First-hand battlefield experiences -- Comparison of British, German, American, French, Russian, and other weapons In "With British Snipers", Captain Shore shares a wealth of first-hand experience of different rifles, pistols, machine guns, ammunition, telescopes, binoculars, and all the equipment a sniper should carry. In World War II he took part in the British landings at D-Day and fought in northern Europe, and later became an officer sniping instructor at the British Army of the Rhine Training Centre.