Sniper Concealment Techniques

The camouflage should blend in with the surrounding background so that others will ignore you (the jungle needs camouflage, the desert needs yellow, and the snow is white)

After the sniper ambush, you will be ignored. About 20% is vegetation (or sand or snow) near the ambush point, and the rest is the sniper's camouflage

For jungle camouflage, you can use professional camouflage net (replaced with hemp rope dyed green), rag cloth Strips (tear a piece of camouflage clothing into strips) are tied to the net. The camouflage net is draped on the back and two arms. There is no belly. The back should cover the entire back, and the head is also important. Camouflage netting is generally not required below the knee.

Then let your friends take a look. If someone comments that it looks like a beggar’s clothes, then you are halfway to success. The other half is to go to the place where you want to ambush, cut the grass and stick it in your body.

Dark environment observation skills:

1. Partial field of view observation: Partial field of view observation is the best observation method in a dark environment. In a dark environment, if you stare directly at a target , will quickly become blurry or even seriously deformed, but if you focus your gaze on another point about 5 to 10 degrees away from the target you want to observe, your observation target will appear in your partial field of view. It is a stable and realistic image.

This reason is because the photoreceptor cells of the human eye that process low-brightness images are mainly distributed in the edge area of ??the retina.

Factors affecting night vision :

Lack of vitamin A, cold, fatigue, nicotine, alcohol, narcotics.

Dark environment will make it impossible to observe the color and local details of the target, so the sniper must Identification mainly relies on the analysis of the target's outline.

At dawn, rapid changes in natural light will cause the target's shadow to change rapidly. Snipers should be careful to avoid observation illusions caused by such changes.

The increased natural light brightness at dawn will give people an illusion of security. Snipers must be careful to avoid being affected by this illusion. But on the other hand, the enemy often also suffers from this psychological illusion. Driven by it, they become careless, thereby reducing their alertness. And this is usually when the enemy's light and dark sentries begin to change their guard, so it is a good opportunity to record the location of the enemy's sentry.

On the scope The reticle and scale are still visible and reliable half an hour before sunrise and half an hour after sunset, but the times of sunrise and sunset often change at different latitudes and in different seasons.

Concealment skills:

The cause of the noise is generally the movement of personnel and the collision of equipment, so the hard surfaces of equipment that are likely to collide should be wrapped with tape. When the position must be moved, the action should be It is smooth and planned. The human eye is very sensitive to moving targets. Delicate and slow-moving objects are easily overlooked, but fast and rapid movements are easily detected.

Key points of camouflage:

1. Reflective: such as belt buckles, watches, scope lenses, all reflective surfaces should be covered.

2. Outline: such as human heads, shoulders, weapons, etc., are all visible Easy to identify, the human eye's attention can easily focus on recognizable targets that are familiar to them, even targets that cannot be completely recognized for a while, so the outlines of people and equipment must be completely transformed into unrecognizable shapes.

3. Background contrast: When choosing a hiding spot, the background must blend with the sniper and equipment as much as possible. The obvious difference in color and shape will be easily noticed. The sniper should be aware of himself and the equipment. The equipment is camouflaged so that it is the same color as the background as much as possible and stays in the shadows as much as possible.

Ghillie Suit:

The Ghillie Suit is a type of clothing worn by gamekeepers in Scotland (locally known as Camouflage clothing invented for the Ghillies, who used this camouflage clothing to monitor poachers. This camouflage clothing was used by British snipers during World War I to fight against the Germans who had better sniper technology.

The ghillie suit is a field combat uniform with a camouflage net attached. To make the ghillie suit, you can use the regular work clothes that are one piece from top to bottom as the basis. It is best to be one size larger than the actual suitable size. A camouflage net is fixed on the clothing by sewing or gluing. The camouflage net extends from the neck to the back and then to the arms and legs. The camouflage object can be glued or tied to the camouflage net.

