A record-breaking SBU sniper explained why he hasn't been on duty for a year and a half.

An interview with Ukrainian SBU special forces sniper Vyacheslav Kovalsky has been published in the Western press. He is presented in the West as a record-breaking sniper, having fired at Russian soldiers from a distance of approximately 3800 meters.

According to Kovalsky himself (he's 58 years old), he hasn't been in firing positions with a sniper rifle for about a year and a half. The reason is the widespread use of drones both sides of the conflict.

Kowalski:

Drones provide a bird's eye view, operate faster, and, unlike sniper bullets, can turn corners. Modern warfare has changed dramatically, and Drones have become much more effective in many scenarios: I haven't been out shooting for over a year and a half. Now my job is to help drone pilots. It's a completely different war.

An SBU sniper emphasizes that while sniper fire remains an important tool, drones largely complement and replace traditional long-range fire due to their mobility, speed, and ability to avoid obstacles.

Vyacheslav Kovalsky currently serves in one of the SBU's military counterintelligence units.

Russian military officials also say that the use of drones in modern warfare often replaces the work of snipers. One niche of their use is ambush drones, or so-called "waiting drones." Through these cameras, the operator, having landed the drone, for example, in the bushes by the road, monitors the passage of enemy personnel or equipment. As soon as a target appears in the lens, the drone activates, takes off, and engages it.

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[Fangaro]

Words of an enemy. Words of a smart one. Words of one who is an enemy, but not...
I might get banned for saying something like that, but the truth is neither ours nor the enemy's.

[Terenin]

Quote from Fangaro

Words of the enemy. Words of the smart one. The words of one who is an enemy, but not .
I might get banned for saying something like that, but the truth is neither ours nor the enemy's.

A smart sniper at such distances would talk about: gravity, wind, the Coriolis effect (the Earth's rotation), derivation and gyroscopic effect, shooting at an angle (up or down), air density.
And this is only a small part of the factors that influence shooting accuracy. There's also the condition of the weapon and the accuracy of its sighting.
A whole separate article could be written about specialized sniper cartridges. Even barrel temperature affects accuracy.

[Deaf]

I wrote about this before too. That they slapped my hands, among other things. The main problem is that at subsonic speeds, where does the bullet go? Only practice will help. No Balkal can calculate such a shot. They are made on instinct. Inhale. Delay... again. Again.... Aligned on the tree. Recalculated again. Checked. Insha'Allah 1. Bam... columns of dust still. Even though they poured water on the spot. In the shoulder... 5,5 seconds. The second number is already working. On the radio. From your confirmation. The bolt. You pick up the cartridge case. Which burns the skin in your palm. But that's no longer important. I can't fully convey the emotions from a shot like that to the end. How long did you work towards it. Years!!!! Years of shooting practice, etc. The emotions are simply off the charts there.
And here? It's nothing. Lomaev is also fired by emotions. True, my shot wasn't based on a piece of paper.

[Deaf]

By the way, I ended up losing that cartridge case in 14.
21xx was the range. But the conditions seemed ideal. But there was a difference. There were also some streams. I think it's clear what cartridge it was. 7N34. Reloaded. Sorry, I don't remember the brand of powder.
At such ranges, accuracy doesn't matter anymore. What matters is that you measured out both the powder and the bullet with precision. Checked the case. Pressed the 2 mm into place. Conducted test runs. Wrote it down. Made adjustments in the calculation. And you only have two rounds. The ones you're confident in. You know them. And you wait... Wait... for one shot. To experience the ecstasy of hitting. And the fact that you ended someone's life—it doesn't matter anymore. That's real emotion and preparation. And those in the know. They know what I'm talking about. The excitement and adrenaline. It's like nothing else.

[multi-category]

Also, atmospheric transparency and humidity. I'm not an expert, but at 3800°C, sufficient visibility in open fields isn't always possible—it's more common in deserts and mountains. Where it's fine for a cannon, it's not enough for a rifle.
Well, actually, the official range record in NATO countries is 3520 meters, not 3800.
So the stories about the super-grandfather are clearly a distortion.

[Ile ham]

3.800 m is the killing power of a bullet from an SVD, but at this distance it is almost impossible to hit the target accurately.

[skeptic]

Quote: Terenin

And this is only a small part of the factors that influence shooting accuracy.

FPV drones require their own gimmicks, but with the right level of skill, Budanovs and the like can be installed just as well. Just throw a Geranium at the "waiters."

