Sniping Rifles in the War Against Japan 1941-45
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During World War II, both the Japanese and their Allied opponents made extensive use of snipers armed with a miscellany of rifles, scopes, and accessories. These troops were prepared by widely differing levels of training and tactical doctrine. The challenges of fighting in a variety of harsh environments, from the Pacific islands to the vast expanses of China, prompted improvisation and innovation on both sides in the ongoing war between snipers and their adversaries. Often operating at relatively close ranges in restrictive terrain, snipers made particularly ingenious use of camouflage and deception as the fighting spread across Asia and the Pacific in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack, while troops tasked with countering enemy marksmen had to learn the hard way how best to defeat a seemingly invisible enemy. Small arms expert John Walter considers the strengths and limitations of the weapons and specialist equipment deployed by Japanese snipers and their Allied counterparts, as well as their different approaches to sniping tactics and training. Specially commissioned artwork and carefully chosen photographs illustrate this enthralling study of the sniping war in Asia and the Pacific during World War II.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1472858328
ISBN13:9781472858320
Release Date:February 2024
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 7.4" x 9.8"
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