Successful punter must possess qualities of a professional sniper:
Discipline and cunning are the important qualities. Snipers do not (usually) roam around looking for people to shoot. They do not shoot non-combatants, i.e. women and children, other unarmed persons, livestock, windshields, and houses, etc. The sniper is either alone, or with one to three other people, depending on the mission requirements.
Taking shots at targets not worth shooting only increases the risks of being discovered, captured or killed. Discipline and patience are essential qualities to have when faced with a shoot or not to shoot decision.
Why is all of this important? A sniper may stalk a target for days to get a shot. He may never get it. Could you abandon the mission without shooting anything? The window of opportunity for a shot may last only 3 seconds. If you are daydreaming, fooling around, eating, or anything else you will not be successful.
You should be studying the kill zone and waiting for your shot.
What does the word "cunning" mean to you? To a sniper it is everything, and it affects everything he does. Cunning alone can make a sniper successful. A sniper must decide where to position himself, how to get there, how to leave, what to take with him, how to camouflage the hide, where to place alternate hides, and what to do if something bad happens. A sniper must be able think an entire shoot through from beginning to end and set it up in a manner which will produce results.
"Judgement" may be an essential quality on the civilian side. Someone armed does not always mean "enemy" while in the military, anyone armed on the other side is pretty much considered "enemy" and fair game. In an urban setting, field craft may be a much lesser needed quality for civilian self-defense scenario.
Two qualities only.. Patience and the ability to shoot accurately from extremely long distances. Everything else just falls into place as needed, just like every other combat soldier or militia.
Discipline and cunning are the important qualities. Snipers do not (usually) roam around looking for people to shoot. They do not shoot non-combatants, i.e. women and children, other unarmed persons, livestock, windshields, and houses, etc. The sniper is either alone, or with one to three other people, depending on the mission requirements.
Taking shots at targets not worth shooting only increases the risks of being discovered, captured or killed. Discipline and patience are essential qualities to have when faced with a shoot or not to shoot decision. Why is all of this important? A sniper may stalk a target for days to get a shot. He may never get it. Could you abandon the mission without shooting anything? The window of opportunity for a shot may last only 3 seconds. If you are daydreaming, fooling around, eating, or anything else you will not be successful.
You should be studying the kill zone and waiting for your shot.
What does the word "cunning" mean to you? To a sniper it is everything, and it affects everything he does. Cunning alone can make a sniper successful. A sniper must decide where to position himself, how to get there, how to leave, what to take with him, how to camouflage the hide, where to place alternate hides, and what to do if something bad happens. A sniper must be able think an entire shoot through from beginning to end and set it up in a manner which will produce results.
"Judgement" may be an essential quality on the civilian side. Someone armed does not always mean "enemy" while in the military, anyone armed on the other side is pretty much considered "enemy" and fair game. In an urban setting, field craft may be a much lesser needed quality for civilian self-defense scenario.
Two qualities only.. Patience and the ability to shoot accurately from extremely long distances. Everything else just falls into place as needed, just like every other combat soldier or militia.
