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Seal Team Six Book Report

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He set up in the building and set up with his sniper and was ready to take a shot. Seal Team Six is a book about a man who decided that he wants do something more with his life and signs up for the military. When he gets into the military he goes through intense training and moves through the ranks to eventually become a seal team six member.Because this shows the reader how hard and stressful the military is and how you can achieve anything by trying your hardest. Also it is a experience that not many people know about at all and I think they would like to understand or at least know of.i would recommend this book to anyone interested in military Seal team life. The reason I really like this book is because Howard E. Wasdin really captures what it would feel like to be in the …show more content…

In the book Chris explains wind calculations and how he does it in the book he says, “Wind flags can be used to estimate wind speed by their angle. If a flag is at an 80-degree angle, that number is divided by the constant 4—to get 20 miles per hour. Likewise, if the flag only waves at a 40-degree angle, 40 divided by 4 equals 10 miles per hour. If no flag is available, the sniper can use his observation skills. A wind that is barely felt but causes smoke to drift is less than 3 miles per hour. Light winds are 3 to 5 miles per hour. Wind that constantly blows leaves around is 5 to 8 miles per hour. Dust and trash are blown at 8 to 12 miles per hour. Trees sway at 12 to 15 miles per hour.” (Wadson). This quote explains that their are different ways to calculate winds using their surroundings. I like how he explains this because it shows how creative and how well they can use their surroundings to their advantage in a gunfight or anything

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