sniper shield
Illustration — Swedish infanterisköld m/1920 • Illustration — Japanese Type 99 (1939) sniper shield with a Type 96 light machine gun • Illustration — Finnish WWII sniper shield with skis A sniper shield, periodically also trench shield (depending on the specific use), is an early 20th century-era type of set-shield for infantry, made of a steel armor plate, and featuring an embrasure or thereof for a rifle or machine gun, similar to a gun shield. Popularized during World War I, such intended to protect the user from enemy rifle fire, but was often too clunky and heavy to be practically moved by its user. Some experiments tried to outfit such with skis or wheels so they could be dragged.
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An unpopular experiment was the MacAdam Shield Shovel, attempting to combine the concept of a sniper shield with the blade of a shovel. Sniper shields were never popular, and in Sweden, a specific case saw them reused as armor for a couple of improvised armored cars.
Sniper shield is a set-shield or weapon type.
Rear of a Type 99 armor shield, size 14 in. x 20 in., showing penetration made with.30 cal. AP ammunition at 100 yards range and 30° angle of impact from normal. See also File:Type 96 LMG with Type 99 shield.jpg. While these shields are suitable for use in the open, specimens, constructed from what appears to be face-hardened plate, have been found built into the weapon ports of pillboxes. Two s
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This photo by an unknown photographer appeared in the Dec. 30, 1915 issue of the english war magazine "The War Budget" and shows soldiers sticking their guns through armour plates, developed by Krupp.
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