Simo Häyhä 17 December 1905 – 1 April 2002), often referred to by his nickname, The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper in World War II during the 1939–1940 Winter War against the Soviet Union. He used a Finnish-produced M/28-30, a variant of the Mosin–Nagant rifle. Häyhä had also used a submachine gun, the Suomi KP/-31. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the Winter War, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war.
Sniper action https://www.bitchute.com/video/DKxU0N8fcqmN/
ReplyDeletefrom what I read on him, before the war he used to hunt ducks for meat and always shot them in the head as not waste meat. after doing that for a few years
ReplyDeletehitting a man is easy. that and he liked iron sights better than scopes.
which had a bad habit of fogging back then.
If that's true. That's a cool story
DeleteLook at the battle casualties from our War of Northern Aggression, and some of the epic battles of WWI. High casualty rates are classic signs that warfighting technology has changed but tactics haven't.
ReplyDeleteI never understood why in the Revolution and Civil War men would just stand there and shoot at each other.
DeleteBunching them together was the only way officers could command large groups of soldiers. Runners and flags were the only means of communication. Officers rode on horses to allow rapid movement and a better view of the field and the flags, but made them better targets too.
DeleteIt's called gun evolution.
DeleteUkies say: "Hold my vodka!"
ReplyDeleteZ
My good friend Sami speaks with deep respect for Simo, and the men who fought in the Winter War. Sami's wife was Simo's physical therapist for a few years, and she also speaks with deep respect for Simo and notes that he was also a gentleman.
ReplyDeleteThe Soviets won the war with Finland, annexed some of it, and imposed reparations.
ReplyDeleteLook at that smile, he's one happy SOB.
ReplyDeleteFinland gave the Soviets hell, inflicting massive casualties.
ReplyDeleteY'all Search for Jack Hinson
ReplyDeleteThe rifle used by Jack Hinson is owned by retired Judge Ben McFarland and was displayed at a Civil War relic show a few years back, In East Tennessee. I being a Confederate re-enactor, struck up a conversation with Judge McFarland and before we parted, he offered me the opportunity to hold Jack Hinson's rifle!
DeleteAn honor I shall never forget.
Bayouwulf
These kills were confirmed how?
ReplyDeleteThey needed to be observed by someone else, otherwise they were not logged.
DeleteYou tell him he didn't do it. Sure, call him a liar.
DeleteYou have zero familiarity with war history if you assume any level of quality control in these sort of things.
DeleteJust look at the repeated steaming piles of BS Ukraine were have been caught creating.
The number of kills is irrelevant. The significance of historical part he played was.
Deletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGLHwRne9pQ
ReplyDelete"Russians taking heavy casualties seems to be their practice". Only when Simo shooting at them, ukrainians not so much.
ReplyDeleteBear Claw
Exactly. The attrition rate is 10-1 in Russia’s favor. That’s 1 Russian dead for 10 Ukronazi’s.
DeleteI get it , these boomer bloggers, da rookies bad ukies good. Stick to pix of Boris & Natasha, eh?
Your point is? The article is about a one man snipping machine.
DeleteThat photo is actually Johnny Carson wearing Finnish sniper attire w/correct rifle in hand.
ReplyDeleteYou have no idea what Johnny Carson looks like. Do you?
ReplyDelete