Marines on the Hunt for Snipers

By Cpl. Robert M. Storm

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, CA - "Tiri kupinza," anodaro Staff Sgt. Timothy C. La Sage, 28, anogara kuMilwaukee, Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, paaitaura nezvekuedza kwechikwata chake kuti vawane basa ravo rekucheka. Marines anotsvaga chimiro che sniper havafaniri kungofunga mupfungwa chete asiwo anofanira kunge akaenzana mumuviri. Vanofanirwawo kunge vari nyanzvi shooter kubva kumucheche Military Occupational Specialty.

Kuti vave nyanzvi, vashandi vanofanira kupedza mazuva maviri ekuongorora.

"Izvi zvinosanganisira kuongorora muviri, kushaiwa kwepamusoro, kubhururuka kwenyika, ruck run, uye kutarisa kwekuona usiku." Mazuva maviri, vanowana maawa mana ekurara, "akadaro Sgt. Adam R. Desy, Scout Sniper Platoon, Weapons Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment.

"Tiri kutsvaga vanhu vanogona kushanda vari voga." Vanofanira kuva nemhosva uye havagoni kuva nematambudziko akadai sekutyaira pasi pesimba kana mamwe maitiro akafanana mukutonga, "La Sage akati.

Chikonzero chezvinhu zvakadaro zvakadzama ndiro basa iro basa rinotakura. Panguva yekushanda, Marine snipers anorondedzera nguva chaiyo yomuvengi kune avo vakuru vakuru.

Chikwata chinogona kusimbisa kutama kwavo kubva kune ruzivo rwakapiwa sniper kuti rwubatanidze kuparadza uye zviito zvinopesana nemauto evengi.

Mushure mekudzidzira, vadzidzisi vekudzidzira vanoenda kune mavhiki mana kudzidzira munzvimbo yekudzidzira pamusoro pezvidzidzo zveshungu.

"Muvhiki yekutanga, tinodzidzisa unyanzvi hwepakutanga sekutengesa, unyanzvi hwekucherechedza, makirasiro eredhiyo, uye mitambo yekuyeuka .. Kune nguva dzose yekurovedza muviri, zvakare Tinofanira kuvasvitsa kune imwe yakakwirira kupfuura ivo vanoshandiswa zvakare," La Sage akadaro.

"Pakati pevhiki yechipiri, tinodzidzisa kuwedzera kwekucherechedza, kubvunzurudza kwekucherechedza, kudzidziswa kweusiku, kutevera, uye kugadzira 'chivande,' iyo inzvimbo inobatsira yakavharwa uye yakavanzwa nzvimbo iyo inogona kupfura kubva.

Zvakafanana nechinzvimbo chokurwisana. Isu tinoitumidza kuti 'mole hole', "La Sage akati.

"Vhiki yechitatu ndiro vhiki yekutumwa uye vanodzidza kushanda vari voga.Tinoita basa remazuva matatu mune zvatinoshandisa maira anenge makiromita matanhatu kubva pane zvavanoda.Vanoenda uye vanocherechedza murairo wekuisa watinotanga. Nhengo dzeMutungamiri wechirongwa cheplatoon mumusasa semuvengi uye semutemo wakakwirira, vadzidzisi vanorondedzera 'kufamba kwemuvengi' kumurairo, "La Sage akati.

"Pakupedzisira kwevhiki rechina tinovadzidzisa nzira yekupfura paRange 117, apo patinoshandisa mabhiriyoni anozivikanwa kusvika kumadiyoni 1 000. Pashure pacho, tinodzidzisa muzviitiko zvisingazivikanwi," La Sage akati.

"Mushure mokunge mapurogiramu akadzidziswa aitwa Marines anozivikanwa seVashandi Vakadzidziswa Gamba uye vari pamwedzi mitanhatu yekuongororwa munguva yeplatoon," akadaro.

"Munguva ino vanogona kuwana mukana wekupinda Chikoro cheScout Sniper uye pavanenge vapedza vanopiwa 8541 Military Occupational Specialty uye zita rinonzi Hunters of Gunmen," La Sage akati.

"Tinotora kunyanya kuzvikudza mubasa redu. Mazhinji gear yedu inotevera aftermarket uye tinozvitenga isu pachedu" akadaro Cpl. J. Eric Roblez, 21, weAnaheim, Calif., Scout Sniper Platoon.

Isu tinozvigadzirira ghillie zvigadziro uye tinofanira kugadzirisa kana kuitsiva ivo mushure meguti rimwe nerimwe.

Inguva yakawanda kwazvo uye iwe unofanira kuzvipira, asi zvakakosha, "akadaro.