Snipers can sneak with the help of moonlight, and the probability of people getting lost at night is much higher than during the day, so the sniper team must first carefully study the landmarks along the way before sneaking. At night, ordinary features are not easy to spot, so try to choose tall, obvious objects for landmarks. If the direction of the stealth target is the same as that of a certain constellation, the Sniper can pick a star as a guide. Since the stars in the night sky rotate, if you choose a star as a guide, you should correct the direction every 10 minutes.

In practice, the choice of route is often contradictory for snipers. Walking through the lush vegetation of the forest is indeed very secretive. According to experiments, a mediocre vegetation can provide good cover for snipers at night, but concealment is only one requirement for stealth at night, and the other requirement is to reach the destination as quickly as possible. Traveling in an open area increases speed, but the likelihood of being spotted is greatly increased. So, what should a sniper do? A compromise would be for the sniper team to move quickly in the open area, but along the edge of the open area where it meets the woods, so that if it encounters an enemy situation, the sniper team can quickly hide in the woods.

What do snipers need to pay attention to when traveling? The first thing to keep in mind is to keep the moon behind you at all times. This way, the moonlight can illuminate your path forward, and the moon's glare can also confuse enemies if there are enemy sentries ahead. In fact, there are similarities between this and daytime. Every sniper knows that when attacking with his back to the sun, the enemy will weaken the combat effectiveness due to the backlight when counterattacking. Keep the rifle close to your body while moving, otherwise the sound of the gun rubbing against a tree branch will expose the target.

In the case of a sniper team, each sniper should have a "cat's eye" on the back of his hat, which is a glowing tape. When marching, the companion behind the sniper can follow the "cat's eye", and at a distance of ten paces, the enemy cannot see the light of the "cat's eye". The "cat's eye" also helps to coordinate the distance between snipers. Stick two strips of tape on the back of the hat, each two or three centimeters long, with a centimeter apart in between. This way, the sniper in the back will see two glowing bars if he is in the right position, and if the next sniper sees a separate spot, it means that he is a little far away from his companion.

There is daytime discipline during the day and operational discipline at night. When a sniper who is sneaking at night suddenly finds a bright light fifty meters away from him, the correct thing to do is first, stop moving immediately and hide in place; Second, at the moment when the light appears, subconsciously close the eye you aim at and look around with the eye you don't aim. The simple reason is that the eyes of humans and animals are less sensitive to stationary targets than moving targets, and the probability of being detected by staying still is much lower than continuing to move. It is also necessary to close the eyes aimed at one side. It takes a process for the human eye to go from a light environment to a dark environment at night. If you look with both eyes, it will be difficult for a sniper to quickly lock on to the target if it is time to shoot. Perhaps when the sight readjusts to the darkness of the night, the fighter will be lost.

There are two most taboo points in night sniper operations, one is light, and the other is sound. In the silence of the night, sound travels farther than during the day. Therefore, snipers must strappen their equipment tightly before marching to ensure that they do not make a sound during the march. In order to control the sound, the sniper team even sacrifices their travel speed, which is worth it in high-risk areas.

There are two sides to everything, and sound is no exception. The Sniper's own inadvertent sounds can reveal the target, but some sounds in nature can cover the Sniper's movements. If, while traveling, the Sniper encounters the wind blowing the leaves and making noises, the Sniper can use the cover of these sounds to speed up his journey. Ideally, the Sniper will be able to use the thunder and lightning or the sound of artillery on the battlefield to cover the fire of the sniper rifle.

For night sniper observation, Supreme Treasure still believes in Xiaohu very much, because his night vision ability is simply a bit against the sky, just like the scene seen during the day. The core content of the study of night sniper operations is the study of the human eye, and all tactics and methods revolve around this core. Shooters who have fought a sniper rifle on the battlefield know that due to the interference of the recoil of the firearm, the shooter cannot observe the effect of his shot. At night, the situation is more prominent. In addition to the recoil of the firearm, the muzzle flame also weakens the shooter's eyesight for a short period of time.

There are some unique techniques for night observation. When observing, the sniper should be in a low position as much as possible. Because even at night, the sky is much brighter than the ground, and the silhouette of the figure in the high place is reflected. It is good to have advanced sighting equipment, but if the performance of the equipment is not good, you can also use some small methods to enhance the effect. When wearing night vision goggles, you can connect the eyepiece of an ordinary military telescope with a night vision goggle, and after adjustment, the effect is surprisingly good.

Hearing is also an important means of observation at night. During the day, only about 16% of the information is obtained through hearing, but at night, the percentage is higher. Snipers can put their hands close to their ears while listening, which will make some otherwise subtle sounds sound clearer.

During the day, it is easier for snipers to identify enemy commanders, but at night, insignia such as military ranks are not visible, and each enemy is a humanoid silhouette. This is a test of the sniper's skills. Generally speaking, snipers have to determine which enemy commander is based on the target's movements and position in the team.

Combat methods such as the above can be flexibly selected by snipers according to the actual environment of the battlefield. The principle is nothing more than concealing the truth and revealing the false, and snipers can also take advantage of the darkness of the night to conduct psychological warfare against the enemy. In World War II, the German army once invented a "fixed rifle" method of warfare. Attach the rifle to a sandbag and aim the muzzle at a place where people in enemy positions are likely to be haunted, such as the firing port of a bunker. At night, when there are signs of movement in enemy positions, the shooter pulls the trigger. In this way, even if you miss the enemy, it will cause a huge shock to the enemy's psychology. This trick is still applicable in today's urban night battles, and all the sniper needs to do is be flexible according to the enemy situation.

Night battles are not only a good opportunity for snipers to destroy the enemy, but also a hidden opportunity to kill. Every special forces sniper must pay attention to night combat training, and at least 40% of the training time must be spent on night combat. Because a sniper who has only received sniper training during the day will find nothing in the night battle, and it will be difficult to even survive.