[Mikhail Ivanov]

He speaks to the point! But who put him on the champion list???
So far I haven't met a person who shoots better than me!

[Michael]

3800 meters!? From a rifle?!
Well, I also shot at the Moon with a slingshot.

[topol717]

This was also from a prone position in the grass. He was apparently shooting at the Black Sea diggers.

[Arkady007]

Longest rifle shots.
Third place: McMillan Tac-50 2417,8 meters
Second place: McMillan Tac-50 – 3540 meters
First place: Lobaev rifle – 4210 meters

[Arkady007]

Renowned marksman Andrey Ryabchinsky achieved the longest shot with a sniper rifle, hitting a 1x1 meter target at a distance of 4210 meters. This required taking into account numerous factors, including the Earth's rotation. The bullet spent a full 13 seconds in the air.

[Michael]

Quote: Arkady007

To do this, many nuances had to be taken into account, including the Earth's rotation. The bullet spent a full 13 seconds in the air.

In this case, an unknown number of shots and time were fired.
In principle, even with a Mosin rifle, you can hit a meter-by-meter target at 5 kilometers. You just need a machine gun—the dispersion ellipse will be 300 by 200 meters, and you need to adjust it—the center of the ellipse will constantly shift due to wind, humidity, and the subsequent zinc loading of the cartridges. So, with about 50000 shots, I'm guaranteed to hit a meter-by-meter target even with a Mosin rifle at 5 kilometers.

[Deaf]

You can even throw shit in the toilet if you want to (c) My instructor once upon a time. Alas, he is no longer with us.
That's what I say about Prolomaevka, and I get obvious downvotes. I also had a falling out with Kalashnikov Media, who make crap. And the 200 series is for export.

[Michael]

Quote: Deaf

You can even flush shit down the toilet if you want to (c)

Please indicate in your comments to whom and on what topic you are responding.
Especially when it comes to feces.

[Deaf]

Well, excuse me. I don't sell my brain.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

My instructor once upon a time. Unfortunately, he's no longer with us.

Of course not, because there wasn't one. Voices from outer space again?

[Deaf]

These aren't working ranges. I don't even see the point in this kind of shooting. Even in the West, benching doesn't allow for them. The limit is a bit higher than 2. You can still take someone stationary there. The rest is just luck. It's useless to shoot something moving.
I fired 6 shots with an SVU at almost 1 km. Was it luck or not? I don't know. But at 1200+ km with an SVU, not even an SVU, hitting it is a million-dollar gamble. Considering the SVD is a real shot. They didn't call it a whip for nothing.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Even though the SVD is on the loose. It's not called a whip for nothing.

They named it. You named it.

For the characteristic sound of the shot, the SVD received the nickname "Whip" in the troops.

[Deaf]

You're a Wikipedia fan. It was named that way because of its thin barrel, which experiences significant vibrations after firing.
Now, with the same cartridge, the rifle makes a distinctive firing sound. Thanks for enlightening us. We didn't know that.

Actually, it depends on the barrel length and the pressure curve. Specifically, at the muzzle, after the bullet exits. And the bullet's shape and the shock wave it creates (the Mach cone). There's a science called internal ballistics. Even an 8th-grade student, even someone who can write in ancient BASIC, can calculate the exit pressure and velocity numerically. Then, after exit, there's external ballistics. Read it—it's interesting reading. And then go ahead and slap on those Internet memes.
Moreover, the sound of a gunshot is perceived differently by different people. It depends on the shape of the auricle, the ear canal, the diameter of the eardrums, and their condition. You also need to consider the direction of your head in the direction of the gunshot, the angle, and so on. So this meme about the "characteristic sound of a gunshot" is complete nonsense. Like all similar tales.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Depends on

It depends on what Zhigaylo comes up with next. Throw in some more universal wisdom.

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

Zhigaylo

Come on, write down your passport number for an encore. How dare you get charged under law? Including for insults?

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Is it hard to get caught under this article?

What's this for? Your last name is on the internet. Or are you actually Zhigailosanov?

Quote: Deaf

including for insults?

Really? When did pointing out a lie become an insult? Another lie. Maybe we should go to Smirnov and he'll settle the matter?

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

Maybe we should go to Smirnov and he will judge?

