Finding enemy snipers on the battlefield is a very complicated matter. You need a very sophisticated plan and choose the more suitable one among many options.
This is a process full of unknowns. On an already very complex battlefield, guess where the enemy sniper may appear, and then choose a relatively safe position.
The danger is that the enemy is likely to guess what you are thinking, so they will be wary of hiding places that you think are safe, and may even set up ambushes in such places, waiting for your arrival.
So this is a game process. As a sniper, you need to guess the enemy's thoughts, and then do the opposite, waiting for the target to take the bait on the opponent's only path or hiding place.
If necessary, you also need bait, just like hunting. It's just that hunting only involves placing bait in the target area, and snipers who hunt enemies need to use real living people to act as the bait.
It is unknown whether the cunning fox will be fooled. Everything on this battlefield is full of unknowns. There are endless possibilities here, and it may even cost you your own life.
The snipers of the Tang Empire had obvious advantages in rifle range and sight accuracy, so Cao Fei decided to set up his own sniper position in a place beyond the normal combat distance that the enemy could not imagine.
This distance is about 400 meters. Obviously this is no longer a normal sniper combat distance. Except for the Tang Empire, the normal combat distance for snipers from other countries in the world is only about 200 to 300 meters.
Even the most powerful snipers rarely fire at a distance of more than 300 meters, because in their scopes, a person at this distance is about the same size as a coin five meters away.
It is already very difficult to hit a target at this distance, because the effects of wind speed, gun recoil, etc. must also be considered.
Cao Fei doesn't need to worry about this. He has experience in sniping targets at a distance of 400 meters to 500 meters. The weapons in his hands can support him in doing so. This is the advantage brought by technology.
Observers also agreed with his view, because at a distance of 400 meters, even if the enemy discovered their position, they were not sure to fire.
It can be said that they are almost safe when fighting at this distance. There is virtually no risk other than the enemy calling in artillery cover.
"The two people who died yesterday died here, and here." On the very detailed map, the observer marked the locations where the two Toyjiang snipers were killed.
He had just communicated with the commander of the Fengjiang garrison here for a long time and asked almost all the questions.
The other party has been tortured by enemy snipers for several days. He is frightened every moment, so he is also very disgusted with these damn enemy snipers. This kind of disgust made him remember it deeply, and he told many details about the sniper killing of soldiers on his side.
"Look at the position. The opponent's sniping position is not a fixed point. No position has the shooting angles of these two places." Cao Fei just glanced and saw that the opponent fired from two angles.
"Is it possible there are two sniper teams?" the observer cautiously raised a possibility.
Cao Fei shook his head: "It's unlikely. With this density, not to mention serious snipers, the machine gun team can't even arrange it."
"Then which one should we take care of first?" The observer traced his finger on the map. On this map with contour lines, there were many places that could be used as sniper positions.
"I prefer the mountainside. The top is too conspicuous and easily covered by shelling. The vegetation on the mountainside is better." Cao Fei pointed to a point on the map and said, "Seal the first suspicious point here first. Try your luck."
"It's up to you!" The observer put away the map, picked up the telescope and looked into the distance, then walked around a large crater created by the shell and walked towards the location they chose.
It was indeed a good location, even behind the main position of Toyoe's defenders. There are many craters nearby, and some vegetation grows tenaciously on the edges of the craters, which can provide excellent cover for snipers.
Climbing directly from the reverse slope to the corresponding position, the observer found a slightly higher position on the right side of Cao Fei and crawled to the observation position. His angle was better than Cao Fei's and he was able to observe more. The place.
Cao Fei slowly moved to the side and below the observer, stretched out his gun barrel wrapped in rags between a bunch of weeds, and aimed through the gaps in the weeds at the location where they had previously suspected the enemy sniper to fire.
According to the requirements of the Tang Empire's sniper manual, in fact, snipers from the Datang Empire are generally not allowed to return to the place where they last fired to continue fighting.
It's just that this is the Tang Empire's own sniper tactics manual. Other countries do not have such requirements. Their sniper tactics are still at a very primitive stage, and they don't even have secondary shooter tactics.
