POTD: M110 and M2010 Sniper Rifles in Eastern Europe

by Eric B

Published: June 4th, 2022

POTD: M110 and M2010 Sniper Rifles in Eastern Europe

As usual, we have selected some pictures for you today. By this time you know it, it’s TFB’s Photo Of The Day to keep you in a good mood. Get a coffee, or some water, take a break and enjoy a few minutes off whatever you were doing and take a look at U.S. soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. They’re using their M110 semi-automatic sniper systems as part of the zeroing step before the Defender 2022 exercise at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany. This happened in April 2022.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, serves as a spotter to a Soldier zeroing his sniper rifle before Defender 2022 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

Below: a sniper is reloading his magazine.

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division loads his magazine during his zeroing step for snipers before Defender 2022 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO.

Below: U.S. Army Pvt. Davin Pica, a cavalry scout, and Spc. Víctor Benavides, an infantryman, both assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle.

U.S. Army Pvt. Davin Pica, a cavalry scout, and Spc. Victor Benavides, an infantryman, both assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifles as part of the zeroing step before Defender 2022 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

A U.S. Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, keeps his ammunition next to his M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle as part of the zeroing step before Defender 2022 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 27, 2022. The 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, is among other units assigned to V Corps, America's forward-deployed corps in Europe that works alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, fire an M110 semi-automatic sniper system and an M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle as part of the zeroing step before Defender 2022 at Oberlausitz Training Area, Germany, April 27, 2022. Defender Europe 22 is a series of U.S. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe. The exercise demonstrates U.S. Army Europe and Africa's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera)

Photos by U.S. Army, National Guard, Staff Sgt. Gabriel Rivera

#Germany #M110 #Snipers #M2010EnhancedSniperRifle #Defender2022

Eric B

Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.

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Int19h on Jun 05, 2022

Wait, since when is Germany in Eastern Europe?

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- Iksnilol on Jun 06, 2022
  
  @int19h Since 1945 and 2014
  
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Eric B. on Jun 15, 2022

The US DOD need to TRANSFER all M2010 sniper rifles to any NATO nations that needs/wants them. It is a somewhat outdated system for several reasons when compared to the recently adopted Barrett MRAD sniper system.
Too many sniper rifles in the inventory is not good for maintenance or training.

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