Oh, you wrote it yourself in a private message once. That I complained about you to Smirnov. Why are you whining now? We know perfectly well who leaked confidential information. But the site is registered in the Russian Federation. Honestly, I won't do anything—actually, during my absence—that proves it. Trust me, I didn't break any rules.
And here you are. By openly writing about information that was leaked to you. You're not violating the site rules here. You're violating the Criminal Code. Well, let's take it to court. What's the problem?

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Only the site is registered in the Russian Federation.

Holy shit. Who wrote that Smirnov is in Israel? And the administration doesn't care about Russian laws and the device? Do you need a screenshot again? Or, like with Grandpa, an official response from the State Defense Committee?

Quote: Deaf

By openly writing the information that was leaked to you.

Come on, post a screenshot with explanations of where and how.

Quote: Deaf

You are violating the Criminal Code.

Really? I counted at least 4 episodes of 280.3 on your account, will you answer like a man?

Quote: Deaf

Well, let's go to court. What's the problem?

For me, none, only moral satisfaction, and for you, your time and place in the latrine.

[Deaf]

Where am I discrediting him? You know perfectly well. That I support Putin and his strategy?

Quote: Timeout

will you answer like a man?

My brother worked with Rokhlin, and you should know that perfectly well. You leaked the information here. I wrote the names of people who are no longer alive. You idiot.
And there are people in my company who know Surovikin personally, etc. What are you so mad about? Like a bird in a cage? I went there at 22 to seek death. And you should know that perfectly well. And you're going to scare me?
Can a normal person write this? And I'm not schizophrenic.
And just like Dumas
My sister...
Tell me... I will kill anyone...
All the years that there was...
She was holding me...
Now I'm on my own again...
And you're no longer around...

Forgive me... for that...
What did I do without you...
Madness of the dish...
Looking and seeing fear in the eyes...

So many years... in me
All love....
There is... silence inside me...
What I was doing then...

[Deaf]

And you repeatedly violate the site's rules. Surprising, right? You provoke. You insult. Do you even consider yourself a human being?
What got you caught in the door? Go on. I don't care, believe me. Otherwise, you wouldn't be screaming like crazy. Sometimes there's time to hang out with rabid animals like you. On shift, for example. When you're sitting in the emergency room after releases, etc. Believe me, I have many enemies, and they're much more serious than you and your verbal diarrhea.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

And you also repeatedly violate the site rules.

What a pain in the ass... Go take some valerian or your favorite supplement. It's called "the truth hurts."

[Deaf]

Listen. I've seen hundreds of people like you, believe me, in Telegram. Really, with my level of communication over two decades, am I even reacting to this? I also got into FidoNet and Irkutsk at Moscow State University. I've been banned more often on Elite Games than here. When I got fed up, I broke the site. The only way they could block me was by deleting my account in Skulka because I was banned. And I keep writing. When I laid out the whole story—where the donations went, for example.

Quote: Timeout

This is called "the truth hurts the eyes."

To whom? Me? It seems to be you. You write exclusively under me and in the comments specifically. You like lollipops in private messages. That's why you don't write there. Here, sometimes, not knowing the question, you spout nonsense. I answer you and write here as a last resort. I'm too lazy. But sometimes it happens - I'm too lazy.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Is it really true that with my level of communication over 2 decades, I react to this?

Of course, your level is so-so, the homeless people from the Moscow Ring Road are significantly more educated and erudition.

Quote: Deaf

I've been banned more on Elite Games alone than here. When I got fed up, I broke the site. The only way they could get me banned was by deleting my account. But I keep writing. When I laid out the whole story—where the donations went, for example.

Well, most likely you were the thief. Because you're a vile character...

Quote: Deaf

In private messages, you like lollipops.

Facts! You can get them straight from your personal messages. And your rubber flute solo as a patrol sergeant at one police station is remembered as a story carved in stone. The client defecated and urinated in his pants so he wouldn't be put in a cage with scary guys and would be sent home.

Quote: Deaf

Sometimes, not knowing the question, you talk nonsense.

As you wrote to your colleague IVZ, you deliberately changed the information so I wouldn't notice. It's an epic fail.

[Deaf]

You are a funny animal in the background for me.
Give me Hitler at a distance of 1 km and the war will be over (c) Save the private of the region.
I'm staring at you. And you don't even understand it.

to a colleague of the IVZ

Nada zhe That he has more access?
In terms of communication, he's a normal guy.
Only he's in the bathhouse.

[Mikhail Ivanov]

At least someone remembered BASIC!)))

