This new app, available for free in the apple app store, provides all the same function and capabilities of the traditional creedmoor print data book, but with the convenience and ease of recording your match and practice information right on your phone or tablet. She was not known for her leadership skills or even her sniper skills, but for her propensity toward torturing american gis. I love to read and nothing excites me more than finding a book before i travel to powerup the anticipation of the trip to come. The book details carlos hathcocks multiple tours of vietnam and his eventual life in retirement after his injuries in the field. It is hunters sixth novel whose hero is bob lee swagger, a u. Round count and maintenance pages are good to have if you are not using a rifle book. He had many kills against marines surrounding hill 55, just southwest of da nang before beginning his most significant mission. Frank and sniper s hide have been great supporters of our products and we were even more excited to get the request to design and layout a commemorative sniper s hide data book for the shooters of sniper s hide.
This is a sequel to the authors first book marine sniper. However, the m1c sniper rifle saw plenty of action in the korean war with u. The book is well written and outlines hathcocks shooting career and then his subsequent deployment to vietnam where he carries out the most audacious sniper. Free printable training targets, data book pages, and manuals. In this post, you will find a list of the best vietnam books to read in 2020. Apr 02, 2017 i just think the vietnamese guys sewing them fit them to themselves. If i had it to do over id look at the ai maverick 41 bags that mile high carries. Its so matteroffact but perhaps that is how for him it needed to stay. This page is in no way intended to glorify the amount of people these soldiers have killed, it is intended to recognize the manner in which these soldiers excelled at accomplishing the misson assigned to them in a time of war. Sniper data book by snip1er the following data pages can and should be used to gather and record information.
However, hathcock was not the only infamous vietnam figurehead being talked about and feared. List of equipment of the vietnam peoples ground forces. The increasingly parabolic flight of the round that comes with lower muzzle velocities used to mean that the sniper would have to spend more time building an accurate data book. Feb 11, 2017 page one of nom, nom, nom from our brutal time of trials and tribulations under the evil hegemony of the wicked microsoftcbs overlords. In the book he is a viet nam era sniper a great one at that in the tv series he is a younger sniper out of the middle east engagements and retired out. Vietnam sniper shot an enemy sniper through the enemys. Who is the most famous sniper from north vietnam and. Usmc usmc pcn 147 000015 00 mctp 301e formerly mcwp 315. Data was collected through reports, questionnaires, and interviews. During two tours in vietnam, he was credited with 93 confirmed kills. Long binh post and the vietnam war worlds revealed.
Hes best known for his 101 confirmed kills during his 16 months of action, especially the 16 north vietnamese army soldiers he took down on st. Until the book marine sniper had made him famous, and confirmed him as a legend among united states marines, carlos hathcock was just another retired marine living a quiet existence in virginia beach, virginia. In the event that one shot one kill is required, you can use the book as a reference for the proper dope for the critical shot. Carlos norman hathcock ii may 20, 1942 february 22, 1999 was a united states marine. These sniper teams operate independently, with little combat asset support from their parent units. It was situated between bien hoa, the location of a large american airbase, and saigon, the capital of south vietnam.
Rebellion, a tribute to carlos hathcock would be nice. Author adrian gilbert detailed some of suttles vietnam exploits in his 1998 book, stalk and kill. I think it is the best because of the fact that he starts evry other. Storm tactical, precision rifle data books, usmc sniper. Best books on vietnam the best books about vietnam as a country, not just the vietnam war. It was part of a larger regional conflict as well as a manifestation of the cold war.
The ultimate 2020 list of best vietnam books to read. Stephen hunters i, sniper brings back one of the great characters in modern thrillerdom, bob lee swagger, everyones favorite lethal, dour southerner. The sniper summary the sniper by liam oflaherty is about two snipers on opposing sides of the irish civil war. With the popularity of the book and movie american sniper, and since i. The garand was a great infantry rifle, but it didnt do as well for sniping. Check out the top 7 best snipers in american history. Browse through our ebooks while discovering great authors and exciting books in vietnamese. A vietnamese female platoon leader, interrogator and sniper known as apache created quite the name for herself. Formed in 2003, storm tactical was the first data book producer to offer custom made pages, and fully customized books. Our first class is scheduled for may, register now. Having taken out warlords, drug kingpins and international assassins, beckett must now face the ulitmate enemy, his best friend paul finnegan. Founded by frank galli in 2014, sniper s hide has been offering informational videos, podcasts, and other support to its users in one location. Carlos hathcock, the subject of the biography, was born in 1942 and died in 1999. Storm tactical free downloads, targets, sniper rifle.
Sniper battles are more strategic than tactical and have been compared many times to chess matches. Prior to the publication of fellow marine sniper joseph wards book, dear mom. A sniper is a highly trained marksman who operates alone, in a pair, or with a sniper team to maintain close visual contact with the enemy and engage targets from concealed positions or distances exceeding the detection capabilities of enemy personnel. Bob lee has been brought in as a consultant to analyze the data collected from the. Sniper central the leader in independent information about. This united states marine corp sniper, also known as white feather. The army marksmanship unit cooperated to the fullest extent, and funds were made available to. Henderson, a retired marine corps officer, first told hathcocks vietnamandaftermath stories in his highly readable, highly hagiographic marine sniper. Incorrect book the list contains an incorrect book please specify the title of the book. This limited edition book has been designed for frank of sniper s hide. We show pictures and provide details of the ssg3000 that is a part of our collection.
