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English: Pictured is the muzzle of a British Army L115A3 Sniper rifle sticking out of the grass (deliberately so) during a live firing Sniper Course on Salisbury Plain.

Soldiers from different regiments come together after being selected to attend the prestigious Sniper Commanders Course held at the Specialist Weapon School in Warminster.

The Sniper course comprises of a multitude of different phases from – Urban Operations, Counter Sniping, Command and Control, Tactical employment and learn about the estimate at battlegroup level.

The British Army Sniper Rifle, the L115A3 is a large calibre bolt-action rifle that fires an 8.59mm round.

Equipped with the 5-25 x 56 Schmidt and Bender Telescopic sight, it gives a competent sniper the ability to achieve a precision shot at up to 400m, achieve a first round hit of a man size target at 900m and provide harassing fire out to 1500m.

The L115A3 Sniper system comes with a several sights, allowing the Sniper to operate in all conditions, both day and night. Other elements of the Sniper System include spotting scopes, laser range finders, wind meters and tripods.

• Organization: MOD
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• Supplemental Categories: Training, Army, People
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• Country: England