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A single sniper could make the entire enemy team panic in fear. Remember during the Falklands, single SAS sniper manage to make an Argentine ship back off by continue firing at their window, harassing them.
I didn't know about that story. It's pretty interesting. I love coming back to Craig's interview in LADbible once in a while. I admire him so much. His story in particular and the way he tells it, his voice, it really gets to me. When I watched the movie "American sniper" I could recognize they took Craig's story as an inspiration in the part where he phoned his wife to hear her voice because he thought he wasn't making it out of there alive. If you haven't watched the interview yet, I really recommend it!
Not really, the ship got messed up by FN MAG and Carl Gustav fire before and was already moving out of the bay, then after doing so they parked outside shelling the Brits with 100mm.
Simo Häyhä, Finnish Vänrikki (Second Lieutenant) (1905-2002), 505 Kills: Finnish marksman Simo Häyhä achieved the feat of acquiring highest number of confirmed sniper kills of 505 in any major war. Finland was a co-belligerent of the Axis powers during the WWII. The 505 soldiers eliminated by Simo were all from the Red Army and he was nicknamed ‘White Death’ by them. Dressed in a snow camouflage, Simo tormented the Soviet combatants during the Winter War of 1939 to 1940. Häyhä achieved most of his kills in less than 100 days; 5 kills per day on an average during winter with fewer daylight hours. He used a Finnish version of the Russian Mosin-Nagant rifle, Civil Guard Mosin-Nagant Model 28. Its cartridge 7.62x53R was interchangeable with that of the Soviet Mosin-Nagant. Simo preferred to use iron sights rather than the optical PU Scope and it gave him some advantages- (a) He presented smaller target for the enemy by using iron sights, because, while using a telescopic sight, a sniper must raise his head higher (b) He had increased accuracy as during winter, a telescopic glass can get foggy (c) Also sunlight reflected on the lenses of telescopic sights can reveal a sniper’s position. He also used to keep snow in his mouth while sniping to reduce steamy breaths from mouth that could give away his position to enemy. The Red Army’s efforts to counter him was successful on March 6, 1940 when a Soviet soldier shot Häyhä in his lower left jaw and half of his cheek was missing. He regained consciousness after 6 days when USSR and Finland had already signed a peace treaty. Häyhä was promoted to Second Lieutenant and after the WWII he became a successful dog breeder and moose hunter. He received Cross of Liberty, Cross of Kollaa Battle and Medal of Liberty for his contribution in defending Finland. In 1998, he was asked how he had become such a terrific sharpshooter. His answer was ‘practice’. He died in Southeastern Finland in 2002.
For those wondering his rank is essentially that of sergeant in any other unit but some old former cavalry units use Corporal of Horse instead. As such units used to be recruited from gentry it was considered beneath them to hold a rank whose name was derived from a servant to a knight.
That's standard gigachad behavior for every soldier. WW1 vets did say they would fight again if they were ordered to. And you can imagine how deeply scarred and traumatized they were.
Craig Harrison is a former Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m. Harrison is most famous for his military service in Afghanistan as a sniper, but he also served in the British army in Iraq and the Balkans.
You guys definitely now have to do a video of Dallas Alexander and the JFT2 world record shot as well. Watched the Shawn Ryan podcast, it was a super interesting interview and hearing about how not one, twice, but three times they broke the record is just…🤯🤯🤯. Definitely worth showing !
“Well, it’s the same basic concept. You’re gonna wanna lean right into that stock. Cause it’s gonna kick a heck of a lot more than any BB rifle. Go ahead and pull the bolt back. Now as soon as you fire you’re gonna want to get another round in there quick.” Joel Miller “Aim small, miss small”
I love your inventions though. The spy gadgets during WW2, the Chinook helicopter base, Harrier jet fighter... Awesome inventions that gave interesting ideas for the future.
These shots will forever be legendary. That distance is so far that you literally have to factor in the Coriolis Effect on top of compensating for wind AND bullet drop. :O
Yeah we've all seen 'Shooter' with Marky Mark. Coreolis effect is real but WAY overblown in regards to bullet flight. Your heartbeat will have much more of an effect.
@@justalpha9138 go on the Lapua site and you can calculate the effect coreolis phenomenon has. At that range it's less than 0.5% of the sighting clicks needed for that range. It's insignificant. Sounds cool, that's about it.
@@russellmiles2861 What?? No, sniping is never a fluke. Saying that long distance sniper kills like this are a fluke is like saying that baking cakes is a fluke because how can ingredients come together to make a cake rise and look so beautiful?
The distances involved here are mind boggling! Even with telescopic sights, they are barely visible. Did they say he wrote a book about his career? If he did, I sure would love to read it.