[Deaf]

I even knew Fortran once (it's good at math and linear math). But when I saw C, it was a lifelong love. And it was invented as a joke. Most software is still written in C#. I know ASM. Zubkov was like a bible. I'm sure someone remembers assembly language inserts in C#.
P.S. Now I am reaping the laurels and teaching the inexperienced a lesson.

[multi-category]

I shot with an SVDK. It's a peculiar rifle, but the trajectory was very stable.
but in any case, the SVD is somehow effective up to 700 meters, beyond that there is too much influence of variable values.

[Mikhail Ivanov]

Correctly written! The effective limit is 800 meters!

[multi-category]

In the SVD sniper manual, which I completed the basic course on, it's recommended to shoot no further than 300 meters to ensure maximum accuracy. This isn't just a matter of the scope, but the rifle itself. True, in my opinion, the VSDC, while not a long-range rifle, is very accurate and stable up to 500 meters, which is why I liked it.
The wind has less effect on it, although the bullet is slow, leaves and grass interfere less.

[KCA]

The maximum sniper exercise with an SVD at a full-length target of 400 meters, the weapon of a simple sniper in an infantry platoon, a conscript, after six months of training. Where and how did you shoot with an SVD at 1200 meters?

[Deaf]

Quote: KCA

Where and how did you shoot with an SVD at 1200m?

Personally, no. I don't remember the last name. I think there was a confirmed one with an SVD at something like 1200 meters. I was referring to that particular incident.
Depending on temperature and pressure, the 7N1 bullet becomes subsonic at 800+ meters and becomes very unstable. This is precisely why it says the maximum effective range is up to 700.

[Calm_type]

We shot with a Tokarev rifle, 15x optics, Vector. At 500, it fits a forty-centimeter-diameter gong just fine. Bullets are 12 and 13 grams. One drawback: the standard trigger is very tight, which ruins shooting.

[fiberboard]

Hit with a heavy machine gun

[stankow]

And you hit it on the 5th? On the 10th shot?

[Deaf]

Another Lomaev Arms guy who supposedly shoots his own guns at 100 km using glued-up parts. And their shell ejection is correct, and they're generally a reputable company, etc. On topic. The previous message was deleted.

[Terenin]

Quote: Deaf

Another Lomaev Arms guy who supposedly shoots his own guns at 100 km using glued-up parts. And their shell ejection is correct, and they're generally a reputable company, etc. On topic. The previous message was deleted.

Am I the only one who doesn't understand what you're trying to say?

[Deaf]

And my previous comment was simply deleted. I decided to use metaphors to say that I I'm thinking about it. I wrote about what I've shot and what I currently own. But what exactly about that comment didn't please me? I can't quite put my finger on it. Or are they shocked that one pack of my ammo costs 40,000?

[Michael]

Quote: Deaf

Or is it a shock to them that 1 pack of my cartridges costs 40 thousand?

But this is not something to brag about when most people's pensions are 20 thousand.
I was trying to find a cartoon on this topic. But no, there aren't any suitable ones.
Although I remembered an old poster, it’s not quite on topic, but it reveals the antagonism.

[Deaf]

Well, my pension is almost four times higher. And they don't cheat me on my salary. They deleted the message. I wrote it there. The gun is registered to a colleague. Unfortunately, with my ailments, even with my connections, I won't be able to get a license. For wanking, the only thing I have now is an MGM Kalashnikov.
P.S.>The screenshots sent in Telegram were far from his

[Deaf]

Below I've repeated what I own. It's carbon fiber, by the way. It costs more than I supposedly owe Sberbank. I probably wrote it down on credit as a timeout.

[Michael]

Quote: Deaf

Well, my pension is almost 4 times higher.

There's no need to boast. Bragging is vanity and self-love.

[Deaf]

You'll also have to explain personality psychology to me.

Quote: Michael

it's vanity and self-love

Envy is also a bad feeling. And neither the Bible nor the Quran encourages it.
I'm proud of what I earned. With blood. Four minutes back then. What are you proud of?
Condemn this?
P.S.> I think we agreed in a private message.

[Michael]

Quote: Deaf

P.S.> I think we agreed in a private message.

Well, if you dreamed that "we sort of agreed in private," then get some treatment. Take care of your health.
Or watch who you write to and what you write to.
All the best to you, namesake, from the bottom of my heart.
And everyone wears their pride as best they can; some throw it around, while others quietly carry it in their hearts.

[timeout]

Quote: Michael

All the best to you, namesake, from the bottom of my heart.

