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What army sniper had the most confirmed kills during the Vietnam War?
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∙ 11y ago
Probably USMC Gunnery Sgt Carlos Hathcock. He may have used a regular Browning .50 caliber machinegun with an improvised scope installed on it; and may have been shooting from a firebase (a hilltop firebase). Could've been a mile shot.
Unless a man's on an armored vehicle (during the Viet War), odd's were he wasn't going to be anywhere near a .50 caliber machinegun; those were usually mounted at firebases. Back then, the fifty could be adjusted (by removing the back plate and turning knobs/then of course, the ever nerve racking head-space and timing had to be performed) for fast firing, medium firing, or single shot.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 11y agoSgt. Albert Waldron, U.S. Army had 109 confirmend kills. His longest shot was 900 meters from a moving boat against a VC sniper who was in a tree.
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