Sep 27, 2016 needless to say, the finnish sniper being sent into the reserve is not up to par with a professional soldier such as the swedish ones, something that saarelainen readily admits. Just a slide show about finnish sniper guild and their training sessions. While discussing a 3kilometer sniper rifle project i was working on one day, he suggested i shoot his lm105 bullet. Mar 05, 2017 the photo is actually part of a murder mystery concerning the corpse of a soldier, which may be found elsewhere on that map, magazzeno facility. Subnautica is an openworld sandbox game created by unknown worlds entertainment. It is based on the mosinnagant rifle, using the same in some cases antique receivers. Sniping isnt just holding the cross hairs steady on the tiny soldier in the. He was nicknamed white death by his russian prey and held the record for the most recorded confirmed kills in any major conflict for a sniper. Feb 11, 2015 the finnish sniper with three times as many kills as chris kyle how a finnish farmer became the legendary white death who killed more than 500 soviet soldiers. My new finnish pu sniper gun and game the friendliest gun. The biggest difference between an ssr and a standard. Carlos hathcock was born on may 20, 1942 in the city of little rock, arkansas. This is a video of finnish sniper, not the best of the world but certainly the fearlest and indomitable will soldiers.
The finnish sniper with three times as many kills as chris. The brokenup slush then builds up and sticks together, rolling in the waves to eventually form into a ball and freeze. The deadliest sniper in history, simo hayha the white death. He didnt care who did it or how, but if this sniper was going to go down he was going to make it soon.
From the battle of thermopylae to the siege of the alamo, from the gunfight at camaron to the clash at rorkes drift, there is something about. The gunfire locator sensor uses patented, frequency domain signal processing on characteristic acoustic signals to determine the range, direction, and elevation to the source of hostile gunfire. This lesserknown conflict occurred when the soviet union successfully invaded finland after entering a nonaggression pact with nazi germany. My new finnish capture repro pu sniper picked this up today at a gun show. It is september 1944, a few days before the second world war ends for finland. Manufacturers archives if they exist anymore, physica went bankrupt in year 1972 and optillinen laitos optical department, the main repair facility for optical instruments for finnish armed forces must have had such documents, but they are not included in any of the finnish books or manuals. Simo hayha is credited with as many as 542 official sniper kills or with 505 at the very least, depending on the source. It takes place during world war ii from the perspective of opposing soviet and finnish soldiers stranded at a sami womans farmhouse. Depending on the record, simo hayha was born in 1905 in the farming town of rautjarvi. It has won the finnish sniper competition twice in a row. Aug 22, 2009 while discussing a 3kilometer sniper rifle project i was working on one day, he suggested i shoot his lm105 bullet.
The stoic blonde could remember the days he would let tino brag about them nonstop all day throughout the war with russia. He was in the 6th company of jr 34 during the battle of kollaa in temperatures between. Simo hayha celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous quotes. Finnish sniper in wwii the firearms forum the buying. Apr 14, 2010 hey ats, i found this interesting story about simo hayha, a badass finnish sniper. Clint eastwoods new film american sniper centres on a navy seal named chris kyle who killed a 160 people during four tours in iraq. An allied commander in wwii, and an avid fan of surfing, captain jack malcolm thorpe fleming churchill aka fighting jack churchill aka mad jack was basically the craziest motherfucker in the whole damn war. Not only did it not stop him, it actually seemed to egg him on. It lacks the mount and scope, but i plan on getting a setup for it as soon as i can. Aug 24, 2008 this is a video of finnish sniper, not the best of the world but certainly the fearlest and indomitable will soldiers. Amongst the finnish soldiers, all units training the infantry units train conscripts to snipers, and as such one has to first get into a infantry unit to be accepted into sniper training.
Hayha served as a sniper for the finnish army during the 193940 winter war between finland and the soviet union. Will post pics as soon as i can was wondering if anyone has any info on this variant. The natural phenomenon occurs when slush is broken up and whipped around by waves near the shore, forming spheres. The finnish sniper, wille, resolved to do whatever is necessary, is planning his escape to freedom. The finnish army has produced such rifles since the nation was founded. Nicknamed the white death by the soviets, simo hayha killed over 500 enemy soldiers on average 5 per day during winter war.