A sniper s vietnam, carlos hathcocks 93 confirmed kills was considered the vietnam record. Development of the m1c garand sniper rifle began in 1943, but only a handful saw combat before the end of world war ii. A snipers vietnam mass market paperback august 31, 1991. Marine corps sniper who first appears in point of impact which is partially set in the vietnam. Vietnam, officially the socialist republic of vietnam, is the easternmost country on the indochina peninsula. Modular sniper data book range estimation offset refill sheets. The marine snipers vietnam story continues 9780425188644. Frank and snipers hide have been great supporters of our products and we were even more excited to get the request to design and layout a commemorative snipers hide data book for the shooters of snipers hide. The geography and map division holds a map from the war that was printed and created by the 66 th engineer company.
The young soldier is holding his rifle in a casual manner, a sign of very little time allocated to training due to the demands of this. I have broken down the best books about vietnam into helpful sections. He is as straightforward and matteroffact about his illness as he is about the science of. Ill add a couple of remarks which some people often seem to oversee. Confrontations with north vietnamese snipers,assassination of an nva commanding general. How vietnam sniper carlos hathcock took down the apache woman. Opening shots, 1966 in 1966 the marines were landing in ever greater numbers and establishing the giant supply and marshaling yards in da nang, chu lai, and to the north in phu bai, with firebases spread along the demilitarized zone at camp carrol, con thien, the rockpile, and gio linh. This study guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of marine sniper. A sniper team or sniper cell consists of a combination of one or more shooters with force protection elements and support personnel. The 8 longest sniper shots ever recorded on the battlefield. Armys largest base located in the former south vietnam. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Marine corps in vietnam when the hands were rock steady, the eyes keen, the legs durable he was officially credited with killing 93 north vietnamese and viet cong. After an initial burst from fans of sniper, whose sales it will revive, this book will sell steadily but.
Carlos hathcock is known for his skill and patience when it comes to dispatching his opponents from a distance. Pictures and video are problematic, and will be backfilled as time allows, as will the other 10 pages of thread. Vietnam sniper study in 1967, the army got the idea to study whether, how, and. This sniper program was initiated in the states and was set in motion as result of a visit to fort benning in january 1968.
After a platoon of vietnamese snipers was sent to hunt down white feather, many marines in the same area donned white. I figure it out all data beforehand on the range card. Sniper s hide is a community of snipers of all kinds, focusing on long range shooting, accuracy, and ballistics. You have to think several steps ahead in the battle of wits against another sniper. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Hanoi is the countrys capital and ho chi minh city is its largest city. In the absence of those pronouns, the vietnamese language imposes a relationship from the very first contact. A book about hathcock titled marine sniper was published in september. A mystery ranch or something like that is going to be a much better carrier but i really like the scabbard. He is the author of the inspirational selfhelp booklet a dozen things i learned about life as a marine sniper in vietnam. Disease finds sniper viet cong didnt a soldiers story. During the vietnam war hathcock had 93 confirmed kills of north vietnamese army and vietcong personnel.
The book uses a 6 ring polydura mini binder, which allows the operator to organize the book per. This limited edition book has been designed for frank of snipers hide. We were also the first to offer free printable targets that exactly match the target pages in the data book, a true modular system. His gentle, softspoken nature, his slight build, and his kind spirit, hid from most people the courageous, silent warrior. My printer does this automatically but you may have to run your paper through your printer twice to accomplish the same. There was one particularly interesting sniper from the north who only went by the nickname cobra.
The m21 sniper weapons system was a version of the m14, but tooled for accuracy, and it was the primary semiautomatic rifle for the war in vietnam. Reports regarding the longest recorded sniper kills that contain information regarding the shooting distance and the identity of the sniper have been presented to the general public since 1967. With the end of the cold war in 1992 soviet military equipment subsidies ended and vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and equipment. Dec 26, 2016 5 most unbelievable snipers part 1 deadliest snipers would you crawl for 3 days across 2 km of the enemies open field to kill their general, then crawl back home. Umajor combat units throughout vietnam participated in the evaluation. Im reading the book marine sniper, its about carlos hathcock in vietnam. The binder is a six ring polydura plastic for easy data organization and retention. There is a contingency plan for sniper billets at the regimental level as well. This kit is designed for military and law enforcement snipers as well as competitive shooters.
