Sniper Engagement Rules- 50 calbre BMG

[DrakeriderCa]

It's a myth. There are no regulations about bore size and engaging targets, human or otherwise. Also, it's the HAGUE Convention that regulates the use of weapons in war, not the GENEVA Convention (it regulates the treatment of POW's among other things).

The limiting factor of the use of weapons is still economy of force. It's wasteful to use a 120mm round on a sniper, but sometimes it's the only way.

 

[defopgrp]

In a warzone "Wasteful" is a relative word.
j

 

[Gunnerlove]

Current Rules of Engagement are not a thing to be discussed on an open forum. So you will not get the answer you are looking for, as anyone that does know will not talk about it. Especially since we are currently at war.

Shawn

It is not a ROE question it is a question about "The law of armed conflict" and yes .50 is good to go against troops.

Also, we are not at war.

 

[AKD]

Murphy's laws of Armoured operations: "Gunner, 300m, Sniper, Sabot" "Firing NOW!"

I hope your not Armour cus if you are your drills suck. and in real life its "####en shoot him"! BOOM! " I think I got him"

Yikes!

120mm of sheer hell and off to see Allah.

pink mist club

 

[Ganderite]

Economy goes out the window when the shooting starts. You do what you gota do with what you have to do it with.

I recall a Falklands war vet (a Brit) tellng me they used Milan (anti-tank TOW) against machine guns hidden in the rocks.

 

[cyclone]

Consider the logic; you can drop napalm or phosphorus on someone but not shoot him with a .50. Do you really think that holds up?

"Its a horrendous weapon, but then all weapons are horrendous!"
Sydney Alford
Alford Technologies.

We live and deal with the Canadian firearms laws on a daily basis - who said logic had anything to do with matters ? ....

 

[Longshot]

The gunner that fired that tank shot told me he was shooting at a fellow behind a mud wall/drying hut which is common over there.He said the wall and the guy were there one second and when he looked again there was a big hole and no dude.

 

[AKD]

The only real rule in war as far as ammo goes is it must not be expanding rounds, when it comes to small arms. FMJ only. The reason is because the object is to take the enemy out of the battle.

 

[dryfire]

When a high capacity explosive round is used it kind of sets aside the FMJ rule though doesn't? It's more use what you have at hand as has been expressed.

 

[Colin]

Economy goes out the window when the shooting starts. You do what you gota do with what you have to do it with.

I recall a Falklands war vet (a Brit) tellng me they used Milan (anti-tank TOW) against machine guns hidden in the rocks.

They also drove off a corvette (ship, not the car) with a Carl Gustav 84mm, now that's getting good bang for your buck.

 

[AKD]

When a high capacity explosive round is used it kind of sets aside the FMJ rule though doesn't? It's more use what you have at hand as has been expressed.

Talking small arms.

25mm and up are not small arms.

 

[J996]

 

[Longshot]

Look at the amount of elevation cranked on that scope!

 

[peterdobson]

This is correct

Current Rules of Engagement are not a thing to be discussed on an open forum. So you will not get the answer you are looking for, as anyone that does know will not talk about it. Especially since we are currently at war.

Shawn

 

[Mystic Precision]

Look at the amount of elevation cranked on that scope!

But the barrel is pointing downhill....

Rules and War - an oxymoron of the highest order.

Jerry

 

[Longshot]

But the barrel is pointing downhill....

Your kidding right?

 

[Mystic Precision]

NOPE. Just look at the top of the receiver and the angle of the tripod. The rear legs is almost flat relative to the receiver top and the front leg is past 45deg.

Now if the picture was taken really off level, then that is another matter. But it is hard for the tripod to be that angled if it was sitting on level ground or aiming up.

Just measure the distance from the muzzle to the bottom of the pic vs the receiver to the bottom of the pic.

Looks like someone is sniping across a very large valley.

Jerry

 

[Mac]

It is not a ROE question it is a question about "The law of armed conflict" and yes .50 is good to go against troops.

Also, we are not at war.

What the hell are you talking about. Sure seemed like I was at war when I was there.

Although I never used the TAC50, my personal team engaged enemy pers many times with an M2 .50
Anyone who posts ROE's on the net is a tard and should be treated accordingly.

- Mac

 

[sendmorebrains]

Say What ?

What war are we engaged in?

Who did we declare war on ?

How did I miss this ?

Current Rules of Engagement are not a thing to be discussed on an open forum. So you will not get the answer you are looking for, as anyone that does know will not talk about it. Especially since we are currently at war.

Shawn

 

[Miraclejoe]

"If it is in the inventory, you are authorized to kill people with it."