'White Feather' The Marine Sniper Who Shot through an Enemy’s own Rifle Scope

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In military shooting circles, American Carlos Norman Hathcock the Second, is a true legend.
For he was a US Marine sniper who is credited with killing at least 93 enemy soldiers in the Vietnam War, from incredible distances with pinpoint accuracy.
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Sources:
Confirmed Kill: Heroic Sniper Stories from the Jungles of Vietnam to the Mountains of Afghanistan
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Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills
By Charles Henderson
American Snipers: Chris Kyle and Carlos Hathcock, the Deadliest Snipers in American History
Book by K. A. Harrison

[@The_Mad_Regent]

A guy using a .50 caliber machine gun as a sniper rifle is one of the most American things ever.

[@moisesvides6747]

Not to mention a badass thing

[@radekvasicek8346]

Killing is American?

[@vanjat2850]

ukrainians do that as well, although their is much heavier by all means

[@jefflee4527]

@@radekvasicek8346 no any one can kill, but American cause big gun

[@SchlopFlopper]

And set the world record until 2002

[@chewielouie6532]

The Cobra: “Yo is that bullet gettin bigger?”

[@NoManLP]

The Cobra: "Is dat a scope glint I se-"

[@Gus-oc6ie]

Is that a bullet travelling into my scope or are you just happy to see me?

[@fungus322]

@@Gus-oc6ie nope its a bullet

[@luisserna7985]

The White Feather didn't use a sniper to fight He had a stand that whenever he fired his weapon it became 10x bigger then his enemy

[@fungus322]

@@luisserna7985 the work of an enemy skilled stand sniper?

[@kentcostello8099]

I met him when I was a kid back in 1986 I'm glad I met a legend.

[@ihaveaweirdnotsolonguserna5270]

Team fortress 2 sniper but American style

[@logansaunders2459]

Wow

[@Cbrmkn98xs]

@@ihaveaweirdnotsolonguserna5270 professionals have standards Be polite *he sure was polite*

[@eazye559]

WOW!

[@AM-we6en]

Where

[@soupp]

mans was literally willing to spare the 12 year old kid transporting guns. mad respect

[@anhtunguyen781]

yeah I agree, he only killed him because he fired back, if he didn't pretty sure Carlos would have spared him

[@maiquanghuy8807]

gotta say the 12 year old has balls of steel too, picking up an ak and fired back at a sniper without knowing his exact location

[@benjamindenton9453]

@@maiquanghuy8807 unfortunately lots of young men have more balls than brains when they’re out in these situations. Should have taken cover instead and taken what he could

[@imamfn]

Children are not combatant

[@maiquanghuy8807]

@@benjamindenton9453 yep, I agreed but what caused the boy to fire back is probably that he hated the u.s (invaders altogether, you know the patriotism) so much that his temper got the better of him. Not the only case though. Children were usually messengers and (given the situation) militia soldiers as well and that is why more were killed. Still massive balls of steel for fighting like that

[@nessygl]

Vietnamese soldier: *HEY GUYS* Wasn’t there a lump of grass over there?

[@realBOTRIP]

Other Vietnamese soldiers: Nah its probably your imagination

[@SenkaBandit]

Hey that’s what we do!

[@davidpatten5246]

bred wtf

[@laurenceramos5399]

Quauauauaua

[@quartiermeisterf9875]

@@ForkLift_Certified424 hey look there's one in you to

[@Megalon-qc8pf]

“Professionals have STANDARDS”- The Sniper

[@rodrigomarques1075]

Be polite

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@rodrigomarques1075 Be efficient.

[@artistunknown88]

Have a plan to kill everyone you meet

[@randomdipshit1454]

Dad, put mum on the phone.

[@Taib_Abderrahmane]

Be gay

[@andrewpellman6605]

"Yo I need a Barrett .50 cal" "We don't have Barrett .50 cal its the 60's" "Fine I'll make one myself."

[@T-roccBABY]

Sniping with a machine gun? And here I thought that was just battlefield 3 magic.

[@mountainguyed67]

I was a .50 gunner in Iraq, it has a single fire setting.

[@juliansmith617]

Oh I agree with you

[@scottl.1568]

God, I miss BF3...

[@MrLove-ji8sh]

​@@mountainguyed67 thankyou for your service

[@mountainguyed67]

@@scottl.1568 What’s Boy Friend 3? Never heard of it.