Whether on the soccer pitch or the field of battle, humans have a natural tendency to root for the underdog. This new sniper training was two stage training course with 14 men picked for 1 st stage of 20 25 days. Oct 29, 2010 just a slide show about finnish sniper guild and their training sessions. He is believed to have killed over 500 men during the 193940 winter war, the highest number of sniper kills in any major war. Russians was so afraid of that guy that they placed multiple countersnipers who he shot, tried to carpet bomb him his mantel was torn and even offered for finnish soldiers 5 million finnish markka and free pass to russia if someone kills him anybody didnt even try. Simo hayha, also known as the white death is widely regarded as the most skilled and successful sniper there ever was, with over 500 kills to his name. The russian silvertips to my knowledge and our special forces sniper schools were never intended to be accurate ammo for svd and neither is it a match grade ammo for any 7,62 x 54r.
The maximum effective range of modern finnish sniper rifle m2000 trg42 in. Simo hayha 1905 2002 is the most famous sniper in the world. One russian sniper killed several finnish soldiers and three officers, and was on the hunt for a particularly troublesome finn with a mosinnagant m91. I wish i could say it was one of the few original ones out there but i believe its one that century put together in the 90s using finnish 9s and original scopes and mounts. Couple discovers rare ice eggs while hiking in finland national.
He made one kill early in the day, giving hayha a general location of his adversary. This record, along with the copious amount of details he kept of his missions have turned him into a legendary figure among the marine corps. Simo hayha is often revered as the deadliest sniper in history. The sights and trigger were improved, the barrels were replaced with high quality finnish barrels, new and more ergonomic stocks mad. He used only iron sights cause scopes may reflex sunlight and you have to keep you head bit up to aim. One lone finnish sniper, simo hayha, was responsible for 505 of them. Over 500 of these he shot using a standard, boltaction rifle with nontelescopic sights. Simo hayha the deadliest sniper in military history. While the swedish sniper fires approximately 1,000 rounds during a service year, a finnish conscript fires approximately 300 7. They are built around standard actions for a boltaction rifle, with the addition of a sight mount that can use both western or eastern bloc scopes and nightvision equipment. Doug answers a letter and shows the results of a day at the range. The heroic stand of finland against the soviet union in 1939 was a lesson.
Scandinavian sniper finnish and swedish marksmen corporal. Our sacred texts, medieval ballads, and regimental histories are filled with gutwrenching tales of desperate men facing overwhelming odds. This is a skill i wish i had, and with ample opportunities of speaking at different venues, i always fall flat on my face. The stock is of plastic treated to be nonreflective. Ensconced in the snow, his white camouflage suit rendering him invisible to the invading soviet soldiers he stalked, simo hayha steadied himself to fire. My speeches are filled with ums, ya knows, and uhs, and long awkward pauses, and i go off on irrelevant. The finnish m39 stayed in inventory with the finnish defense forces well into the 1990s. Autism starts months before symptoms appear, study shows though autism probably isnt one consistent, monolithic thing, its long been suspected that ones autistic fate is potentially sealed before birth. Even with best rifles equipped with best of scopes and best bullet designs 7. An advanced algorithm isolates the fire position in the complex. During the 19391940 winter war, in temperatures as low as 40 c, the fin.
Best 1day record of confirmed kills is 25, though by his own words he dropped 40 enemies on the day he got shot in the jaw. Sa man gives the numbers of some of the rarest of all military rifles. The finnish people were pretty much alone in fending off a soviet attempt to take over their. Finnish sniper chapter 1, a hetalia axis powers fanfic. During the winter war, which was fought between finland and soviet union in 1939 1940, he obediently carried out the demanding tasks he was commanded to. He has a rescue capsule in which you can craft food, water and other items, but he has nothing with. Sales of battery farm eggs have declined significantly in finland in. My new finnish pu sniper gun and game the friendliest.
