> The simplest implementation of this trick was leaving shiny tin cans, or other enticing targets for snipers to zero their sights on at the front. Germans would leave cans on the parapet for snipers to shoot at. Due to the high contrast and easy visibility of these targets, they were attractive for naive snipers to use while adjusting their sights. A grave and often fatal error.
Wait so... they just put out tin cans and the enemy snipers would shoot them because their sights needed to be tuned? That doesn't feel like it makes any sense. For one, you can't shoot the can unless your sights are tuned, so I guess they're taking multiple shots? Was it really so hard to invent a sight that could be tuned without firing to give away your position?
Wait so... they just put out tin cans and the enemy snipers would shoot them because their sights needed to be tuned? That doesn't feel like it makes any sense. For one, you can't shoot the can unless your sights are tuned, so I guess they're taking multiple shots? Was it really so hard to invent a sight that could be tuned without firing to give away your position?