[@finnsobehart7586]

Everybody gangsta until the grass starts shooting

[@buchan448]

lol

[@fadedjdean6546]

Bruhh lmfao

[@wheatleythe_bigmoron_1179]

imagine being a Vietnamese soldier delivering vital weapons to your comrades and a piece of lead flies from the grass

[@elviepineda2626]

Excellent work Dimitri!

[@amplant268]

And trees and hills

[@michaelwatson7364]

So basicaly; this guy also made a Barret before they where even a thing.

[@esqueletomatadordeotakus4119]

@b3 8 barret the gun my guy

[@tannercrooks3100]

Actually, the M2 Browning and the Soviet Dshka (I think thats right) were the inspiration for the Barret.

[@Magnus_Kieler]

@b3 8 Dude, learn to read.

[@tannercrooks3100]

@Doodle bop A4roth Oh I know all that, I just watched Forgottenweapons video on the M82. I just didn't want to write that much down at the time lol

[@Iroc3132]

The idea for the M2 with a scope on the receiver was first implemented in korea I believe.

[@roguecivilian6958]

The solo mission to take out a VC general is one of the most badass things anyone has ever done. I saw an interview of him describing VC soldiers patrolling so close he could have spit on them and never knew he was there. Legend.

[@NoOne-hk4xf]

only in Ramboo movie, not real life.

[@yomamasman8921]

You could tell it was the most hardcore mission, he took off his feather

[@gotbellers]

This guy deserves at least 2 Medals of Honor and a purple heart

[@robertisham5279]

No he doesn't.

[@bhays71]

He did receive a Purple Heart.

[@darkmatter9643]

Maybe not 2 medals of honour but definitely a distinguished service cross

[@NoOne-hk4xf]

He got none because he's not real.

[@santinopugliese1837]

⁠@@NoOne-hk4xfbro that is so disrespectful

[@oranges866]

The bushes: *speaks English* The VC: "You weren't supposed to do that."

[@zach7372]

@Boots Jew ➊ he didn't murder anyone. You should think twice before spewing your bullshit for everyone to hear.

[@realenew]

@Boots Jew ➊ honestly God punishes even the non-murderer the same way too, so why not just be a murderer anyway?

[@nguyeninhhung2091]

@Boots Jew ➊ its should be the one in charge be punished not the one that was forced to action, unfortunately God didn't, so he's not my god.

[@oranges866]

@Boots Jew ➊ so do the palestinians get justice now?

[@oranges866]

@Boots Jew ➊ nice.

[@slyngn7847]

White Death: "What's your kill count?" White Feather: "93" White Death: "A respectable number."

[@MUSICLOVER23429]

*93 confirmed kills His actual number was much higher.

[@s.a.s3213]

@@MUSICLOVER23429 the white death had 500+ (CONFIRMED) kills without a scope kzbin.info/www/bejne/gIClqX6kgp59aNU

[@StopMotionHub]

Way MORE

[@s.a.s3213]

@@MUSICLOVER23429 k lad

[@Normacly]

Difference is the White Death fought mainly within friendly line. The Soviet lacked winter cameo and advanced toward the Finnish. Meanwhile, Feather operated behind enemy lines. He also had to hunt enemies within defense jungles.

[@thelittlebeefcake4831]

Carlos fishing in his retirement. Young boy approaches. “You carlos? You knew my father ‘the cobra’”

[@AleF202]

"Your father killed himself with the life he lived!"

[@tangmengtit888]

Oh you’re approaching me Boy: I can’t beat you without getting closer cuz my AK accuracy sucks

[@lunadashie4642]

Red Dead Redemption reference?

[@thelittlebeefcake4831]

@@lunadashie4642 finally someone got it haha! Well done bud!

[@kidscountrylife2806]

My Grandfather knew this man during Vietnam and recalled how he would "go hunting" for days at a time and them just re-appear out of the jungle.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

I remember watching an interview he did years ago. He said he never took pleasure in killing his targets. But the only time he ever did, was when he killed the Apache Woman

[@jamescraig5526]

Also she was using the bathroom when he shot her not what was stated in this

[@LoneStarHulk]

@@jamescraig5526 that is exactly what was stated. she was using the bathroom when he spotted her. he called in a mortar strike, and then shot her as she tried to flee

[@enclavesoldier770]

Becuase Apache was a war criminal who tortured marines

[@eaglewarrior7979]

@@enclavesoldier770 I don’t blame him for being happy for killing Apache. She seemed like a monster, it’s one thing to interrogate but it’s another thing to torture.