Also small number of captured svt40 sniper rifles saw finnish use and even some avs36 sniper rifles seem to have been captured, but probably not more than few. The mosinnagant boltaction rifles were modified in 1984 by valmet. Staring sadly at the wasted life that lay in the snow a few yards off, berwald couldnt help but rant quietly in his head. White death a lone finnish sniper repels enough invading russians in ww2 to earn the nickname white death. The runnerup is the soviet sniper ivan sidorenko at 500 in wwii simo is also said to have gunned down a few hundred people with a suomi 9mm machine gun, bringing his speculated total kill count to around 800. In the the sakuva archives there are photos of men in their trenches during the trench war part of the continuation war, picking off enemies with a trophy rifle. Also small number of captured svt40 sniper rifles saw finnish use and even some avs36 sniper rifles seem to. A swedish sniper from the army ranger battalion during an exercise in. He became famous to the public and soviet after about 150 confirmed kills in the beginning of the war when a newspaper reporter visited the. Ivan, a captain in the soviet army who was arrested and imprisoned by the smersh secret military police, decides to join the finnish kamikaze. Simo hayha, the finnish sniper with 505 confirmed kills in the winter war 1939. Kukushka was the nickname given by soviet soldiers to finnish cuckoo snipers, who ambushed their targets from a purpose. Simo hayha finnish sniper with over 700 confirmed kills.
Animal rights activists target sgroup over battery farm eggs yle. The main feature of the game is that all the action takes place in an alien ocean, where in the story your spaceship fell. It is true that finnish army did not really have a sniper training program at that time, but finnish civil guard most certainly did although it was also pretty smallscale. I dont want you to think im biased because the ammo is finnish too, its simply the most accurate for these weapons. May 19, 2017 in the winter of 1939, while much of the world was involved in wwii, finnish sniper simo hayha was fighting the winter war. As a 12year seal and sniper, i spent the better part of my adult life learning, using, refining and living this skill, yet i find it difficult to put into words what is it like to be a sniper. During the 19391940 winter war, in temperatures as low as 40 c, the finnish sniper singlehandedly killed at least 700 men in less than 100 days. Clint eastwoods new film american sniper centres on a navy seal named chris kyle who. Berwald was glad that most of the finnish snipers had been taken out, they were like tinos pride and joy. Only in this past year of 2000 have the final 20,000 rifles of the remaining 78,000 rifles from reserve inventory been releasedsold to the public and collectors.
This book is the story of the finish wwii sniper simo hayha who had over 500 confirmed kills during the 19391940 winter war against the russians. To me it seems that in the finnish army during the wars, sharpshooting wasnt that well organized, as mentioned before. Marine corps sniper who garnered a total of 93 confirmed kills during the years of the vietnam war. These two sniper weapons are meant for clandestine work. He called to everyone who had witnessed the same thing he had.
Lidl, a challenger in finlands grocery industry, said that it gave up selling. Simo hayha, a prolific sniper in finland, leads his people to victory over the impending russians in the winter war of 1939. The photo is actually part of a murder mystery concerning the corpse of a soldier, which may be found elsewhere on that map, magazzeno facility. How a finnish farmer became the worlds deadliest sniper. He used a finnishproduced m2830 rifle, a variant of the mosinnagant rifle, and a suomi kp31 submachine gun. Photo shows finland beach covered in rare ice eggs insider. Kukuska is a 2002 russian historical comedy drama film directed by aleksandr rogozhkin.
To me it seemed like these men were just normal infantry soldiers. Just recently picked up a finnish capture mosin sniper. He has been credited with a mindboggling 505 reported kills, which is actually the highest number of confirmed sniper kills in. See more ideas about wwii, world war two and world war. He helped defend finland from the soviets during world war ii. All trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries. Manufacturers archives if they exist anymore, physica went bankrupt in year 1972 and optillinen laitos optical department, the main repair facility for optical instruments for finnish armed forces must have had such documents, but they are not included in any of the finnish books. As a person born on this date, simo hayha is listed in our database as the 6th most popular celebrity for the day december 17 and the 3rd most popular for the year 1905. Hayha got shot in the jaw in close combat, not in a sniper duel. He has been credited with a mindboggling 505 reported kills, which is actually the highest number of confirmed sniper kills in the history for any major war.
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