Sniper teams generally count down from five and fire in unison on the T in "two."Found at an interesting Slate essay on the Navy snipers.
Why "on the T in two" - anyone know?
Sniper teams generally count down from five and fire in unison on the T in "two."Found at an interesting Slate essay on the Navy snipers.
i dont know for certain, but the T in two is the only unvoiced plosive sound between 5 and one. That makes it the most sharp and defined sound, so i would assume that that would be the spot that syncronization is most likely to happen.
ReplyDeleteYeah, I agree with J&J - just a good spot to be sure you're all together.
ReplyDeleteThirded. Without any special forces training myself I would guess that this is sound reasoning.
ReplyDeleteI'd imagine it's also a way of foxing anyone who might be listening in - take out the target before he has a chance to duck after 'one'.
ReplyDeleteBecause that way the bullet hits the target at the count of "one"
ReplyDeleteit makes 'splodin' somebody's head that much more xcitin'
ReplyDeleteIts because when pronouncing the word "two" you mouth doesn't move as much as all the other words. Therefore giving you a more stable crosshair on the weapon.
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