[@mapeditorjon5306]

Now that's what I call a boss lady

[@large_n_widetm2116]

My father has the same model of rifle he used. The thing is deadly accurate.

[@mask1776]

Same he was a sniper. Stepped on a landmine, lost his arm.

[@freedeoxide5179]

Nice

[@mr.darkchocolate1674]

What perks did he use?

[@royisdabest]

@@mr.darkchocolate1674 definitely ghost, cold blooded, maybe amped or tracker

[@theducklover2652]

@@royisdabest I prefer Lightweight

[@dustysteidl2581]

Wish they would make a full movie about him, one of the greatest snipers to ever walk the earth.

[@tsipher]

RIP Brother, you have earned your rest among those warriors after this life.

[@lasombra1469]

Carlos: Those communists call me the "White feather", what about you? Simo Häyhä: The communists has also given me a nickname, it's the "White death"

[@mrcoder7327]

"White Feather" is a humble yet in/famous name. "White Death" sounds like the name of a disney villain.

[@abersonwilliam1675]

Carlos: simo. Simo: hm? Carlos: were brothers. Simo: OMG

[@seankellygaller6902]

Noice how about vasily zatytzev?

[@holguineromambi]

@@seankellygaller6902 he was communist soo yea really canot put him there

[@panzersoundbass1591]

@@abersonwilliam1675 Carlos: Bro, just killed a Viet last night. Simo: Yo that's awesome man. I managed to get a collateral last Saturday. Carlos: That's wicked dude. Can you teach me how?

[@devinchandler4112]

snipers: failed to even wound him heavily a random mine: *fine, i'll do it myself*

[@jrickducking6685]

It's because he did a elite sharpshooter build Thus why he had low a explosion and flame resistance

[@devinchandler4112]

@@jrickducking6685 yes

[@danieladhitthana5934]

ITS ALMOST 69 BOI

[@killaj2k281]

@@devinchandler4112 what.?

[@devinchandler4112]

@@killaj2k281 y some inappropiate comments by someone but already deleted

[@Echoe2]

I remember reading a book called “One Shot One Kill” which is a book about snipers like “White Feather” and many other expert snipers.

[@pierceshinsuke8759]

The fact saving private Ryan got inspiration from him in. The sniper scene of the movie is crazy

[@pbh9195]

Someone make a movie of this. American sniper the prequel.

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

Problem in today's political climate it probably won't get made and if at all it might be enemy at the gates style

[@mustangthekitten7765]

American

[@LucefieD]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey yea it would be a clusterfuck if Hollywood got anywhere near it unfortunately.

[@theovaissie2480]

@@GrosvnerMcaffrey or a strong feminist girl playing white feather...

[@Evan24_7]

His famous moment of shooting an enemy sniper through his own scope actually inspired the famous scene from “Saving Private Ryan”

[@bigghoss762]

"He used to hunt with a single shot .22 rifle" *insert animation of semi-auto Ruger 10/22*

[@calebriddle4939]

lol, semi auto single shot!

[@_Lobster_]

Lmao I noticed that too

[@PlayingWithFireOutdoors]

You too?

[@davidpatten5246]

yep I have a ruger semi auto 22 and I was like whatt that isn't single shot

[@calebriddle4939]

@@davidpatten5246 I have one to. Best .22 ever made. I do prefer lever actions or high walls though.

[@jimmynuetronrblx8628]

I’m reading a book about this guy right now, he’s a legend.

[@jarrettwalters6632]

I have it at my grandparents and read it when I was younger good book for sure.

[@mateusmascarenhas5824]

What's the name of the book?

[@jacobhallock9569]

Fun fact, when going behind enemy lines to kill the General, not only was he never spotted, but he was also crawling for four days from what I can recall from his book. He talked about how as he was crawling the scariest part was him hearing the sound of a snake nearby him only to realize it was one of the most venomous snakes in the world (i’m not sure which type). It’s funny because he said if he was to go out by being bit by a snake, after everything he’s been through, it would of been incredibly embarrassing.