Greetings, Mikhail. This "comrade" isn't Mikhail at all. He was once Alexey. In real life, he's Anatoly.

Quote: Michael

Well, if you dreamed that "we sort of agreed in private," then get some treatment. Take care of your health.

Unfortunately, there are problems with cognitive functions...

[Michael]

Quote: Timeout

Greetings, Michael.

Hao, pale-faced brother.
Thanks for the warning.

[timeout]

Quote: Michael

Thanks for the warning.

You're welcome amigo!

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Well, my pension is almost 4 times higher.

A special pension for holders of a "white" ticket.

Quote: Deaf

The gun is registered to a fellow soldier.

Yeah, and the alimony is for the neighbor. Zhigaylo, don't talk nonsense.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Or is it a shock to them that 1 pack of my cartridges costs 40 thousand?

Shocked by the blatant lie. I know you're an unemployed bum with addictions.

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

Shocked by the blatant lie. I know you're an unemployed bum with addictions.

Yes. Well, then, I'll check the price list. Before you comment on something you're absolutely clueless about. Or have you forgotten how to count? Get a calculator, then.
https://www.air-gun.ru/patroni/nareznie-patroni/patron-93x62-dn-19-uni-classic-rws

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Well then, let's check out the price list.

Why bother? I know the prices without a price list. And Mannlicher and butter mushrooms are just your wet dream.

[Deaf]

I'm your wet dream By the way, there is no way to check this. I don’t have either a license or an OB.
Although considering that you don't even know my official salary. And someone we know just leaked my full name to you. And you don't even know my real name. Go on. Encore. It's just that, unlike you, I don't post that kind of information in the public domain.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

that you don't even know my official salary.

You don't have an official salary. You haven't been registered as a pensioner since you were 24. You have debts. The bailiffs are looking for you.

Quote: Deaf

I don't write such information in the public domain.

You're tougher than boiled eggs. You've already described everything about yourself. It's not even interesting.

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

You don't have an official salary.

It's just that the HR people at MGTS know that if you break any rules, they could get into trouble. Including the company as a whole. When I showed my military ID to the military occupational specialty, her expression changed. Although believe me. Official data for pensions, etc. (FSS and personal income tax 15%) is submitted. You just proved that you don't have access to them. Baby, 67. Like a pear and all that. Calm down and grow some teeth. No one writes about her. The guys were checking. Only if you're a renegade, etc. - maybe. But I don't care who, where, and what is other people's laundry. I'm not only not interested. If you served, then you should know. Higher ranks don't communicate with lower ranks, and problems, much less a shoulder to cry on, are not worth crying about. You're a nobody and have no name. Offended.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

You just proved that you don't have access to them.

How is this proven? Your word of honor?

Quote: Deaf

Baby from 67.

I really want to feel young again. You know, it's not even offensive. Watching some user with signs of moronic behavior due to drug and alcohol use try to prove he's a genius and the perfect soldier isn't even funny anymore, watching him push and still not be able to deliver anything normal.

Quote: Deaf

Like a pear and all that.

You can even decipher your abbreviations, people are interested in why the pear Zhigaylo can’t answer for the Brave.

Quote: Deaf

problems, and especially on a shoulder, don't cry

Well, our professional Zhigaylo is blowing his nose into our vest. He's got cancer and death is chasing him. Then he's so badly maimed on the vastness of the invisible front that he changes his nationality and gets married.

Quote: Deaf

Offended

It's okay, you'll get over this too. Call the emergency services for 45 rubles a month, they'll dance a lezginka for you, and your wife will forgive you.

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

Why can't the pear Zhigaylo answer for

Because "that's not how we do things" (c) You can check with Seryoga. From your supposed brigade. The one I stole his woman from. And he said on Skype. That you're a great guy. True, we were together for a little over six months. The military ID he sent shows where the registration was.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

Because "we don't do it that way"

"We," you mean people with unclear sexual orientation? Don't worry, it's treatable.

Quote: Deaf

On the military ID that he sent

Yeah, the incredible guy from Yasnoye.

Quote: Deaf

The one from whom I stole his granny.

You can't win anything back except your balls. You won a woman's... What movie was that about an "impulse masturbator"? Looks very similar.

[Deaf]

Wow. What have you sunk to? Neuron is already responding in private messages.
You can't touch me. Whine all you want. If they let you through. I feel sorry for my cats... I don't care.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

You can't touch me.

Who needs you? Only for experiments... Conceit like the British Queen.

