| Snipers have been and still are essential parts of | | | | the hunter to sneak in without the game taking |
| military units. They are target specialists using sniper | | | | notice. Sniper ghillie suits are made to resemble the |
| rifles who can fire accurate shots from a long | | | | vegetation of the area where they operate. The |
| distance. Snipers are camouflage specialists with | | | | specialist snipers make their own suits picking up |
| supreme accuracy in aim, great survival and | | | | vegetation on the way to attach to their suit. |
| camouflage skills and tremendous patience | | | | The Special Ops Sniper Ghillie, is made of synthetic |
| augmented by near-perfect calculation powers. They | | | | thread, nylon or similar durable material with netting |
| operate singly, sneaking up on the enemy and | | | | sewn to it. The netting forms the base of the suit. |
| eliminating them one by one while remaining | | | | The suit is then weathered by soaking it in mud. As |
| completely invisible. They usually operate by | | | | the sniper moves in his track, he keeps adding the |
| eliminating commanding officers of enemy units. | | | | vegetation of the area to the suit. Snipers spend |
| So, we can see that camouflage is a key to a sniper, | | | | most of their time laying or crawling on the ground. |
| second only to his shooting abilities. Thus after the | | | | For this reason the front of the jacket and pants |
| sniper rifle, the sniper ghillie suits they use are of | | | | have to be left open. The sewn on Jute thread |
| utmost importance to them as these are what they | | | | covers the back of the jacket, tops of the arms, |
| depend most for camouflage. Such suits are also | | | | and shoulders and thumb loops are sewn into the |
| used by hunters for remaining invisible to game. In | | | | cuff of the sleeves for crawling. |
| fact ghillies were first developed by Scottish game | | | | Sniper ghilies can get very hot and heavy. Even in |
| keepers for hunting. The British Lovat Scouts' Snipers | | | | moderate climates, the temperature inside a ghillie |
| are known to be the first military unit to use Ghillie | | | | easily reaches 120 °F. The material of the suit is |
| Suits. The suit was used in the Boer wars. | | | | also flammable, unless treated with fire retardant. |
| Blending into the surroundings is of utmost | | | | The suit as a result, is prone to catching fire from |
| importance for snipers. Since they have to get in | | | | smoke grenades or white phosphorus. To enhance |
| close to the opponent unit they need all the | | | | safety, the US Army Soldier Systems Center has |
| camouflage that they can get. The success of a | | | | developed a fire resistant ghillie fabric to replace the |
| camouflage means life or death to a sniper. For a | | | | jute or burlap. This new material self extinguishes |
| hunter ghillies are very essential for getting close to a | | | | itself as the fire resistant material is inherent in the |
| prey. Game like deer, have very keen senses and | | | | suit. This is enough to allow a sniper turn into the |
| fast reflexes and running abilities. To hunt them it is | | | | most lethal and stealthy enemy for both its human |
| essential to get close. However, ordinarily game is | | | | victim as well as game. |
| able to sense a hunter moving in. Camouflaging allows | | | | |