[@JorgetePanete]

would have*

[@rfj1156]

Tree: **Tells joke in Vietnamese** Bush: **Laughs** Tree: 😳😳

[@Rhakjellg]

I miss 3 months ago, when the only thing in my mind from the flushed emoji (among us sus meme) wasnt on my mind. Simpler times

[@fyrem9718]

Same

[@waistinfulagi3850]

I DONT get it lol

[@ee214verilogtutorial2]

White feather: shoots both bush and tree

[@rfj1156]

@@ee214verilogtutorial2 The bush is the White Feather

[@skydragon8538]

You can't even do this in a video game without missing miserably and getting hit by a airstrike

[@socrates_the_great6209]

You forget the real-life map got no limits and airstrikes are not wasted on a possible sniper on a hill. Before the airstrike is even in - your shot in the head calling the headquarter or hours has passed and he is likely gone. The airstrike is also not precise...they could miss easily him by 100's of meters lol. Imagen using the same airstrike on buildings/fortifications where you were 100% guaranteed to hit and kill something?

[@ericpatton5022]

Airstrikes are usually used for tanks and building not one person

[@skydragon8538]

@@ericpatton5022 maybe it’s a enemy camp and there’s like 300 soldiers

[@JonatasAdoM]

Haha. For this man they would use a nuke if they had one.

[@andyfriederichsen]

@@ericpatton5022 Tell that to soldiers using artillery against snipers in World War 1.

[@chinajoe6510]

There’s no genius without flaw. So does Carlos the genius. Rest In Peace my Hero. Thanks with all my heart. From a Vietnamese refugee of communist atrocity.

[@floatingdeadfish4080]

Ok

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

@@floatingdeadfish4080 shut up

[@floatingdeadfish4080]

@@godzpeedx7ii75 no u

[@waduhbeno9590]

“Yo is it just me or is that feather movi-“ famous last words of a Vietnam soldier

[@ishmaelbuan5548]

"Professionals have standards" -Sniper

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

💥 headshot

[@skulldozer1462]

Be polite

[@mlnz2991]

Tf2 intro

[@ytw101]

💥 be efficient

[@ytw101]

@@DalekovDRA 💥

[@redfox669]

I had the honor of being coached by his son at the far east division matches in 2001.

[@paulsteinhauser434]

I salute you sir.

[@kewldude7493]

Huh

[@redfox669]

@@kewldude7493 "Huh" what?

[@kewldude7493]

@@redfox669 I mean thats interesting

[@luisserna7985]

🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 🇺🇸 E PLURIBUS UNUM WE SALUTE YOU

[@Kdkreig]

at 7:40 where Hathcock was going to snipe the general he actually took a few days of slowly crawling through the area. He did an interview explaining this and said he was almost stepped on by patrols a couple of times. He definitely had the patience to crawl through the thick foliage for days to get the perfect shot off. He then had to crawl back out of the area without being seen which took just half as long, if I'm not mistaken. The efforts this man went through to do his job was badass.

[@robertblasko4191]

He used two different rifles on two different tours. One was built on a Remington 700 and the other on a Winchester 70, if I remember what I read in his biography.

[@benn454]

Everybody gangsta until the grass starts speaking English.

[@mozambiquehere5903]

@Boots Jew ➊ He said he didn't want to kill men and ESPECIALLY children.

[@samwatson8108]

@@mozambiquehere5903 a brutes a brute. brutes can be nice tho--nice brutes.

[@mozambiquehere5903]

@@samwatson8108 Sounds reasonable my guy.

[@cannedtuna6114]

And the trees Korean.....

[@megadoomerr]

Fuckin sinister.

[@localan-94gamer97]

3:40 he created the barrett even before barrett existed

[@jarjardirt2417]

@Aleks G essentially a Barrett

[@MrHam-oi3xf]

well he made i’m pretty sure the first 50 cal sniper

[@lemonbatteries1772]

Hm 2 people said te same comment

[@cry0genic784]

@Aleks G He made a 50 cal weapon into a sniper.

[@blackhatfreak]

@@jarjardirt2417 incorrect

[@barrybrooks1445]

Thanks for including his mission for taking out the General, it is left out of top performances way too often. So sad how he was forced out of the Marines with less than 2 months before retirement Thank you Carlos for all you gave ❤️

[@trapcorleone4321]

Why was he forced out?

