counter-sniper
Hunts enemy shooters
Counter-sniper describes tactics, personnel, or equipment designed to detect and neutralize enemy snipers.
A counter-sniper team protects high-value targets by identifying sniper positions before shots are fired: Counter-sniper units were positioned on rooftops during the president's visit.
The term appears in military and law enforcement contexts, particularly for protective details at public events.
Protective surveillance position
- marksmanPrecision shooter
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- neutralizationCanceling opposing forces
target acquisition · suppression · interdiction · rules of engagement · threat assessment · rapid deployment · kill zone · ballistic trajectory
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- bipodTwo-legged stabilizing mount
- ghillie suitLeafy camouflage garment
- rangefinderInstrument measuring observer-to-target distance
thermal imaging · suppressor · spotting scope · night vision · camouflage netting · reticle · bolt action · flash hider
Elite police squad
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- Secret ServiceFederal protective law enforcement
- tactical unitOrganized combat group
- perimeter securityProtection of outer limits
Radio-wave object detection
- surveillance droneUnmanned aerial observer
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
overwatch
Protective surveillance position
- marksmanPrecision shooter
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
neutralization · target acquisition · suppression · interdiction · rules of engagement · threat assessment · rapid deployment · kill zone · ballistic trajectory · observer
rifle
Long-barreled shoulder weapon
- scopeExtent or range
- bipodTwo-legged stabilizing mount
- ghillie suitLeafy camouflage garment
rangefinder · thermal imaging · suppressor · spotting scope · night vision · camouflage netting · reticle · bolt action · flash hider
SWAT
Elite police squad
- HRTSupplemental endocrine treatment
- Secret ServiceFederal protective law enforcement
- tactical unitOrganized combat group
radar
Radio-wave object detection
- surveillance droneUnmanned aerial observer
- pattern recognitionIdentifying regularities in inputs
- early warningAlert before event occurs
- securitysecurity guard, security cameras, alarm system, security system, lock
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- Military Strikesairstrike, air strike, drone strike, missile strike, surgical strike
counter-snipersniper
Concealed precision shooter
assassin · shooter · marksman · sharpshooter · active shooter
counter, sniper, counters, countered, countering, counteract, counterattack, counterbalance, countermeasure