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To: Richnorth who wrote (83383)	3/18/2002 12:53:17 AM
From: E. Charters	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 117095

Zaitsev may have been more fiction than fact, an amalgam of many such people in Russian units. He was a product of skillful Russian propaganda by Kruschev and the like, so anything is possible there. Veracity was not uppermost on their mind. A reflector is unlikely as it serves to give the position away. A glint of the scope is often what you shoot at. Many scopes on sniper rifles utilize polarizers to kill perceived glare, so glare producers would be ineffective. The Russian was supposed to have killed one german counter sniper who gave his position away when the sun behind the Russian reflected off the opposing shooter's scope. The most effective weapon against Chinese and Vietnamese snipers during the Korean and Vietnamese war was the 30-06 BAR. It could pepper a position from 800 to 1200 metres away with up to 600 rounds per minute and flush out snipers easily. It did not require a crack shot to operate. The 30-06 Springfield cartridge at 3000 feet per second with a 180 grain bullet was more effective at greater range than the opposing 7.62 or 7.92 rounds. It was oftened use to snipe in Korea using the 1906 Springfield rifle and sometimes the Garand. The the Chinese called it "silent death", as it could kill at ranges of 2400 yards, where you could no longer hear the rifle report. Try that with a 7.62 Nato round. EC<:-}