The 505 tallied by Simo Häyhä is probably the top mark. The unofficial tally was over 542 with the Finnish version of a Mosin Nagant. He also didn't use telescopic sights, and he had over 700 kills with his submachine gun. Use the link below for more information.
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There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.
Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison of the British Army's Household Cavalry has two confirmed kills at a range of 2,475 m (2,707 yd), and made with a L115A3 Long Range Rifle chambered for the .338 cal. Lapua Magnum.Simo Hayha of Finland achieved 500+ kills in one hundred days of fighting.Vasili Zaitsev of USSR achieved 225 kills in World War 2, and went on to train snipers responsible for a further total of 3000+ kills.Carlos Hathcock achieved 93+ kills; held the world record for the longest confirmed kill for 35 years; he is also noted for having shot an enemy sniper through the scope, ironically as that sniper would have been about to do the same to him.Various snipers - as noted above - have achieved extreme long range confirmed kills in the modern era, but these are as much a matter of luck as they are of skill.
53 by the Washington Capitals in 1999-2000.
Absolutely not! That would be CRAZY! Army Snipers give away flowers to homeless kids...
Certain USSR snipers with massive kill numbers are accused of having exagerated score cards, but there can be no dispute that records and unusual kills were credited. One unusual grouping that is unique is the fact that there were over 1,000 female snipers in service and their total score exceeded 12,000 confirmed kills. The list of Soviet snipers is impressive with the top ten credited with more then 4,200 and the top 20 with over 7.400 confirmed kills (that is an average of 370 each. Here are a few snipers in the Soviet record book: * Mihail Surkov-702 kills. * Vladimir Pchelintsev-455 kills including 14 German Snipers. * Vasily Golosov-420 kills including 70 German Snipers by 1943. * Semen Danilovoich-367 including a German General Officer. * Yevgeniy Nikolaev-324 including a General. * Ludmilla Mihaylovna-309, a female sniper. * T. Dorgiev-270 plus one aircraft. * Fyodor Chegodaev-250 plus one aircraft by 1942. * Dimitriy Sergienkov-60 kills plus three tanks and 16 prisoners.
This is open to debate but the Marines are recognized as great snipers. They have the legendary Carlos Hathcock who complete very difficult missions but on the other hand Army snipers had more kills.
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A explosion from a Thumper round on the head kills them instantly
Snipers sometimes save the shells from there kills. As a sort of reminder.
Yes, and there are still assassins. Snipers are good examples of assassins. Anyone who kills can be classified as an assassin.
Snipers are the only ones who do this, and they simply annotate it with a pen (or pencil) and paper.
Individual soldiers do not, with the exception of snipers. After an engagement, units will take a body count, though.
There is no definitive answer to the exact number of snipers in the Vietnam War. However, it is estimated that both the United States and the North Vietnamese Army employed hundreds of snipers throughout the conflict.
with assault rifle, lmgs, smgs must be with headshots and shotguns, snipers must be with normal kills
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Military snipers are paid by their rank and pay grade in the military service. Enlisted ranks make less money than officer ranks, but snipers are usually enlisted members. To best answer your question, anywhere from $16,800 to $50,000 a year depending on several things. No they don't get paid by kills, and they don't do contract work. Have a nice day.