Word: rifleman
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...weapon that does the most to change the war's balance on a strictly man-to-man basis. It is the AK-47, another Soviet refinement of German weaponry. The AK-47 is so rugged, dependable, and fast-firing that it, in effect, practically turns an ordinary rifleman into a machine gunner. Some firearm experts consider it superior to the U.S. M16, which fires a smaller bullet and has an unfortunate tendency to jam. Though the AK-47 is heavier and heats up faster than the M16, U.S. combat troopers sometimes pay it the ultimate compliment by picking...
...first time since the U.S. committed itself to combat in Viet Nam, the Communist foot soldier was thus able to fight during the week with little fear of shells and bombs, rifleman .o rifleman. Giap knew that he would take huge losses, but he hoped that the cost in allied lives would also be great; he has long since proved that he considers one American life worth five of his own in the campaign to weary the U.S. of the war. That, too, characterized his war against the French, where at Dienbienphu he even budgeted 100% casualties?and took...
When Jim Sloan, 23, returned to Harvard after service as an Army sergeant in Viet Nam, he was laughingly labeled "the resident fascist pig of Adams House." Richard Parish, 22, was an Air Cav rifleman when a chunk of Communist shrapnel ripped his right shoulder to the joint; back in Michigan as a civilian, the Negro high school graduate was unable to pass physical examinations at either Cadillac Motors or Detroit Edison, and reluctantly began drawing disability pay. First Lieut. Leo Glover, 26, won a Silver Star and a Purple Heart near the DMZ as a Marine air controller, then...
Like competitors on a rifle range, the two Marines discussed their target. "About 900 yards," whispered the man with the binoculars. The man with the rifle checked through his telescopic sight and nodded in agreement. Then both men tested the wind. About 5 m.p.h., they decided. The rifleman adjusted his sight. Slowly he stretched out into a prone firing position; he rested his rifle barrel on his helmet and sighted through the scope, allowing just enough Kentucky windage to compensate for the breeze. Then he began the gentle, steady trigger pull of the expert marksman. The exact moment of firing...
...sprays the jungle with thousands of unaimed rounds that do little more than force the enemy to keep his head down, the snipers are demonstrating the deadly value of the single well-aimed bullet. They are reminding their buddies that the good foot soldier has always been primarily a rifleman, that the good marksman makes every shot count...