Talk:Soviet sniper
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[edit] Battle of Stalingrad
The Battle of Stalingrad article gives the number of kills for Zaitsev as 149. Sources? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Benandorsqueaks (talk • contribs).
[edit] Women snipers
"Additionally, they found that sniper duties fit women well, since good snipers are patient, careful, deliberate, can avoid hand-to-hand combat, and need higher levels of aerobic conditioning than other troops."
Really now? All the attributes are true, but men are also paitent, careful deliberate, able to avoid hand to hand, and can be very fit.... This seems like a shamless plug for a point of bias on basis on sexism. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Rz350 (talk • contribs).
- Yes but how many men at the time had the option of doing aerobics? ch 16:14, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
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- Aerobic conditioning is not the same as Aerobics. Imroy 12:59, 17 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Apparent Anachronism
I had assumed that assault rifles (excepting the STG-44) came after WW2. The explanation for squad level snipers having the same cost effectiveness as ordinary soldiers with assault rifles confuses me. I thought ordinary soldiers of that time carried the same mosin-nagant that the snipers carried, sans the scope. --SpacemanAfrica 21:38, 29 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Article Expansion
Unless it's covered somewhere else, the Soviet surely maintained a sniper program WELL after WW2 and I'm sure it wouldn't be against Wikipedia's guidelines to use this article to cover it.
[edit] Sniper at squad or platoon level ?
I have extended the article with a source that places the soviet sniper at the platoon level. This is in accordance with the article on the Dragunov, but in apparent contrast to statements in the Soviet sniper article. Proposals for resolving this are welcome. (The platoon level sniper would still have to be placed in one of the squads of the platoon, perhaps this is part of the explanation). Lklundin 16:27, 29 November 2006 (UTC)
