TITLE:        Why Did Soviet Snipers Intentionally Miss
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Soviet snipers often lined up their crosshairs on German soldiers thighs

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Soviet snipers often lined up their crosshairs on German soldiers thighs instead of their heads. This was because a wounded enemy required two to four men to carry him to safety, effectively removing multiple fighters from the battlefield. While a dead soldier only removed himself. So by wounding a single soldier at Stalingrad, a sniper could eliminate an entire squad from combat while conserving ammunition.

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[000.16] Soviet snipers often lined up their
[001.92] crosshairs on German soldiers thighs
[003.92] instead of their heads. This was because
[005.76] a wounded enemy required two to four men
[008.00] to carry him to safety, effectively
[009.92] removing multiple fighters from the
[011.52] battlefield. While a dead soldier only
[013.60] removed himself. So by wounding a single
[015.76] soldier at Stalingrad, a sniper could
[017.60] eliminate an entire squad from combat
[019.68] while conserving ammunition.
