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   • mekka okereke :verified:
   • Fifi Lamoura
   • klausfiend

   @klausfiend @fifilamoura @mekkaokereke
   I remember a profile of her I read some time back; the hatchback works for her because it's low-cost, low-maintenance. IIRC she operates as part of a 2 person team. They park the car, camoflage it, then hike a short distance to a pre-scouted vantage point. Giving her a HiLux would be a waste because she doesn't need it. More than a couple of rockets is a waste because she might get two shots a day if she's lucky.

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     • Fifi Lamoura
     • klausfiend

     @FeralRobots @klausfiend @fifilamoura

     Some of the most lethal snipers in history have been women. Many of the most lethal special forces snipers, like Nicholas "The Reaper" Irving, say that women are either equal to or better than men as snipers. Special forces sniper school instructors say the same thing.

     I'm not linking to any of the videos or quotes, as there's a little gender essentialism going on, and killing people is really not a skill that I think should be celebrated. But men do not have a clear advantage over women in sniping.

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     • Fifi Lamoura
     • klausfiend

     @klausfiend @fifilamoura @mekkaokereke
     she's basically a sniper, but for armour; there are these popular ideas about what makes a good sniper but some of the most effective ones have been quiet, unassuming people without a lot of macho, who are particularly good at not getting caught.