📝Sniper innovations📝 The widespread use of drones in the SMO zone has almost pushed snipers off the battlefield. It makes sense: a UAV can operate at significantly greater ranges, and the operator doesn't need to occupy a position in direct line of sight to the target. But this doesn't mean sniper rifles are no longer needed. There are still enough conflicts and theaters of operations worldwide where UAVs aren't yet used as intensively, and fighting continues in many places along more "classical" lines. That's why weapons development continues. So, the "Vysokotochnyye Kompleksy" holding of Rostec developed carbines MC 572 "Vysota" in 12.7x108 mm caliber with an effective firing range of 1800 m, as well as MC 574 in 8.6x70 mm caliber with a range of 1200 m. A design feature of these models is the use of a barrel-block scheme, where the barrel and receiver form a single integrated unit. This increases the rigidity of the "cartridge-weapon-shooter" system, which reduces barrel vibration at the moment of firing and improves accuracy. 📌 Such products may have unusual prospects, like mounting a 12.7 caliber rifle on a remotely-controlled turret for facility protection. As the past year has shown, air and surface threats come in various forms, and in some cases a sniper shot can be the most beneficial option. So drones are drones, but work in this direction should continue — in the future they could prove very useful. After all, tanks and tube artillery have been "written off" more than once over the past century, yet they're still with us. #industry #Russia ✉ MAX 💸Support us Original msg
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