, mentally robust, skilled at field craft particularly stalking and an exceptional marksman. He has to have the patience to wait or stalk for hours at end to get one shot which has to be a sure shot.

Snipers are very effective in conventional and counter insurgency (CI) operations where enemy soldiers, commanders and terrorists based on intelligence and observation are killed at ranges of 2000 meters plus. Snipers are also used to shoot terrorists in crowds, in hostage situations and during a fire fight where the sniper is in over watch position. Since the snipers are highly skilled they make ever shot count. In Vietnam War 50000 rounds were fired to kill one enemy soldier. The statistics are not known for our army but a rough check done by me in CI operations in J&K found that 5000 round were used to kill one terrorist. Snipers on the other hand take only 1.3 rounds to achieve a kill. Most armies appreciate the worth of snipers and employ elaborate training methods to develop this resource. Very stringent qualification and validation tests are laid out. Only a few make the grade.

In the Indian Army up to late 50s there used to be Sniper Section of 10 men, in each Infantry Battalion, that operated directly under the Commanding Officer. The weapon authorised was the Lee Enfield .303 No 4 Mark 1(T) Rifle considered one of the greatest sniper rifles and had earned a name for itself during the Second World War. A very tough Sniper Course was also run at the Infantry School upto l970. When we switched over to semi automatic 7.62 mm Rifle in the 60s, no replacement was found for the old sniper rifle. Both the sniper rifle and the sniper section just disappeared from the army for 30 years.

In the late early 90s the Dragunov SVDN Sniper Rifle with range of 1300 meters was introduced into the army. India has approximately 360 Infantry Battalions, 50 Assam Rifles Battalions and 62 Rashtriya Rifles Battalions ie a total 472 battalions. Each battalion is authorised 10

Sniper Rifles. Thus, the Indian Army has 4720 sniper rifles. There is no military trade of “sniper” but any soldier with limited training mans the sniper rifle. Generally two snipers are trained in each of the four rifle companies and two are part of the Ghatak Platoon. Sniper rifles are also authorised to SF units.

The Sniper Course was restarted but remains a poor cousin of the former course. The Indian Army’s strength is the regimental ethos and élan. The skill levels are average and assumed to be compensated by motivation and ethos. Adequate attention is not paid to selection, training and sustainment of specialists like the snipers. Indian Infantry does not follow the specialist trade system and a jack of all trades is just not good enough for specialist tasks.

The universal test of a sniper is to score a first shot “head shot” at 600 meters and first shot “body(chest) shot” at 1000 meters and that too after an indefinite wait in a hide. If a sniper can not pass this test he can not be called a sniper and remains a marksman or a sharp shooter. To the best of my knowledge no “sniper” of the Indian Army can pass this test. If there are a few exceptions they will only prove the rule.

The irony is that we gave the word “sniper” to the military world, we have 4700 very effective if not the best, Draugnov Sniper Rifles, but we do not have enough ‘snipers’. More so, when the snipers are most effective in CI operations and Line of Control Warfare.​

 

[sayareakd]

We need to make local version of traking point for SLR


Once its made, put it on SLR, use modern rifle accessories on it.

 

[tharun]

We need to make local version of traking point for SLR


Once its made, put it on SLR, use modern rifle accessories on it.

Lot of hurdles for that because we can't get best laser range finder OEM in india and most of them available they won't export to india.
And we need bullet data will OFB share it wit us?
And lot of to the minutest detail.

 

[Kunal Biswas]

Indian SLR with scope, bi-pod and improvised cheek raiser, Interesting improvisation ..

 

[Johny_Baba]

Indian SLR with scope, bi-pod and improvised cheek raiser, Interesting improvisation ..

Looks like a desi jugaad to me.

Here is the NATO STANAG scope adapter for FAL.

So they took a scope adapter similar to this,removed scope rings and screwed a Picatiny Rail section above it instead of putting a scope.

Final result.