Third wooho also here is an idea: most expensive losses in military hsitory and other major losses with events like waterloo and the battle of the bulge and all the other major failures for nations in war or the napoleonic wars
I'm sorry for my confusion. But i thought hitting a wounded and fleeing enemy a war crime? And if they're removing a wounded person, they're a medic and not a valid target? 5:59
Removing a wounded person doesn’t make you a medic and medics are not entitled to protection unless they are unarmed (they can have weapons for self defence but lose protection if used offensively) and clearly marked as medics using protected symbols. It is only a war crime to fire on an enemy who is “Hors de Combat”. That is, wounded in a way that makes it impossible for them to continue fighting. An enemy running away doesn’t make them hors de combat as they can turn around and continue firing at any time.
It’s unbelievable how complicated being a sniper is having to account for the fucking earths rotation most games you don’t even have to account for bullet drop
All those tourists you see in videos messing with the palace guards should watch this. Same goes for the monkeys commenting saying they are not real soldiers.
Let's not forget the Canadian sniper who held either the world record or second place volunteered for the Ukrainian International Legion and fought for something like six to twelve months. So many veterans in Western countries have such great character - they've already done served their country honorably and yet when they see a nation and it's people in need they go again into harm's way. If I die having lived a life with half as much dignity, professionalism and care for others as vets who go to Ukraine, I'll be happy.
The longest shot made by ukrainan army was with cooperation with canadian sniper team and currently under examination of the longest shot in the history as of now
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The short ended so I had to watch the whole video
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Same, lol
That's the idea 😂
Ha! Same bro
You got got
A single sniper could make the entire enemy team panic in fear.
Remember during the Falklands, single SAS sniper manage to make an Argentine ship back off by continue firing at their window, harassing them.
In wartime, sharpshooters are more expendable to slow up an enemy; most are readily killed. But buy a bit of time.
I didn't know about that story. It's pretty interesting.
I love coming back to Craig's interview in LADbible once in a while. I admire him so much. His story in particular and the way he tells it, his voice, it really gets to me. When I watched the movie "American sniper" I could recognize they took Craig's story as an inspiration in the part where he phoned his wife to hear her voice because he thought he wasn't making it out of there alive.
If you haven't watched the interview yet, I really recommend it!
Not really, the ship got messed up by FN MAG and Carl Gustav fire before and was already moving out of the bay, then after doing so they parked outside shelling the Brits with 100mm.
Simo Häyhä, Finnish Vänrikki (Second Lieutenant) (1905-2002), 505 Kills:
Finnish marksman Simo Häyhä achieved the feat of acquiring highest number of confirmed sniper kills of 505 in any major war. Finland was a co-belligerent of the Axis powers during the WWII. The 505 soldiers eliminated by Simo were all from the Red Army and he was nicknamed ‘White Death’ by them.
Dressed in a snow camouflage, Simo tormented the Soviet combatants during the Winter War of 1939 to 1940. Häyhä achieved most of his kills in less than 100 days; 5 kills per day on an average during winter with fewer daylight hours. He used a Finnish version of the Russian Mosin-Nagant rifle, Civil Guard Mosin-Nagant Model 28. Its cartridge 7.62x53R was interchangeable with that of the Soviet Mosin-Nagant.
Simo preferred to use iron sights rather than the optical PU Scope and it gave him some advantages- (a) He presented smaller target for the enemy by using iron sights, because, while using a telescopic sight, a sniper must raise his head higher (b) He had increased accuracy as during winter, a telescopic glass can get foggy (c) Also sunlight reflected on the lenses of telescopic sights can reveal a sniper’s position.
He also used to keep snow in his mouth while sniping to reduce steamy breaths from mouth that could give away his position to enemy. The Red Army’s efforts to counter him was successful on March 6, 1940 when a Soviet soldier shot Häyhä in his lower left jaw and half of his cheek was missing. He regained consciousness after 6 days when USSR and Finland had already signed a peace treaty. Häyhä was promoted to Second Lieutenant and after the WWII he became a successful dog breeder and moose hunter. He received Cross of Liberty, Cross of Kollaa Battle and Medal of Liberty for his contribution in defending Finland. In 1998, he was asked how he had become such a terrific sharpshooter. His answer was ‘practice’. He died in Southeastern Finland in 2002.
I read his book 8 years ago. I really think it needs to be made into a movie, dealing with PTSD and guilt
Fantastic read mate
For those wondering his rank is essentially that of sergeant in any other unit but some old former cavalry units use Corporal of Horse instead. As such units used to be recruited from gentry it was considered beneath them to hold a rank whose name was derived from a servant to a knight.
Craig is an amazing human being and if you watch his interview he’s mentally fucked up yet says he go back no matter what
Hexking badass
That's standard gigachad behavior for every soldier.
WW1 vets did say they would fight again if they were ordered to. And you can imagine how deeply scarred and traumatized they were.
psychopath
@@v.emiltheii-nd.8094true man,passed through the horrors of war,and are willing to pass again to fight for their beliefs
So murderers are amazing now? You must be a religious person.