"The view is good! I can see the location." Holding the telescope, the observer clearly saw the location where the enemy sniper might be hiding.
He looked around and even saw a steel helmet worn by a soldier from the Great China Empire moving along a trench.
"I'm ready." Cao Fei had already seen the very hidden pit through his sight. He was in a higher position. If the opponent returned to this shooting position, he could easily shoot and attack.
Under normal circumstances, snipers enter the sniper position before dawn. This is for safety and to reduce the possibility of being discovered by the enemy as much as possible.
However, because the sniper location chosen by Cao Fei and the others was too far back, as much as 400 meters away from where they wanted to attack, and because their sniper position was very concealed and difficult to detect, they arrived directly here.
There was no one at the location they suspected, but looking at some traces, it could be seen that someone might have been here before.
The opponent was very smart to choose such a place as a sniper position: it is located very low and can easily be ignored. But correspondingly, when targeting special angles, its shooting range is actually very good.
"He is a smart man, what a pity." Looking at that place, Cao Fei said to the observer beside him motionlessly: "If he were in our Tang Dynasty, he would probably be able to cultivate a good sniper."
"It's a pity that you killed eight people instead of ten, right?" the observer replied without moving, holding the telescope.
The two of them were like two rocks, lying there motionless. Under the cover of the ghillie suits, it was almost impossible for anyone to spot them.
Unlike the snipers in movies, the job of a sniper on the real battlefield is very boring. These ruthless people with perfect shots would often lie in one place without moving for a long time, waiting for a target all afternoon.
The problem is that if you wait like this, the target may not appear, and you may not get a chance to fire a shot in a day.
The method of just shooting and killing a few enemies to attract them to come to you is not impossible, but it is actually very difficult to execute.
You must find one or several excellent positions where you can snipe the enemy before firing, and fire in these places to attract the attention of the enemy snipers.
Before that, you have to find the location where the enemy may appear in advance, and then find a suitable position to ambush the enemy... It is difficult to get together with so many conditions on the battlefield, and even if you get them together, you need to use them with caution.
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After all, if the enemy sniper is smart enough, he is likely to think of this and find the place where he wants to ambush you...
In short, this is a series of battles of wits and courage, and there are many psychological games in each trial. It's possible that you guessed for a long time that the opponent hit a straight ball, or it's possible that you figured out the opponent's plan and won the final victory.
They waited for more than an hour, and the two of them barely moved their bodies. They lay on the spot, listening to the roar of artillery fire in the distance, as if everything else in the world had nothing to do with them.
In the past few days, the Chinese army has been attacking Fengjiang like crazy. The main attack direction is not here, so it is relatively quiet here, and the positions of the two armies have not changed significantly.
Both sides are reinforcing their defensive positions. This experience has been continuously accumulated in the past two or three years, because this is the most important training subject for the Dahua Empire.
They were afraid of the Tang Empire's attack, so they emphasized the importance of building fortifications once the troops stopped.
So at this time, the entire front was intertwined, with trenches everywhere and reinforced hidden machine gun bunkers everywhere.
"It seems that our prey did not appear here today." Cao Fei said when the light was not very good.
"Ah... Indeed." After yawning, the observer said in agreement: "How about we kill a few of the minions to attract them?"
"We'll wait and see tomorrow. If we fire first, we'll lose the upper hand. Then the situation will become more complicated." Cao Fei took one last look at the target area in the distance, and then withdrew his sniper rifle. .
The observer also moved his body slowly backwards. Now the sun has set, and most of the light has disappeared into the horizon. They are very experienced and chose a good location, not looking directly into the sun in the afternoon.
Obviously, they returned without success today, and the boring wait will continue tomorrow. The artillery battle in the distance continued, and it seemed to become more intense as Toyoe's air force returned.
Accompanied by the rumbling sound of cannons, Cao Fei and the others returned to their shelter and had a steaming dinner to make up for the regret of sleeping in the open air today.
