What is even more exaggerated is that the rifle used by Simon Haye in his 542-person sniper kill record was just a Mosin-Nagant rifle without a scope, which is also commonly known as Shui Lianzhu in China, and during the same period he also used The Suomi charge gun killed nearly 200 people, and the number of enemies killed by one person reached a terrifying 705.
Simon Heyer was born into an ordinary family in Finland. He has made a living by hunting since he was a child. He travels through Finland's ice and snow and mountain forests and swamps all year round, searching for and killing prey. Coupled with his natural farsightedness, he can shoot and kill animals hundreds of meters away. Moving prey has become a daily routine, and the shotgun he used at that time was actually an old Russian-made Mosin Nagant rifle.
Since the founding of the Soviet Union, it has always had objections to the border with Finland. It believed that it was too threatening to the safety of Leningrad, the second largest city. Moreover, Finland had a close relationship with Germany during the independence process. The Soviet Union regarded it as a possibility for Germany to invade its country. As an accomplice, they continued to negotiate, threaten or try to subvert the Finnish government to resolve its border issues. If necessary, they would directly annex Finland through military action and return to its previous status as a Russian-controlled Finland.
In November 1939, after many failed negotiations with Finland, the Soviet Union brazenly launched a war of aggression against Finland. With 23 divisions and 450,000 troops, it launched a full-line offensive on the border between the two countries. It was known in history as the "Winter War."
When the war broke out, the Finnish Army was about to expand to 127,000 people. It was at this moment of national crisis that Simon Haye resolutely joined the army, determined to serve the country and resist the invaders.
After Simon Haye joined the army, he was immediately appointed as a sniper due to his outstanding marksmanship and reputation among hunters.
The rifle issued to Simon Haye at that time was Finland's M/28-30 rifle, which was greatly improved based on the Mosin-Nagant rifle. In terms of appearance, there was almost no difference between the two rifles.
However, the M/28-30 rifle is the most distinctive of all Finnish-made Mosin-Nagant rifles. Its most critical improvement is the use of a newly designed rear sight, which changes the ruler aiming gear. Delicate divisions have been added, and fine-tuning functions have been added to improve precise aiming capabilities.
The minimum aiming distance of the M/28-30 rifle scale is 150 meters, and the maximum aiming distance is 2,000 meters. The release button on the right side of the scale can be adjusted in the 100-meter range, while the release button on the left can be adjusted at a distance of 20 meters. Fine-tuned, this detailed design is very practical for precise shooting.
In addition, the front sight can also be adjusted for windage, further improving aiming accuracy.
The mechanical sight design of the M/28-30 rifle is very precise. Later generations used modern radar technology to measure its effectiveness and found that its aiming accuracy matched the bullet flight trajectory surprisingly well within the range of 150 to 2000 meters.
So after Simon Haye tried shooting it several times, he fell in love with this rifle that felt tailor-made for him.
Before going to the battlefield, he humbly accepted the advice of a veteran who had participated in the border war. In an icy and snowy environment, it is easy for the enemy to detect the reflection of the sight and reveal his position. Moreover, the sight is also prone to frost, which affects shooting. Accuracy, and more importantly, the optical sight makes the aiming baseline higher, and the shooter needs to raise his head slightly to align the lens, increasing the head profile.
Therefore he did not install the German scope imported by the Finnish army on his rifle. His natural farsightedness and many years of hunting career have given him amazing farsightedness. For him, staring at a target 1,000 meters away for a long time will not cause eye fatigue. This is his talent.
When he went to the battlefield with the sniper team for the first time, he met a Soviet search force. He fired 5 shots from a distance of about 400 meters, killing four and injuring one. However, because the sniper team exposed its target prematurely, two of his teammates were killed by Soviet machine guns.
After returning to the army, Simon Haye felt that although following his teammates could protect each other, it could also easily expose their whereabouts and be attacked by the enemy.
So he made a request to his superiors to hunt freely by himself.
Since he had killed 5 people when he first entered the battlefield (the injured Soviet soldiers died without timely treatment in the ice and snow of more than 20 degrees below zero), the superior officer agreed to his request and reassigned him to the battlefield. A high-quality M/28-30 rifle specially used for competition was issued.
From then on, Simon Haye was like a fish entering the sea and a bird flying into the sky, embarking on his short but brilliant legendary journey.
For him, going out alone to snipe enemies is no different from hunting in the vast mountains. But he also knows that the prey now are also ferocious beasts armed to the teeth, and he will turn from a hunter into a prey if he is not careful.
Therefore, it can be said that he took great pains in disguise. He was wearing a snow-white camouflage suit, and he blended in with the heaven and earth when lying on the ground.
After discovering the enemy through your keen observation, you first need to find a suitable environment to establish a sniper position and plan your retreat. You should build a snowdrift in front of the shooting position to hide yourself and reduce the snow dust raised when firing. At the same time, you must also grab the handle. Put Xue in your mouth to prevent the white air of your breath from being discovered by the enemy.
When shooting at long distances, he specially installed a bayonet on the rifle to reduce the muzzle bounce.
In order to cope with emergencies, he also carried a Somi submachine gun for close combat. Carrying an extra gun meant an increase in load. In order to facilitate long walks in the snow and save energy, he specially carried less weight. The bullets for rifles only carry 5 magazines for 25 rounds, and the submachine gun cartridges only carry 70 rounds for one drum.
In this way, in his first 22 days of fighting alone, he killed 138 enemy soldiers and immediately became a death nightmare that terrified his opponents.
This elusive and terrifying killer soon caused panic on the Soviet front lines. The name of the "White Death" made the Soviet army restless, and they quickly formulated countless plans against Simon Haye.
In January and February of 1940, there were three air raids against Simon Heyer alone, as well as a large number of snipers, mortars, and howitzers, all of which became the Soviet army's weapon to fight against the "White Death" .
But Simon Haye, a hunter-turned-hunter, escaped most of the Soviet counterattacks with his keen sense of sniping.
Anyway, he only carried a total of 25 rounds of rifle bullets. As long as he fired 15 rounds, he would not hesitate to fight and leave, leaving the Soviet army to follow him and eat dust behind him.
The most dangerous incident was when shrapnel from a howitzer penetrated Simon Haye's coat, but he himself was not injured.
