State of the art training for Turkish snipers

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish Armed Forces' Shooting and Expert Sniper Training Unit Command (ATUNEB) trains Turkey's expert snipers.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Those snipers who are found to be eligible to take the training course are chosen from among the countrywide professional soldiers.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

The elimination process in choosing the snipers for the training includes special tests, including testing the physical condition of the solider.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

The nine-week long training aims to provide the snipers with shooting techniques, theory, special camouflage, patience, and practice in how to 'destroy in single shot', in addition to training them to shoot a target from a 400 meters range.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

The expert snipers use a sniper rifle called Accuracy and assisting equipment such as binoculars, a ballistic computer, a device which measures the moisture, heat, and pressure in the air, and a laser device which measures distance during their training.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

The rifles are mounted with night-vision binocular to assist the vision at night, and soldiers receive training to shoot a target at 600 meters range.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

In addition, the snipers also receive combat training to enhance their durability and resilience necessary during field combats, including a seven kilometers walk back-and-forth across a flat field and a mountainous area.

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot

Turkish snipers trained to destroy in single shot