Craig Harrison is a former Corporal of Horse in the Blues and Royals, a cavalry regiment of the British Army, who from 2009 to 2017 held the record for the longest confirmed sniper kill in combat, at a range of 2,475 m. Harrison is most famous for his military service in Afghanistan as a sniper, but he also served in the British army in Iraq and the Balkans.
okay?
probably summarizing for fools who can't sit through the whole video@@MrPaxio
You guys definitely now have to do a video of Dallas Alexander and the JFT2 world record shot as well.
Watched the Shawn Ryan podcast, it was a super interesting interview and hearing about how not one, twice, but three times they broke the record is just…🤯🤯🤯. Definitely worth showing !
Description of the ammunition was outstanding
The "Boom Headshot" guy would be proud.
“Well, it’s the same basic concept. You’re gonna wanna lean right into that stock. Cause it’s gonna kick a heck of a lot more than any BB rifle. Go ahead and pull the bolt back. Now as soon as you fire you’re gonna want to get another round in there quick.” Joel Miller
“Aim small, miss small”
Not mentioned is that Craig fired one more shot that destroyed the PKM
This Craig Harrison is a real life Karl Fairburne in the Sniper Elite games
yeah like first game, I also did the same hitting the wall to make point impact to the enemy since i don't know how shoot far in distance
This makes me proud to be british 🇬🇧, awesome video, keep up the great work.
Yea, you are proud how many war crimes this maniac did...
the 1 thing that would make me proud about being British
Yea you guys love losing wars
I love your inventions though. The spy gadgets during WW2, the Chinook helicopter base, Harrier jet fighter... Awesome inventions that gave interesting ideas for the future.
@@senwal422Not as much as you do!
i was in Wardack Afghan in nov 2009 ! it was a crazy time! great shot great soldier!
These shots will forever be legendary. That distance is so far that you literally have to factor in the Coriolis Effect on top of compensating for wind AND bullet drop. :O
Yeah we've all seen 'Shooter' with Marky Mark.
Coreolis effect is real but WAY overblown in regards to bullet flight. Your heartbeat will have much more of an effect.
@@unscentednapalm8547 In most cases it won't be an issue, but at THAT range, it actually does play a role in calculating the shot
@@justalpha9138 go on the Lapua site and you can calculate the effect coreolis phenomenon has. At that range it's less than 0.5% of the sighting clicks needed for that range. It's insignificant. Sounds cool, that's about it.
The beaten zone is wider than target; it is a fluke not skill that what is sighted gets hit. And impossible to verify.
@@russellmiles2861 What?? No, sniping is never a fluke. Saying that long distance sniper kills like this are a fluke is like saying that baking cakes is a fluke because how can ingredients come together to make a cake rise and look so beautiful?
Another informative video as always Simple History. Thank you once again, kudos🎉.
Nice to see vids like this had to watch twice! 🏴
The distances involved here are mind boggling! Even with telescopic sights, they are barely visible.
Did they say he wrote a book about his career? If he did, I sure would love to read it.
Yeah he did pal.
A Horizon's Lord Rifle is such a badass name for a gun.
9:32 the fact the animation wasn’t a koala or kangaroo is a missed comedic opportunity
I love your channel keep up the great stuff
There is a quad kill by JTF2 in Mosel Iraq. Its filmed too. Go look it up.
That is one insane shot
Plot twist:
There was another British soldier who shot them from the back who was on the same rooftop.
People like this make me proud to be British
Invading foreign lands and killing their citizens, checks out.
Bottle of water
@@megameman3875 CHEESE GROMIT!
“Sniping an enemy is like hunting any other animal.”
-Reznov
That is an amazing feat by Craig Harrison.
That was a well done cut into the sponsor ad. Straight up film/tv production levels. I applaud the editors, animators, and script writers.
This is a joke, right?
Edit: After watching to the end this was definitely a joke lmao.
Actually the Ukrainian guy 360 no scoped off the wing of an F-35 piloted by the Ghost of Keeve.
😂😂😂😂
Excellent video thanks
Wow so cool
if he was in balkans ,he probably shoot from yugo M76 wich is dragunov we have at home hehe
imagine being killed by someone named "craig"
Sure it can be arranged 😉
@@and1cardsuk733 barry, 63
Its just a name so what
This video proves that sniping is indeed a good job, mate!
Craig Harrison: Our “Karl Fairburne”
Amazing work idk how u do it but it is awesome
Good work on the jackal designs
5:38 the corpse launch was unexpected and my complements to the animators that was great and hilarious.
Bro I only saw this because Is was subbed and turned on notifications three minutes after RUSH ‘EM!
>he then pulled the trigger
No he didn't, he squeezed it
Snipers are the ones who have to see the eyes of their opponents.
