THE MOST COMPLETE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SNIPER ART. Not crafts, but arts! - after all, the accuracy of a shot depends on dozens of factors: time of day and air temperature, wind speed and direction, distance to the target, how light falls, where shadows move ...The art of a combat sniper is surrounded by a whole bunch of myths and legends and often borders on the mystical. The effect of his work is terrible, and the ability to appear in the most unexpected place and disappear without a trace after a shot seems supernatural. But the legends about the capabilities of snipers are based on real events. You can’t ignore a sniper, because neither distance nor body armor can save him. A sniper is able to radically change the situation on the battlefield and neutralize a terrorist with pinpoint accuracy. The very threat of the possibility of the presence of snipers puts pressure on the psyche of the enemy, forcing him to bow his head.This book is an in-depth study of sniper warfare over two centuries, from the 19th century to the present day. A rigorous analysis of the development of sniper business in the First and Second World Wars, numerous local conflicts, on the battlefield and in covert operations of special services. Comprehensive information about the weapons and training of shooters, their tactics and combat use, sniper duels and counter-sniper combat, about the past, present and future of the most cruel of martial arts.The publisher's layout has been saved in PDF A4 format.