 

[aditya g]

Indian SLR with scope, bi-pod and improvised cheek raiser, Interesting improvisation ..

Was it an imgur upload ... For some strange reason those pics don't load for me

 

[aditya g]

@Johny_Baba

Babaji please ID sniper rifle lying down at the back:

 

[Johny_Baba]

@Johny_Baba

Babaji please ID sniper rifle lying down at the back:

The one on Bipod is Galatz sniper rifle (Sniper variant of 7.62 x 51mm NATO Galil),one lying on ground is SSG69.

 

[aditya g]

The one on Bipod is Galatz sniper rifle (Sniper variant of 7.62 x 51mm NATO Galil),one lying on ground is SSG69.

By shape of the grip i am wondering if it could be SP66 instead.... SSG69 is not in IA service

 

[cyclops]

I realize that the geography is different and so are some of the SOPs, but why can't we have a specialty military occupation like the USMC Scout Sniper doctored and modified for Indian needs?

If anything, the current zeitgeist requires specialty sniper courses.
The way jihadis and paki snipers are fucking with us specially in the borders is just frustrating.

https://www.thebalance.com/marines-on-the-hunt-for-snipers-3332795

Marines on the Hunt for Snipers

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By Marine Corps News Service
Updated June 20, 2014
By Cpl. Robert M. Storm

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA -- "We're hiring," says Staff Sgt. Timothy C. La Sage, 28, native of Milwaukee, Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, when speaking of his unit's effort to recruit for their scout sniper platoon. Marines applying for sniper status must not only be mentally sound but they also must be physically fit. They also must be an expert shooter from the infantry Military Occupational Specialty.


To become a sniper, applicants must pass a two-day screening.

"This includes a physical fitness test, swim qualifications, land navigation, ruck run, and night observation exercise. In total for the two days, they get about four hours of sleep," said Sgt. Adam R. Desy, Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

"We're looking for individuals that can operate on their own. They have to be responsible and they can't have any negative issues like a driving under the influence or other similar lapses in judgment," La Sage said.

The reason for such strict requirements is the responsibility the job carries. During operations, Marine snipers report real time enemy information to senior commanders.

A unit could base their movements off sniper-provided information to include raids and offensive actions against enemy forces.

After indoctrination, sniper applicants attend a four-week local training course on sniper basics.


"In the first week, we teach basic skills like stalking, observation skills, radio classes, and memory games. There is always physical training, too. We have to bring them to a higher standard than they're used too," La Sage said.

"During the second week, we teach more stalking, observation reporting, night training, tracking, and how to build a 'hide,' which is a field expedient covered and concealed position snipers can shoot from.


It's similar to a fighting position. We call it a 'mole hole'," La Sage said.

"The third week is the mission week and they learn to operate on their own. We conduct a three-day field exercise in which we insert them approximately six kilometers from their target. They move to and observe the command center that we set up. Senior members of the platoon role-play in the camp as enemy and as the higher command, the trainees then report the 'movements of the enemy' to the 'command'," La Sage said.

"Finally on the fourth week we teach them how to shoot at Range 117, where we use known distances of up to 1,000 yards. After that, we train in unknown distances," La Sage said.

"After the training package is done the Marines are known as Professionally Instructed Gunmen and are on a six-month probation period in the platoon," he said.

"During this time they may get the chance to attend the formal Scout Sniper School and upon completion are given the 8541 Military Occupational Specialty and the title Hunters of Gunmen," La Sage said.

"We take a lot of pride in our job. Much of our gear is aftermarket and we buy it ourselves" said Cpl. J. Eric Roblez, 21, of Anaheim, Calif., Scout Sniper Platoon.

We make our own ghillie suits and have to repair or replace them after every stalk.


It's very time consuming and you have to be dedicated, but it is worth it," he added.

 

[Johny_Baba]

By shape of the grip i am wondering if it could be SP66 instead.... SSG69 is not in IA service

Plausible,but check the bolt position,it looks like an SSG69 to me,though it might be something else too.Need some better pic than this.