Here are some names of the marksman from time to time are greatly feared and even able to change a history:
1. Mayjend killer John Sedgwick in the U.S. Civil War
Bloodiest battle in the U.S. This turned out to bear a sniper world history, when a charismatic general from the North named John Sedgwick was killed by a hot tin attacked Confederate troops from a great distance at the time that is, about 1,000 yards (910 m) in a battle called the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, On May 9, 1864.
2. General Johan Harmen killer Rudolf Köhler On The Aceh War I
Aceh War I, led by General Kohler was actually quite successful with successfully annexed the pride of the people of Aceh Mosque, the Masjid Raya Baiturrahman. But on 14 April 1873 when the general is being inspected in the area of the mosque, suddenly a nation of Aceh shooter opened fire in a crouched position from a distance of 100 meters and about the general's heart. Moments later the general was killed. These events certainly surprised the troops of the Company and ultimately the hero killer generals were killed by army bullets mowed Company.
3. Simo Haya
Maybe this is the most famous sniper in the world because it hit a record kill of the most high, that is killing more than 500 Russian troops in the Winter War in 1939-1940 period. Simo Haya's nickname for this is "Dead White" because of the Finnish army is always wearing white as camouflage for the battle field in snowy areas. What was extraordinary was Simo Haya bold action using only standard weapons without using a telescope, enough with the iron sight ato pisir regular iron! For Simo, the use of telescopes in the snowy area would prejudice because it will reflect light and hiding the sniper would easily known.
4. Lyudmila Pavlichenko
I question the emancipation of women, the U.S. should have learned a lot from his eternal rival, Russia. When the U.S. women are still struggling to stuff the kitchen and the like, the Russian woman had a hero. Lyudmila Pavlichenko is one of the red army Russian woman who fought in World War II era. What makes him so remarkable is the ability to shoot very extraordinary, which at that time Lyudmila recorded a hit kill as many as 309 people, including 36 enemy snipers! But unfortunately, he was hit by mortar attacks and should be withdrawn from the battlefield.
At the time of wound recovery, Lyudmila state visit to the U.S. and Canada within the framework of Soviet propaganda. He also met with Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House and became a Russian citizen who first met the U.S. president in the White House. After recovering Lyudmila was not deployed on the battlefield again, only used as a sniper instructor for the school, until the war was over. He was awarded the Gold Star medal of the Hero of the Soviet Union and her face made stampel stamps.
5. Vasily Zaytsev
Ever watch a movie, starring Jude Law, entitled 'Enemy At The Gates'? The film picked up the story of a Top Soviet forces sniper named Vasily Zaytsev. Vasily considered the most dangerous sniper kill not for number of hits (149 kills, 400 yet to be confirmed), but because the lethal duel with the sniper top of Germany, namely Heinz Thorvald. Sniper duel between these often occur in Stalingrad, where the snipers are often have to move debris from one to the other debris and sometimes have to dig to unknown enemies, which is known as rat war (War of the Rats).
Vasily propagated the story of the triumph of the Russian sniper would force the Germans to send its best, Heinz Thorvald, to finish off Vasily. German propaganda was replying with a similar propaganda, then fame spread the news there will be a tough fight between the two snipers. They finally meet and fight that eventually won by Vasily.
6. Francis Pegahmagabow
Pegahmagabow is one of the great sniper owned by Canadians. In the first world war, the descendants of aboriginal Pegahmagabow this record hit kill as many as 378 kills and is considered one of the most dangerous sniper during World War 1.
7.Chuck Mawhinney
In the Vietnam war, there are two names that are very well-known U.S. sniper, Carlos Hathcock and Chuck Mawhinney. Chuck may not be as famous as the name Carlos Hathcock is capable of killing a North Vietnamese general, but when viewed from the number of hits collected kill Hathcock must take my hat off to Mawhinney with a record 103 kills, while Hathcock only recorded 93 kills. However, the Mawhinney did not want to expose it too much and prefer to live quietly and melupkan all the memories of Vietnam.
This image Mawhinney rifle used by the Vietnam War
8. Carlos Hathcock
The greatness and amazing natural talent. Usually when a sniper is always accompanied by one spotter who served as an assistant and the measuring range for snipers. But Hathcock able to work alone when given the task of killing a North Vietnamese generals alone in the nest of the enemy!
In addition, Hathcock pioneered the use of 0.5-inch caliber rifle as a sniper weapon remotely. Namely by modifying the .50-caliber M2 Browning Machine Gun as a sniper weapon by placing a telescope on it, and record-breaking shot dead a Vietcong as far as 2500 yards ato approximately 2275 meters! From this came the idea of having a heavyweight rifle (heavy sniper rifle) for very long distances and to shoot heavy objects such as Ranpur (combat vehicles).
So to say Hathcock's name is legendary among the snipers of the world.
9. Rob Furlong
Berpuluh2 year record far Hathcock shot was not deterred, the old record was finally broken by a sniper from Canada, Rob Furlong, when he and his colleagues in the field of malignant nicknamed operation Anaconda in Afghanistan in 2000. Precisely in the valley of Shah-i-Kot, Furlong had knocked down an al-Qaeda mortar observer from great distances, which is 2,430 meters (2657 yd / 1509 miles)!
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