On a recent exercise i was given a map with the whole topo stuff but i redrew some where the were changes in terain from the map.
OFF TOPIC (a bit)
If you can find a copy, the book Sniping in France
is very interesting as it traces the development of British sniping tactics & techniques in WW 1, with good info as well about German snipers.
Many of the things mentioned in the book are as true for WW2 and the modern day as they are for WW 1. A good example is the “don’t hide up a tree” advice given above 
The book is written by Maj H Hesketh-Pritchard DSO MC, a big game hunter before WW 1, who went on to found the British First Army’s sniping schools at Langhem in France.
P14 Enfield in 0.303 was also used by Australia’s ‘Independent Company’ units.
Most Australian snipers up to Korea would have had selected local Lithgow made (/ Indian-made?) SMLEIII’s.
These special duty units were established/developed for the impending SEAsian/SWPac campaigns and their structure and training were based on British Commando experience, and visiting trainers. They had high proportion of snipers as much as two or three per Patrol/section.
I have seen several photos of them in use in Timor, PNG, etc.
AFAIK the (lee-enfield) Rifle NumberIV, OR its sniper versions, were not issued to Australian units during WWII. I saw several at the Infantry Centre when on a markmanship-coaching course, in 1976.
There is a very interesting mueseum in Lithgow. The Small arms mueseum. Alot of weapons and stuff! Excellant site to see!
Resurrecting a old thread!
Many sharpshooters in Russia used a variety of rifles. Probably the most famous was the Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 Sniper. With a standard 3.5 - 4x zoom it made it one of the most used rifle on the Soviet side of the WWII era.
I don’t think you’ll find they used any zoom scopes, especially not in 3.5-4x.
From what i have gathered some did. Im also only posting standard types, not modified ones.
I am not aware of any zoom scope of that period, and certainly not from the Russians!
I think Hiddenrug is confused between magnification and zoom.
Hiddenrug, normally when people talk about a scopes “power” they are talking about its magnification ie Russian scopes can in 3 types, the 4x PE and PEM scopes and the 3.5x PU scope. The Germans used either 4x or 8x scopes.
Some modern hunting and target scopes have a zoom lens which allows the shooter to select the magnification that they desire ie 3-9x or 4-12x.
I am not aware of any WWII sniper scopes having zoom lenses and even until the last 20 years or so they were considered too fragile for hunting.
Where did you get the gen on these scopes from HR ?
Maybe he try to say 3,5 x OR 4x.
Off course no variable magnification scope were used by the russians.
Can some1 list all snipers in WW 2 and what side them was for?
I just wounder .
You want a list of 1000+ names?
Good luck.
A good site that is!
Hi.
japanese sniper weapons:
type 97 6,5 mm rifle:
Yours
tom! 
Hi.
type 99 7,7 mm sniper rifle:
Yours
tom!
Hi.
type 96 6,5 mm lmg:
The type 99 7,7 mm lmg could also be equipped with the same sniper scope and used as automatic sniper weapon.
Yours
tom!
A sniper Machinegun…that is something. :shock:
Here a very nice video of the german Scharfschutzen (sharpshooter) training
Canadian snipers in Belgium:
Corporal G.E. Mallery covering other members of the Scout Platoon, Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada, advancing towards Fort de Brasschaet. October 9, 1944.
Scout personnel of the Queen’s Own Cameron Highlanders of Canada. These men have killed a total of 101 men through sniping operations. 9 Oct 1944, Camp de Brasschaet, Belgium.