[Deaf]

Can neuro finally make a sound? Dog momoi

[timeout]

Go get some sleep. It's only evening, and he's already in a daze.

[Deaf]

And looking into the void...
Like a dry well now
There are no emotions and everything is dead.
It's all in your eyes

And now you will ask me,
or maybe yourself
Everything was only then
And the oath is still strong
And she didn't go anywhere...

Forgiveness when she left
And I will proudly raise...
And I whine at the moon...
Everything is so close and yet so far...
Which is mine...
Gone....
And I'm still holding you...

[Deaf]

A warmed-up account. The one that only writes to me is 7 years old. And the admins don't ban me. And I've been banned 4 times. Supposedly 67. It's warm in Israel. As a Wikipedia enthusiast. I'll never notice! I haven't posted a single piece of evidence. The requests were currently higher than the cops', according to me. And who's here... a big Yeng. Heard about it somewhere on Telegram 1,5 years ago and is pushing it on me. YES, I don't give a shit, believe me. Unlike you, I don't name-call people now.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

writes only to me

Why, also to the neighbors on the branch

Quote: Deaf

didn't post any evidence

Oh, come on. Your KSVK is divided in half.

Quote: Deaf

And me 4 times

There's a movie called "Loch - the Master of Water"
Definitely about you.

Quote: Deaf

Unlike you, I don't name people now.

I don't see a person in your face, only a finished drug addict.

[Deaf]

The poem is over 26 years old. Go ahead and convey the emotions of what it was like to be there. Dubin.

Quote: Timeout

Your KSVK is divided in half.

I was making fun of you. This meme is from three years ago on Telegram. Which I said in one Telegram thread. And they swallowed it with a straight face. Actually, it's possible. But it's not standard. Those in the know... They know. And that's where you screwed up.

[Deaf]

Quote: Timeout

There's a movie called "Loch - the Master of Water"

I even commanded corpses. You know, those bags weighed a shitload of liters. Were you even in some of them? Our 67th? So secretive, she can't even post in chat. Now I'm going to call you a liar (c)

[Roman 11]

Quote: Terenin

Am I the only one who doesn't understand what you're trying to say?

rear-wheel drive phraseology

[Terenin]

Quote: Novel 11

Quote: Terenin

Am I the only one who doesn't understand what you're trying to say?

rear-wheel drive phraseology

I'd like colleagues to be more attentive. I want a stress-free evening.

[IVZ]

I didn't work for him (Lobaev) for long. It was during the last record-breaking shooting period. I won't go into the quality and reliability of the guns—that's a whole other story—but he sets records fairly, you can't deny that. The last one involved a lot of reshooting, and I had to modify the scope mount to increase the throwing angle, but it worked.

[Deaf]

Quote: IVZ

but he sets records honestly, you can't take that away

The truth is, there are no videos without edits. I believe WHO_TEE_WHO on YouTube, for example. Because he even films it from the scope. And the sucker is apparently trying to get money to post something like this and show a real shot from the scope.

[Deaf]

I remember now. I got over 100 downvotes on Lomaev's news.
The Lamaevs are awesome. Especially the prices on the rifles and ammo, their quality, etc. What? Will you give them a thumbs up?
Mannlicher Mannox Carbon 12 on 9.3 Mauser. By the way, my message was deleted almost immediately. DU Shell Tactical Elite 50x3,5-21. A Christmas tree in the second focal length. Mil Dot. I love it. It's one of the best in terms of sound. The price is only 70 rubles. But you need a monoblock. Otherwise, it'll knock you off course on larger targets. I don't recommend mounting rings higher than 4,5G, even on a Picatinny. Twisting isn't even an option.

[Vitaly_pvo]

Quote: Michael

3800 meters!? From a rifle?!

Maybe he figured out how to shoot at a mortar with a sniper rifle?
You never know what kind of "brilliant" ideas are bubbling in their pots.

[ZovSailor]

Michael
Today, 21: 57
3800 meters!? From a rifle?!
Well, I also shot at the Moon with a slingshot.

He shot pieces of lard at the ducks, and then they, like Munchausen, lifted him into the air and carried him to their positions.

[Press]

He just can't lift a rifle anymore, he's gotten old.

[guest]

Quote: Pulse

I became old.

The devils in hell are already waiting for him.

[gridasov]

Nowadays, and with modern technological capabilities, the idea is paramount. And not just any idea, but an idea with modernization algorithms to stay ahead of the curve. And there are many such ideas! New solutions for aircraft dramatically increase payloads and flight endurance while minimizing size.

