{"id":71123,"date":"2022-01-13T04:00:06","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T09:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=71123"},"modified":"2023-12-03T21:35:17","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T02:35:17","slug":"sniper-rifles-of-1942-ww2-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2022\/01\/13\/sniper-rifles-of-1942-ww2-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Sniper Rifles of 1942 &#8211; WW2 Special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H2luJ61WAgE\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 12 Jan 2022<\/p>\n<p>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 \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Join us on Patreon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TimeGhostHistory<\/a><br \/>\nOr join The TimeGhost Army directly at: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/signup\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Get Collectibles here: <a href=\"https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/timeghost.tv\/collectibles\/\u200b<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow WW2 day by day on Instagram @ww2_day_by_day &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ww2_day_by_day<\/a><br \/>\nFollow Timeghost History on Instagram &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/timeghosthistory<\/a><br \/>\nJoin us on Reddit &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/WorldWarTwoChannel\/<\/a><br \/>\nBetween 2 Wars: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLrG5J-K5AYAU1R-HeWSfY2D1jy_sEssNG\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source list: <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/WW2sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Archive footage: Screenocean\/Reuters &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.screenocean.com\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.screenocean.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hosted by: Indy Neidell<br \/>\nDirector: Astrid Deinhard<br \/>\nProducers: Astrid Deinhard and Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nExecutive Producers: Astrid Deinhard, Indy Neidell, Spartacus Olsson<br \/>\nCreative Producer: Marek Kami\u0144ski<br \/>\nCommunity Management: Ian Sowden<br \/>\nWritten by: Markus Linke, Indy Neidell<br \/>\nResearch by: Markus Linke<br \/>\nEdited by: Iryna Dulka<br \/>\nArtwork and color grading by: Miko\u0142aj Uchman<br \/>\nSound design by: Marek Kami\u0144ski<\/p>\n<p>Image sources:<br \/>\nJohn Brantley from Flickr<br \/>\nBundesarchiv<br \/>\nIWM Q 80267<\/p>\n<p>Soundtracks from Epidemic Sound:<br \/>\n&#8220;Easy Target&#8221; &#8211; Rannar Sillard<br \/>\n&#8220;Other Sides of Glory&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Not Safe Yet&#8221; &#8211; Gunnar Johnsen<br \/>\n&#8220;The Inspector 4&#8221; &#8211; Johannes Bornl\u00f6f<br \/>\n&#8220;Weapon of Choice&#8221; &#8211; Fabien Tell<br \/>\n&#8220;Underlying Truth&#8221; &#8211; Howard Harper-Barnes<br \/>\n&#8220;Dragon King&#8221; &#8211; Jo Wandrini<br \/>\n&#8220;On the Edge of Change&#8221; &#8211; Brightarm Orchestra<\/p>\n<p>A TimeGhost chronological documentary produced by OnLion Entertainment GmbH.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>From the comments:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>World War Two<\/strong><br \/>\n2 hours ago<br \/>\nA lot of WW2 weaponry is found fascinating by many. This is not without reason, much of it is an impressive feat of design and engineering. That being said, we make these videos to understand why and how these weapons were developed, and their place in history. We do not do this to celebrate this hardware, as these are ultimately death machines.<\/p>\n<p>Join the TimeGhost Army: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/HARDWARE_019_PI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/HARDWARE_019_PI<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-71125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-480x270.png 480w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Screenshot-2022-01-13-at-10-56-34-Sniper-Rifles-of-1942-\u2013-WW2-Special-Quotulatiousness.png 854w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World War Two Published 12 Jan 2022 Even the best sniper needed a reliable and accurate rifle. 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