The top Special Operations Forces snipers will replace their 7.62mm sniper rifles with a the 6.5mm Creedmoor, which doubles their hit probability at 1,000m, increases their effective range by nearly half, reduces wind drift by a third and has less recoil.
Vice Adm. Elmo “Bud” Zumwalt realized he had to inject new vigor into waterborne operations and devise a more effective strategy to abandon search-and-destroy tactics.