Sniper Rifles of 1942 - WW2 Special

Even the best sniper needed a reliable and accurate rifle. During the Second World War, all warring nations fielded designated sniper and marksman rifles, but different manufacturers had different ideas, from optical sights to breech-loading mechanisms, to gas-piston systems. Some preferred traditional bolt-action, others favored the new semi-automatic approach. <br> <br>Join us on Patreon: https://bit.ly/HARDWARE_019_DE <br>Or join the TimeGhost Army directly at: https://timeghost.tv/signup/ <br> <br>Check out our TimeGhost History YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/timeghost <br>Between 2 Wars: https://www.youtube.com/playli....st?list=PLrG5J-K5AYA <br> <br>Follow WW2 Day by Day on Instagram: @ww2_day_by_day <br>Follow TimeGhost History on Instagram: @timeghosthistory <br>Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimeGhostHistory/ <br> <br>Hosted by: Indy Neidell <br>Director: Astrid Deinhard <br>Producers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson <br>Executive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson <br>Creative Producer: Marek Kamiński <br>Community Management: Ian Sowden <br>Written by: Markus Linke, Indy Neidell <br>Research by: Markus Linke <br>Edited by: Iryna Dulka <br>Artwork and color grading by: Mikołaj Uchman <br>Sound design by: Marek Kamiński <br> <br>Source literature list: http://bit.ly/WW2sources <br> <br>Archive footage: Screenocean/Reuters - https://www.screenocean.com <br> <br>Image sources: <br>John Brantley from Flickr <br>Bundesarchiv <br>IWM Q 80267 <br> <br>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound: <br>Easy Target - Rannar Sillard <br>Other Sides of Glory - Fabien Tell <br>Not Safe Yet - Gunnar Johnsen <br>The Inspector 4 - Johannes Bornlöf <br>Weapon of Choice - Fabien Tell <br>Underlying Truth - Howard Harper-Barnes <br>Dragon King - Jo Wandrini <br>On the Edge of Change - Brightarm Orchestra <br> <br>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.