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monkeymania (Long Spike)
I read about Carlos Hathcock in the book Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam and some of the actions are incredible. One of the interesting parts is about how he used a .50-caliber machinegun with a scope mounted on it to kill a number of VC/NVA soldiers. He killed one man at 2,500 yards.
Firing from a hillside position using an Unertl 8X scope on a .50-caliber machine gun stabilized by a sandbag-supported M3 tripod, Hathcock engaged a Vietcong pushing a weapon-laden bicycle at 2,500 yards. Hathcock's first round disabled the bicycle, the second struck the enemy soldier in the chest.
Noone had ever used a .50-caliber machine gun in this way-firing single shots with a scope mounted on it-at that distance-though it had been used before that way in Korea. That record distance was broken by a Canadian sniper in 2002 and three others have also done so. His use of the .50 caliber machine gun resulted in the developement of the Barret .50 caliber sniper rifle-a devastating weapon.
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Dagambit (Long Spike)
why isn't there a feature length film about Carlos Hathcock? That dude is bad ass.
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monkeymania (Long Spike)
Damn good question. Hollywood floats remakes of remake projects but doesn't get into telling an incredible new untold REAL story? Crazy.
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(Long Spike)
I read about Carlos Hathcock in the book Inside the Crosshairs: Snipers in Vietnam and some of the actions are incredible. One of the interesting parts is about how he used a .50-caliber machinegun with a scope mounted on it to kill a number of VC/NVA soldiers. He killed one man at 2,500 yards.
Firing from a hillside position using an Unertl 8X scope on a .50-caliber machine gun stabilized by a sandbag-supported M3 tripod, Hathcock engaged a Vietcong pushing a weapon-laden bicycle at 2,500 yards. Hathcock's first round disabled the bicycle, the second struck the enemy soldier in the chest.
Noone had ever used a .50-caliber machine gun in this way-firing single shots with a scope mounted on it-at that distance-though it had been used before that way in Korea. That record distance was broken by a Canadian sniper in 2002 and three others have also done so. His use of the .50 caliber machine gun resulted in the developement of the Barret .50 caliber sniper rifle-a devastating weapon.
Barrett .50-caliber sniper rifle:(Long Spike)
why isn't there a feature length film about Carlos Hathcock? That dude is bad ass.
(Long Spike)
Damn good question. Hollywood floats remakes of remake projects but doesn't get into telling an incredible new untold REAL story? Crazy.