Posted 05 July 2008 - 03:52 PM by Alan Hume
Hi guys,
I'm still working on this WW2 wargames project and another quandry has come up to which I have no immediate answer, that is... the Italian sniper
In the ordinary footslogging infantry company was there a (or, indeed, a number of) sniper attached?
if so, did he belong to the CHQ or was he parcelled out where needed? did he have a special or a particular
rifle/sight?
I have heard that Italian snipers were given the German sniper rifle with scope but this is all I know and I dont even know what company they were in
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 08:15 PM by Jeff Leser
Alan
There wasn't a position called sniper. If a soldier had the talent and a good rifle, he might be given the duty, but there was not attempt to create a body of soldiers with this skill. There were soldiers that earned the tiratore scelto badge, but that is more akin to a marksmanship award.
Jeff
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 10:26 PM by Supermario
Alan,
As Jeff says, there really wasn't a sniper as such in the Italian armed forces. Often pics come up regarding ' Italian Sniper rifle's' but their origin is dubious. As for being armed with German rifles, don't know about that. Possibly late war, but most post armistace forces seemed to retained Italian weapons.
Neil
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Posted 06 July 2008 - 09:26 AM by Alan Hume
thank you very, very much guys for the replies
that answers my questions perfectly and I will check out the earlier posts
Brilliant
Alan Hume
Hi guys,
I'm still working on this WW2 wargames project and another quandry has come up to which I have no immediate answer, that is... the Italian sniper
In the ordinary footslogging infantry company was there a (or, indeed, a number of) sniper attached?
if so, did he belong to the CHQ or was he parcelled out where needed? did he have a special or a particular
rifle/sight?
I have heard that Italian snipers were given the German sniper rifle with scope but this is all I know and I dont even know what company they were in
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 08:15 PM by Jeff Leser
Alan
There wasn't a position called sniper. If a soldier had the talent and a good rifle, he might be given the duty, but there was not attempt to create a body of soldiers with this skill. There were soldiers that earned the tiratore scelto badge, but that is more akin to a marksmanship award.
Jeff
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Posted 05 July 2008 - 10:26 PM by Supermario
Alan,
As Jeff says, there really wasn't a sniper as such in the Italian armed forces. Often pics come up regarding ' Italian Sniper rifle's' but their origin is dubious. As for being armed with German rifles, don't know about that. Possibly late war, but most post armistace forces seemed to retained Italian weapons.
Neil
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Posted 06 July 2008 - 09:26 AM by Alan Hume
thank you very, very much guys for the replies
that answers my questions perfectly and I will check out the earlier posts
Brilliant
Alan Hume