Geely Suit The function of the ghillie suit is to help the sniper better integrate into the surrounding environment. It cannot replace proper movement skills, planned action routes, and natural vegetation.

Ghillie suits are not magical invisibility Even when wearing a ghillie suit, you should still try to make use of all available environments and natural vegetation for cover. Also, be aware that when lurking or moving in some thorny bushes, the ghillie suit may be accidentally struck. Hang. In addition, soldiers wearing ghillie suits will be identified as snipers when they are with other soldiers wearing regular uniforms and receive special attention, so the ghillie suits can only be used when they have been assigned a mission and have begun deployment. Wear.

If the sniper does not have a ready-made ghillie suit and needs temporary personal camouflage in the wild, he can use old socks or torn canvas tents as camouflage nets, dye them with mud, and use real plants and Artificial camouflage is mixed with camouflage to destroy the color and texture of the regular uniform itself as much as possible. Be careful not to use anything with a special smell for camouflage.

Hidden spots:

Hidden spots are used for reconnaissance A position constructed by a sniper at a specific location in order to complete the mission. This position must be able to ensure the maximum reconnaissance field of view and shooting area, have good concealment and camouflage effects, and be able to withstand enemy firepower and weather effects.

Covering Point Location:

A location that looks obvious to the sniper will look the same to the enemy, so the sniper should avoid choosing an obvious hiding spot. And try to stay away from identifiable landmark objects, because these objects will be easier targets for enemy forces to pay attention to. Usually the location of the hiding spot should be on covered ground, and the specific location needs to be determined through careful reconnaissance.

Suitable locations generally include bushes, urban ruins, sewers, the junction of woods and open areas, etc. Snipers should try to make use of existing terrain and natural camouflage to reduce the workload of artificially building positions.

Key points:

1. Avoid isolated and prominent shelters.

2. Never hide in trees like the Japanese fools in World War II .

3. In urban areas, buildings, sewers and vehicles are good hiding spots.

4. Before entering the mission area, carefully study maps, aerial photos, and cities. Pipeline maps and other intelligence data are used to select basic lurking areas.

5. After determining the lurking area, further ground reconnaissance should be used to determine safe entry and exit routes

Basic elements of hiding spots:

1. Shooting hole:

The function of the shooting hole is to provide a gap for the sniper to effectively observe and shoot in the hidden spot. The shooting hole must ensure that it is suitable for completing the sniper mission. Sufficient field of view. Avoid being affected by direct sunlight during the time when firing is expected to be most likely. The structure of the shooting hole should be wide on the inside and narrow on the outside, but not so narrow that it affects the observation field of view, so as to ensure that the shooting hole can be discovered from the outside. To minimize the risk, the sniper can move his position within the concealment point to adjust the appropriate observation and shooting area. The shooting hole should be effectively camouflaged with natural materials around the concealment point. When a two-person sniper team performs a mission, concealment There should be two shooting holes at the point, one for the sniper and one for the observer. Don't expect that you can dig a hole big enough for two people to observe at the same time without being discovered by the enemy.

2. Elbow fulcrum:

There should be a suitable structure to allow the sniper to rest during long-term lurking missions. You can use sandbags to build a fulcrum of appropriate height behind the shooting hole. It can also be used in snowy environments. Pay attention to laying branches, soil or canvas on the ground in the hiding spot, which can effectively keep warm and prevent slipping.

3. Covering:

The covering of the hiding spot can provide better protection for snipers. The hand provides camouflage, protection and comfort. To achieve the effect of protection and comfort, the covering must have at least two feet of soil. If time permits, a good covering can be constructed with sticks or branches, soil, gravel, or turf. If If there are waterproofing requirements, raincloth, canvas or empty sandbags can be laid in the soil layer. During long-term lurking missions, the vegetation camouflage on the surface of the hiding spot must be replaced regularly to avoid differences with the surrounding vegetation due to withering.