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Sniper
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A sniper is a military or paramilitary marksman who engages targets from positions of concealment or at distances exceeding the target's detection capabilities. Snipers generally have specialized trai
French and British (center) snipers equipped with FR F2, Accuracy International AWM and PGM Hécate II rifles (left to right, 2012) and camouflage ghil
French and British (center) snipers equipped with FR F2, Accuracy International AWM and PGM Hécate II rifles (left to right, 2012) and camouflage ghillie suits
Vasily Zaytsev, left, and other Soviet snipers equipped with Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 during the Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942
Vasily Zaytsev, left, and other Soviet snipers equipped with Mosin–Nagant M1891/30 during the Battle of Stalingrad in December 1942
A modern sniper weapon system which consists of a sniper rifle (here Barak HTR 2000 chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum), telescopic sight (Leupold Mark IV
A modern sniper weapon system which consists of a sniper rifle (here Barak HTR 2000 chambered in .338 Lapua Magnum), telescopic sight (Leupold Mark IV x10), and additional optics
Over-watch being provided by an army sergeant during a high-level meeting, Baghdad, Iraq
Over-watch being provided by an army sergeant during a high-level meeting, Baghdad, Iraq
Simo Häyhä
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Simo Häyhä, often referred to by his nickname The White Death, was a Finnish military sniper during the Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union in World War II. He used a Finnish-produced M/28
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…in combat units considerably reduced their overall effectiveness. During the Winter War, Finnish snipers took a heavy toll of the invading Red Army. Simo Häyhä is credited with 505 confirmed kills, most with the Finnish version of the iron-sighted bolt-action Mosin–Nagant. The most successful German sniper was…
Häyhä after being awarded the honorary rifle, model 28, on 17 February 1940
Häyhä after being awarded the honorary rifle, model 28, on 17 February 1940
Häyhä in his Civil Guard uniform, c. 1922
Häyhä in his Civil Guard uniform, c. 1922
Häyhä in Kollaa on 17 February 1940, right after being awarded the honorary rifle.
Häyhä in Kollaa on 17 February 1940, right after being awarded the honorary rifle.
The Kollaa and Simo Häyhä Museum [fi] in Miettilä, Rautjärvi, Finland
The Kollaa and Simo Häyhä Museum [fi] in Miettilä, Rautjärvi, Finland