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Cannonfire, yes, I'm old school.
I believe the marines do learn to shoot at long range.
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I want to believe they do as well, but I keep going back to this video where the Marines get their knickers in a wad because one of the enemy is managing to have shots that pass closely by from which they conclude that the enemy must be a "sniper" because they are receiving "accurate fire." This is contrary to the norm, apparently, where the enemy can't hit a thing.
The Marines all have scoped (AGOGs) guns, fire from various positions, and have quite a time of leisurely setting up, walking around in the open despite rounds being heard pass by, but seem to hit absolutely nothing. Then the cries of 'accurate fire' and 'sniper' are made and they start to take cover a bit better, but still apparently hit nothing. Their supportive Marine buddies don't even manage to hit the correct compound with a missile that missed its target by several hundred yards.
http://atwar.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/...s-in-marja/?hp