[Smoked]

It's all true. Technology, its development, and now, for sure, the mandatory restriction of accessibility for others.

[newtc7]

It's true: sniper rifles, anti-tank guided missiles, helicopters, attack aircraft, and surface ships—the war buried all these weapons. Tanks, too, for that matter. And to ignore or deny this is simply to lead to the senseless deaths of our soldiers.

[Sarboz]

Quote from: newtc7

It's true: sniper rifles, anti-tank guided missiles, helicopters, attack aircraft, and surface ships—the war buried all these weapons. Tanks, too, for that matter. And to ignore or deny this is simply to lead to the senseless deaths of our soldiers.

What sweet naivety.

[newtc7]

The Old Believers downvoted...))) But what can you expect from people who are still stuck in 1955? It's logical, then, that tank wedges would be used. But reality has already paid for your utter inertia and stupidity with the blood of thousands of our soldiers.
Take a sniper rifle and run with it about 5 kilometers from the line of contact, you "naive" one. You won't have time to shoot anyway, but your guts will fly out very quickly. Guess what from? Aha, right, from a drone.

This would all be quite funny, but it's not, as march enthusiasts like those on this site are a dime a dozen in the army's command ranks. Fortunately, there are exceptions.

[Sarboz]

Don't poke me. I didn't mean to offend anyone with my sarcasm.
You're simply presenting this as some kind of revelation, the ultimate truth. But this is a simple statement of facts without any systematic analysis.
It's well-known that underestimating new weapons, communications, and reconnaissance capabilities led to unnecessary losses in the first year of the Central Military District. However, the clever innovators completely overlooked the heavy losses during the initial deployment of the group in the Central Military District due to failure to follow instructions, field manuals, and lessons learned from WWII, Afghanistan, and Chechnya. Columns were deployed across enemy territory without organized combat security, without constant escort by frontline aviation, including helicopters and UAVs, and without air defense or electronic warfare cover. Insufficient attention was paid to securing the rear and combating enemy sabotage and reconnaissance groups in occupied territories. The creation of a buffer zone along the Russian border, which should have been implemented immediately at the beginning of the Central Military District, was not implemented.
Regarding the demise of classical means and methods of warfare, everything you've stated is truly superficial. Well, firstly, many of our snipers have been successfully operating in LCS since the first days of the operation. Yes, our operating methods have changed. Working under the cover of UAV operators, camouflage, target reconnaissance, etc. Moving in columns? Yes, troops still move in columns. Not individual units, but large military units. No other method of moving military units has been devised. Cover, camouflage, and awareness of modern threats.
But that's not the most important thing. All these laments of doom and gloom are based on the rather specific experience of a large-scale, yet localized, military operation. The status of the Air Defense Forces imposes certain limitations on the means used. When the real war begins, and it will, much will change. Classic approaches will return: tank attacks, deep penetrations, envelopments, massive air strikes deep in the enemy's rear, and missile strikes.
Everything new is long forgotten old. Everything old returns at a new turn of the technological development spiral.

[newtc7]

I have no more questions about the witness "our own" and not the real war. There's no point in trying to explain the truths of 2014 to people if they haven't figured them out themselves in 2026, even if they're at least a little bit in the know. Those people don't need the truth; you look but don't see. We haven't started yet, have we?
There's nothing more to say here, everything has been said and retold a thousand times, but the fools who believe in columns remain the same.
P.S. Fortunately, the army has finally stopped moving in columns outside the rear by 2026, and it turns out – oh miracle – that methods have long been invented)) and even more than that, I can tell you – you can fight without formations!))))
It's just that someone very blind and very stupid can't comprehend them. As for the column's combat security... it's hard to even comment on that; the grave will correct the hunchback.

[Sarboz]

Quote from: newtc7

It's hard to even comment here; a hunchback can be straightened out by the grave.

Well done! These words are exactly about YOU.
And poking is incurable. Incidentally, it's typical of our non-brothers.

[Sarboz]

Quote from: newtc7

Regarding the column's combat security... it's difficult to even comment on this.

And what about you, brilliant new strategists, can you do it without intelligence?
That's right, why waste time in military schools and academies? You guys are always smarter than everyone else.

[Rostislav Prokopenko]

I've heard of Lobaev's machines, but I read in some magazine that they're supposed to work in pairs. One shoots, and the other makes adjustments via a computer with its own little weather station.
But one thing is for sure: with such a colossus you won’t change your position quickly.

