Handheld computer enhances sniper accuracy.

AuthorWilliams, Robert H.
PositionTECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

Advanced ballistic computers that are paired with custom software are permitting shooters to score targets up to 2,500 yards of more.

Horus Vision of San Bruno, Calif., recently earned a second contract to provide more than a thousand of the systems to the Marine Corps. The Army earlier this year decided to acquire 6,500 devices.

The ballistic software, which can be adapted for different weapons, permits snipers to reverse model results. After firing their weapons, soldiers feed this data...

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