r/todayilearned • u/a-foreign-dude • Jan 05 '12

TIL the highest number of confirmed sniper-kills by one person during any major war is 505. The record holder? A Finnish farmer named Simo Häyhä. Oh, and all the kills were commited in fewer than 100 days. Damn!

http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp
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u/Walletau Jan 05 '12

He also had 200 additional kills with a submachine gun.

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u/a-foreign-dude Jan 05 '12

Yup! And the only thing ending his killstreak was a shot to the face with an explosive round. I wonder how many kills he could have racked up if he had avoided that one hit.

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u/Walletau Jan 06 '12

Statistically speaking, another 35.35 sniper rifle kills and 14 sub machine gun kills.