[Deaf]

Dad. What does Lomaev have to do with this? Only company commanders are part of a platoon. Hunting has long been a rarity. A pair of snipers or a trio.

Quote: Rostislav Prokopenko

But one thing is for sure: with such a colossus you won’t change your position quickly.

There, they're setting up your positions and preparing waste, etc. The KSVK weighs over 12 kg dry. It disassembles into two parts. You carry 6 kg with the sight, the rest is carried by the second person. You also carry water and three days' worth of dry rations. The current BR-5 equipment. One round weighs almost 150 grams. That's what I once owned over 20 years ago. The payload there can reach almost 30 grams.

[timeout]

Quote: Deaf

The KSVK weighs over 12 kg dry. It disassembles into two parts. You weigh 6 kg with the scope, and the rest is taken by the other person.

It comes apart in two... Another insider tip from a "real" user: is the "company" sniper back on fire? Keep up the good work! I've attached a self-study poster to keep it from spinning.

Quote: Deaf

This is something I once owned over 20 years ago.

Well, yes, say you tested it... They accepted it into service in 2013.

[IVZ]

It was adopted earlier. In 2004-05, it passed the Interdepartmental Military Testing (IMT) and was accepted into service. In 2013, a lightweight modification was developed.

[timeout]

Adoption into the Armed Forces occurs after the GRAU index is assigned, which occurred in 2013. If possible, or if you know servicemen in the RAV line, they have GRAU registers, which contain the dates of adoption.

[IVZ]

This rifle was created by Slava Negrulenko's team (may he rest in peace) right before my eyes. It was never disassembled into any parts. I see your comments are dominated by a disjointed collection of quasi-professional nonsense. Shame on you.

[Deaf]

And I'm making fun of this Wikipedia miracle. In case you haven't noticed. I'm writing the wrong numbers. I'm pasting things from other similar places. And notice—he's started getting confused. And besides yelling my official name and surname as per my documents, he can't do anything else and just spews out bile. And that's how you fight trolls. By the way, this miracle writes exclusively to me and under my comments for about 7 years now, I think.

[_DD_]

firing at Russian servicemen from a distance of approximately 3800 meters

Is this something like the pickle jars that shoot down aircraft-type UAVs?

By the way, do they have free access to their positions there?

[Mikhail Ivanov]

No, it's all true, he just did it on May 32nd!))

[Fangaro]

Quote: Terenin

Quote from Fangaro

Words of the enemy. Words of the smart one. The words of one who is an enemy, but not .
I might get banned for saying something like that, but the truth is neither ours nor the enemy's.

A smart sniper at such distances would talk about: gravity, wind, the Coriolis effect (the Earth's rotation), derivation and gyroscopic effect, shooting at an angle (up or down), air density.
And this is only a small part of the factors that influence shooting accuracy. There's also the condition of the weapon and the accuracy of its sighting.
A whole separate article could be written about specialized sniper cartridges. Even barrel temperature affects accuracy.

Nobody knows about the smart sniper.
Word is silver.

[snow mountain]

Quote: Michael

Well, I also shot at the moon with a slingshot.

Got it?

[Michael]

Quote: Schneeberg

Got it?

Naturally.

[Torn away from the people]

Just a few days ago, I was thinking about how snipers are all but gone in war today...they've become ineffective and vulnerable, replaced by various attack drones. That's exactly it.

[Doctor]

Another obsolete military specialty.

[Calm_type]

All these ultra-long-range shots were popular when white people went on safari to various places. Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria. As soon as a more or less equal opponent... and with the widespread advent of FPV...

[pavel.tipin]

Why would a sniper tell the truth?

[tarakan]

The most interesting thing is that he fired at 3800 towards the enemy, but whether he hit or not is another question😁

[Kisulken]

3800 is very cool, most likely a lucky coincidence and many attempts.

[AVP]

Velyke sniper Mykola explains to his flock that drones have been interfering with his professional combat skills for a year and a half now. Why Russian snipers are so busy hunting heavy drones while he isn't—let's not dwell on that. It's just that this genius, "who shot at Russian soldiers from a distance of approximately 3800 meters" (the key word here being "shot," not "hit"), has slipped away from the front lines for a while, heading for a quieter spot.

[oberstz]

How the site administration supports Ukrainians This commands respect: all comments about the lies about the swine's feat have been deleted. Even ***** gets five stars.