Caught in the life and death struggle between soviets and germans in wartorn berlin, you control the fate of a lone american oss sniper. Your source for precision rifle and sniper data books endorsed by us military and law enforcement snipers consistency equals accuracy. Brooke nihart, deputy director of the marine corps museum, explains. Hathcock himself estimates that he killed between 300 and 400 enemy combatants. Default, price low to high, price high to low, name az. The vietnam sniper who shot an enemy sniper through the enemys own scope, hitting him in the eye and killing him retro pin pictured above is a two man sniper team during the vietnam war. Trajectory card a load for your rifle that is accurate and uses an appropriate bullet, chronograph it and use a free online ballistics calculator to estimate the trajectory. Welcome to the new app version of creedmoor sports data book. If i ever sell the pages will go with the rifle and hopefully the future owner will find value in the data. Tactical supply seems to have done their homework and included everything you might need while shooting at extended unknown distances. Top psychological fitness this is not for people who are not strong enough psychologically or have a weak willcharac. Or if you ever shoot in any comps like idpa or ipsc at the pueblo west sportsmans association range let me know, we can hook there and you can check out the data book.
In the spring of 1969 9th infantry divisions most successful ambush tactic was the sniper mode. Introducing the sniper central basic stalking course. Kevin, aka hognose passed away last year and as an ongoing tribute to his memory and excellent work we repost the his works to help preserve it. Vietnam war 195475, conflict that pitted the communist government of north vietnam and its allies in south vietnam, the viet cong, against south vietnam and its principal ally, the united states. The basic background information for this videos story is the sniper battle between the legendary american sniper carlos hathcock aka white feather and. The days of collecting your shooting information in premade books designed by someone who perceives how you may shoot, and offers you a data book of target pages that are little to no value to you are long gone. With the end of the cold war in 1992 soviet military equipment subsidies ended and vietnam began the use of hard currency and barter to buy weapons and. Regardless i give this author 4 stars on this book because of the following. As a sniper of a modern era, i am truly amazed at what the guys were able to do using what they had at the time. Two snipers are stationed on opposite sides of a street. Sniper teams are currently maintained on an additionalcollateral duty basis within the infantry battalions.
The book has some pacing issues, largely due to the fact that real life doesnt. American sniper chris kyle, scott mcewen, jim defelice. Virginia beachs legendary sniper carlos hathcock the virginian. Precisionsniper log book notes these sheets are designed to be printed double sided, using the flip up orientation i.
Im usually up in the springs at least a couple times a month, well have to hook up and ill let you check out the trtg book. In the book, gilbert shared suttles account of an inexperienced officer ordering suttles to stand down while some of his fellow soldiers struggled under a barrage of enemy fire. Dec 11, 2017 the first sniper version was the garand m1c, and a later model was the m1d. One day orders came down that there was an opportunity to go to long range firing training for those. Sniper rifles are classified as crewserved, as the term is used in the united states military.
Jul 24, 2017 barak diba already answered this question pretty good. Us army sniper program charlie company vietnam 19661972. This book isnt the first sniper based book ive bought and read but is certainly the one which i love the most. In the book it says that he uses a winchester 70 in 3006 during his first deployment, but later in the book it said that the marines were switching over to the remington 700 in. Precisionsniper log book notes chebucto community net. He managed to set a record for the longest documented sniper kill at 2,500 yards 1. Both a good sniper and a competitive shooter, however, will have data on this. The sniper always has been an almost mystical figure a loner, the best shot in the outfit, an expert. A snipers vietnam, carlos hathcocks 93 confirmed kills was considered the vietnam.
Hathcock said in a book written about his career as a sniper. I am used to the creedmoor data books, but this is just as good. The all in one sniper kit allows shooters to get everything they need in one easy package. The sniper story during our humping through the boonies the nva could hear us a mile away and we would sometimes be caught in an ambush. During the vietnam war 19651975 and the cambodian vietnamese war 19771989, the vietnam peoples ground forces relied almost entirely on sovietderived weapons and equipment systems. The sniper data books are printed on tan rite in rain all weather paper, in a compact paper size of 4 58 x 7. But wards account of mawhinneys 101 kills, most accomplished with his primary m40 modified remington 40x bolt action rifle with a redfield 39x accurange scope. Sniper elite iv vietnam sniper elite 3 general discussions. You must be very cautious, as in the part of the jungle where youve started the game theres an enemy sniper who poses a great threat. Marine corps sniper gysgt carlos hathcock ii eliminates a viet cong sniper on hill 55.
The word sniper was coined from snipe, which is a bird found in india and known for the difficultly of. Oklahoma man recalls experience as sniper in vietnam. Marine corps sniper carlos hathcock in one incredible incident an enemy sniper was killed after a prolonged game of cat and mouse between carlos, with his spotter, and the nva sniper. S tactical supplys modular sniper data book package. The 6 ring binder is equipped with blackedout rings and all metal hardware. May 16, 2019 known for her brutal torture techniques, the apache woman cast a shadow of fear over us soliders in vietnam until sniper carlos hathcock ended her reign. Ethnohistory of the vietnamese central highlands, 19541976 by. There would have been more elevation variation as the distance to the target changed, requiring more data points for an accurate book. The modular data book is made from milspec materials and construction.
From the best snipers around the world to the most accurate snipers of all time, this top 10 list of snipers is awesome. If you consider the subtitle the marine snipers vietnam story continues, you could be let me start by. Marines in vietnam fighting the north vietnamese 1967. Best books on vietnam share book recommendations with.
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