Outstanding
Please do a video on life inside a WW1 Ranul ft17 tank please and thank you!
This man should be given the Victoria Cross.
Proud to be English. Proud of Britain 🇬🇧
Third wooho also here is an idea: most expensive losses in military hsitory and other major losses with events like waterloo and the battle of the bulge and all the other major failures for nations in war or the napoleonic wars
Rly one like?
Wow, Luka Doncic scored 41 points. He is amazing
As a Yorkshireman, this is excellent to know.
Craig “Crackerjack” Harrison.
Wow kraig harrison is a very good sniper i also believe he should keep the world record bc the australian and ukranian ones are unconfirmed
The Australian one was confirmed I thought only they didn't name the guy for obvious reasons
3:01 imagine for 6 long seconds theres a bullet after you
Amazing! 🤯
Well, that's a clear sign that I need to get out and practice more...
Please do more GWOT videos
9:32 Aussie Aussie Aussie 🤙🤙
I'm sorry for my confusion. But i thought hitting a wounded and fleeing enemy a war crime? And if they're removing a wounded person, they're a medic and not a valid target? 5:59
He wasn't fleeing was changing his firing position.
Removing a wounded person doesn’t make you a medic and medics are not entitled to protection unless they are unarmed (they can have weapons for self defence but lose protection if used offensively) and clearly marked as medics using protected symbols.
It is only a war crime to fire on an enemy who is “Hors de Combat”. That is, wounded in a way that makes it impossible for them to continue fighting. An enemy running away doesn’t make them hors de combat as they can turn around and continue firing at any time.
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2475m! Wow. That's unbelievable 😳
Canadian JTF had the longest sniper kill
had
@richnewton7906 Yeah, it only took an antitank gun with a 6 foot barrel and still only beat the record by 850 ft. JTF had the record a few times.
again had@@markchapman2585
Hes like that dude whos been playing unreal tournament since 1999 on sniper only servers, Ultra Kill..
Harrison? AKA Happy? Has twin and Ranger tab? 11c ???
His book is a brilliant read
It’s unbelievable how complicated being a sniper is having to account for the fucking earths rotation most games you don’t even have to account for bullet drop
Him: Converting meters into yards
Us: uh...sure 😅
I love your guys Art style. It's cartoon's but well done and in such detail.
Still waiting on a video about Sergeant Alvin York.
Still voting on a video on Jim Corbett the maneater hunter
9:33 WHAT!!!!!!!!! There a unknows sniper from Australian that beat the record for his longest range of sniper who is this Unknows sniper
Congrats to the Britt for achieving such a feature
That dude is badass
The poor man developed PTSD, he even talks in interviews about his life experiences. He seems nice though.
TF2 Sniper: Finally, a worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!
Amazing human
All those tourists you see in videos messing with the palace guards should watch this. Same goes for the monkeys commenting saying they are not real soldiers.
Such a superior weapon and technology even then the Taliban won the war.
I’d love you to somehow get do a video with David Hayter. Maybe to cover something Cold War related.
Just casually taking the earth's rotation into account
9 kills at nearly 2500 meters = OVERKILL ! ! !
2500 miles is remarkable!
*meters
@@ARavingLobster Fixed it!
41 shot 11 kills
Let's not forget the Canadian sniper who held either the world record or second place volunteered for the Ukrainian International Legion and fought for something like six to twelve months. So many veterans in Western countries have such great character - they've already done served their country honorably and yet when they see a nation and it's people in need they go again into harm's way. If I die having lived a life with half as much dignity, professionalism and care for others as vets who go to Ukraine, I'll be happy.
BRAZ🎉IL MAN sniper
Damn and here I thought I was cool for my 1500m+ kill in battle bits
Missing a few names in that list
The Australian unknown sniper’s name is Rob Maylor and he was part of the SAS (pls like this commet)
Me seeing the rifle in thumbnail: CSGO theme plays
Snipers now will have difficulty because they have to go against drone strikes
Man i don't get what the deal is. This guy misses his target 9 times. And he's a hero. I miss my target 9 times and its a "skill issue"
When heroes need safety they move to America. And that’s really all you need to know about our country
The longest shot made by ukrainan army was with cooperation with canadian sniper team and currently under examination of the longest shot in the history as of now
Halo announcer “ double kill”
Was he really that good? Based on the story, he sure seemed to miss a loy
is it me or almost every single video has a sponsor
God bless the British Military!
Dang
Lapua 🇫🇮🇫🇮🔛🔝
I wonder how much a scope costs, that's able to magnify strongly enough to enable you of clearly seeing someone at a distance of 2-3km?
You look at base line a 5,000 usd scope
Where's his Horse?
Hello
Ox tail bullets not oak tail !
Under 10m
5 hours ago 😮
Ukrainian Sniper was Samueliv Hydesnski, urod of Keiv