Missileer
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I think there is a training manual for sniper teams but I'm sure it can't cover every scenario that a team is liable to encounter. The spotter probably wants to be the one capable of defending the team if they are discovered so an M16 would lay down enough cover to escape.
I have a friend who was wounded in VietNam bad enough to be sent Stateside but before he was sent back, he was in special ops and said that everyone in his team was asked if they would care to go back for sniper training. He said they were asked if they thought they could kill anyone from ambush. I thought that was strange because I thought that was the idea. He said well the guy looking for snipers went back and put an accent on the anyone. He told them he couldn't kill women or kids and especially civilians. He was never asked again.
I have a friend who was wounded in VietNam bad enough to be sent Stateside but before he was sent back, he was in special ops and said that everyone in his team was asked if they would care to go back for sniper training. He said they were asked if they thought they could kill anyone from ambush. I thought that was strange because I thought that was the idea. He said well the guy looking for snipers went back and put an accent on the anyone. He told them he couldn't kill women or kids and especially civilians. He was never asked again.