Michael Lanning - Inside the Crosshairs

Such as Special Forces, Ranger, and Long-Range Surveillance Units (LRSUs).

For additional information on these and other sniper rifles, see Appendix A.

For the ease of readers, the format of the order is slightly changed and certain abbreviations have been spelled out. No changes have been made in content.

Division Order 3590.3A, dated July 5, 1967, provided earlier, less detailed sniper platoon instructions.

Two versions of this document exist. The first, written by Major Robert G. Hilchey, Assistant Division Operations Officer, appeared in a division document dated July 15, 1969. A second, more organized version for distribution to other U.S. Army units, as well as USMC and the South Vietnamese army, was issued a few weeks later. The second version, reproduced here in its entirety, has been modified for this printing by spelling out abbreviations for ease of understanding. Paragraphs 4, 5, and 6 were originally classified as confidential; other paragraphs were not classified.

Prepared by the MACV Combined Intelligence Center with a cover letter signed by Brigadier General J. A. McChristian, U.S. Army, Assistant Chief of Staff, J2. Information is based on documents and reports from the MACV Combined Military Intelligence Center, MACV Combined Documents Exploitation Center, I Corps Advisory Group, 196th Light Infantry Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, the Coa Xa and Ben Soi Special Forces Camps, and the Republic of South Vietnam. Original report included annexes with pictures of the K44 (Soviet 7.62-mm Mosin-Nagant M1891/30) sniper rifle, the 3.5 power telescope, and an organizational diagram of the NVA Sniper Battalion.

This is either an error or a misprint in the original study; 800 meters is more correct.