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What is MOA? Thanks! Mark Richards 20:58, 25 Mar 2004 (UTC)
Why is the US and Russian army squad designated marksman left out? If one would mention US Marines and IDF, it is only natural that other military organizations be included. Cheng-chuan, Chin
I edited the article to fix the grammar/spelling in the IDF section. Also tried to make things more NPOV by removing references to "terrorists", which is a loaded term.
isnt the LSW of the SA80 family of weapons now used in this way in the British army? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.153.252.37 (talk) 17:16, 23 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]
"Soviet doctrine uses the Dragunov rifle in this way." The soviet union ceased to exist 15 years ago. Should it read "Soviet doctrine used the Dragunov rifle in this way." or "Russian doctrine uses the Dragunov rifle in this way."? Gurkha 20:55, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ever the SVD was "rechambered"??? AFAIK, it was designed for Mosin-Nagant cratrige. --jno 08:37, 21 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Hi all,
The following was added as an edit to the Worldwide use section:
While I don't disagree with the factual accuracy of the inclusion, perhaps it would be better if it were included in one of the sniper articles, rather than the designated marksman article - the whole point of the latter being that it is different to the former.
Thoughts?
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Stalwart111 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
^^^ Sorry - Stalwart111 (talk) 23:34, 11 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The G3 has 7.62 x 39 mm cartridge
93.184.136.19 (talk) 12:05, 13 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The G3 was used by West German Forces during the Cold War, using 7.62x51 NATO. 7.62x39 is a Combloc cartridge --64.125.179.170 (talk) 16:15, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Reading over this and marksman article, I can't see any difference other than the terminology. Am I incorrect in thinking this is simply the modern term used in certain US forces? If so, we should definitely merge. Maury Markowitz (talk) 20:22, 26 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Someone should probably mention when the term was first coined, as it first came about in the late 90s/early 2000s. Too often I see people acusing others of not knowing what they are talking about when they refer to rifles such as the SVD Dragunov as a 'Sniper Rifle', smugly stating that it is a 'Designated Marksman's Rifle'. However, the role of the SVD is blurred due to differences in Soviet doctrine of what the role of a sniper was, as well as a lack of US terminology at the time to describe such a rifle: a 'sniper' rifle used by 'snipers' (for a lack of a better word) was the best term we had. I think it is of value to mention that DMRs are derviatives of the sniper rifle, and that until the late 1990s, there was no distinction between them. --64.125.179.170 (talk) 16:10, 18 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]
This article includes military personnel who do not appear to be called "designated marksman". For example, Australian Army, British Army, Indian Army, and Israel Defense Forces (IDF). If they are not "designated marksman", maybe we should move that material to the Marksman article. OTOH, if they are de facto 'designated marksman', then we should have sources clearly identifying them that way. Felsic2 (talk) 21:14, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Perhaps the question should be: is "designated marksman" a title used in any military other than the US Army and Marine Corps? If not, then we should focus this article on the US military use of the term and move the rest of the content to Marksman. Felsic2 (talk) 21:32, 15 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
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