Sniper Boost

Credit: U.S. ARMY
Sniper Boost Much has been written about the Pentagon’s rising R&D budget for technologies that counter snipers, but less is known about how well U.S. snipers perform in Iraq and Afghanistan. It turns out that heavy crosswinds are, not surprisingly, a problem. A sniper can miss a target just 400...

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