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States used rifles to conduct sniper operations. World war ii taught us that a sniper is a weapon of opportunity and a typical rifleman cannot be assigned the sniper mission. Every marksman is not a sniper. Every sniper is a marksman. During the korean conflict, army and marine corps commanders failed to appreciate the techniques and capabilities of snipers. As a result, a Sniper School was founded by the United States Army Infantry school in 19551956 to pass on these lessons learned. It was noted and well trained sniper is the best protection against enemy snipers. They must be experts with specialized weapons and combat skills. Also, the commanders education in this area is vital. The Sniper Program was shortlived, vietnam revised the need for snipers because of enemy forces in vietnam illustrating the effectiveness of sniper techniques under varying conditions. Additional cyprus in vietnam used to. 3 rounds per kill versus thousands per round per kill expended by conventional units.

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