Israeli snipers claim they killed Palestinian children by accident , I was wondering if this is even possible, I have shot rifles with a scope and have never missed by more than a few inches and I am not trained.
2007-10-18 09:33:34 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
i cant see how this ispossible given they are the masters of concealment and given the range of modern sniper rifles and the accuracy i find this theory highly unlikely. I cant see any solider shooting a kid without good reason they are human too lets not forget that, some insurgents mix in with civilans on purpose but is still find it unlikley
2007-10-18 09:43:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
More information is needed...
What distance? 100-500 yards? probably not an accident.
500-1000 yards? Maybe.
Did the targets or innocents suddenly move? Could increase the chances of an accident.
Was there wind? Relatively constant or gusting? A 10 mph crosswind will cause a 7.62mm NATO bullet to drift 70" from point of aim at 1000 yards.
A trained sniper should take these factors into account and not make such a mistake, but in the end, a sniper is human and may misread or miss altogether factors that can cause unintended consequences.
2007-10-18 17:12:25 · answer #2 · answered by floatingbloatedcorpse 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'm sure anything can happen in a fluid environment such as setting up a sniper kill. It's not like the target is standing still so the sniper can get a good shot off. Things can go wrong under the best of circumstances. Mistakes can be made, etc. I wasn't there so I can't judge whether it was an accident or not.
2007-10-18 18:46:31 · answer #3 · answered by Chris L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
So your bullets stop at the target? they don't punch through and hit anything behind the target.
"I have shot rifles with a scope and have never missed by more than a few inches" says it all!!!!! now you are an expert.
Bullets go straight through people, and its highly possible for a Sniper round to hit more than one person.But I think you are having a anti-Israeli rant here.
2007-10-19 03:01:33 · answer #4 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sniper rifles are extremely high powered. Assuming the sniper was not directly aiming at a child, once the bullet passed through the person being targeted, the slug could ricochet or pass through wall board. Either or ricochet--or someone was in the flightpath of the bullet after it exited the intended target.
2007-10-18 16:38:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Accidentts happen.
Big deal you have shot rifles with scopes before and have never missed by more than a few inches. what were you shooting at targets?
But have you ever fired your weapon in combat. It is a stressful situation and with the fog of war mistakes do happen
Sgt.
USMC
2007-10-18 23:40:24 · answer #6 · answered by King Of Battle 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I could think of a few scenarios - What if the child was BEHIND the intended target and the weapon shot through the target? That would be accidental.
2007-10-18 17:16:58 · answer #7 · answered by teacherhelper 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It can happen. The target moves, someone moves into the bullets path, something startles the sniper when he is pulling the trigger.
2007-10-18 16:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by Chris 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
yes it could happen a child could be standing behind the person that the trained sniper was gonna shoot at.
2007-10-19 15:09:49 · answer #9 · answered by Al 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just like kids run out in front of trained experienced drivers,they can run into the path of a bullet.
2007-10-18 17:08:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