[@mikefulp6818]

He was medically retired due to the onset of M S. This actually got him more money in retirement.

[@Trid3nt861]

Hathcock: "What's your confirmed kill count?" Hayha: "505. Yours?" Hathcock: "Wow that impressive. Myne is 93"

[@notanaveragedoktah8390]

Carlos: .50 cal sniper available yet? Army: Nah, not yet. Carlos: "Understandable." *(Uses Machine Gun)*

[@mrshovelbottom7475]

marines*

[@benruether8294]

It didn't take long after for the military to see the potential of .50 BMG for long distance precision. This guy might have helped influence it for all we know. Smart guy for sure.

[@edwinlin8846]

The classic Barrett 50 cal.

[@benruether8294]

@@edwinlin8846 That sweet M82a1 of all things awesome

[@jinglered8286]

Very American indeed

[@saddoge3630]

Imagine riding a bike and then some guy shoots you from 20000 meters with his sniper-machine gun

[@imranhazim5434]

20 km?! That is an artillery range.

[@Elbowbanditest2003]

@@imranhazim5434 I think he miss heard

[@EpicFarter78442]

it was actually 2286 meter which equals to 25 hundred yards which is 2,500 yards.

[@shadowarmd9530]

Do you even know what 20km is?

[@EpicFarter78442]

sorry it would be 21000 yards

[@tookuh]

The cobra be like: I've got you in my sights! The white feather: Bang! oooh a war crime hehe

[@tinmimax3samjoe889]

Also cobra : you broke my scope!

[@chaosXP3RT]

A war crime?

[@DomWhoDoesStuff]

What I like about Carlos more than Simo is that Carlos didn't wait for the enemy to come to him. He also didn't kill young soldiers, only the high rank, worthy kills. He also respected his foes.

[@Heavysscreams]

If you've never fired a browning 50 you don't understand how terrifyingly accurate it is even at point targets at a range of 2000 meters, it's unreal

[@silverhawkscape2677]

I keep hearing how it hits targets that far away. Honestly with a .50 cal round, not even walls are saving you.

[@cakeman7364]

50 cal can penetrate the roof of ww2 tanks, let that sink in.

[@silverhawkscape2677]

@@cakeman7364 And no one in the time thought to put the 50 on Rooftops as an anti tank weapon? Or was it simply because the moment they fire the thing the rooftop will be blown to smithereens?

[@cakeman7364]

@@silverhawkscape2677No, 50 Cal's pen the roof of tanks, every American tank (I think) has a 50 cal for infantry and support, the 50 cal was used as cas for planes, and the Russians put 12.7 mm after ww2 I think, Germans didn't put 12.7s bc the mg 34 worked fine for them.

[@cakeman7364]

@@silverhawkscape2677 also the 50 cal pen was only 23 mm but that's enough to pen the roofs

[@springlockstudio9836]

The White Death: "I tip my hat to you...one legend to another."

[@redfox669]

who are you?

[@engineergaming5989]

@@redfox669 the Finnish sniper guy. He has his on video on this channel

[@isaacb5968]

The White Death didn’t even use a scope-an absolute legend among legends.

[@regalblade8171]

@@redfox669 Simo didn't use a scope, since it fogged with the snow and the sun would have reflected the magnifying glass on the scope, not to mention that he didn't need it anyway since he had around 500 kills confirmed, and the snowy lands of Finland helped him stay hidden

[@ahmedatif2646]

I would tip my hat if I had one

[@SlKL0VER]

Vietcong: “nooo you can’t just use a browning as a sniper rifleeee” Carlos: “haha, M2 browning go brrr”

[@anonymousapproximation8549]

More like, " BANG, click"

[@mountainguyed67]

M2 can be set on single fire.

[@mountainguyed67]

@@anonymousapproximation8549 Sounds like you didn’t know how to set the timing.

[@anonymousapproximation8549]

@@mountainguyed67 The joke is that he used it as a sniper, rather than a machine gun, so it _wouldn't_ go "brrr"

[@mountainguyed67]

@@anonymousapproximation8549 An M2 never does go brrr, it has a much slower rate of fire. I was an M2 gunner.

[@Eidolon5150]

This man didn’t enter flow state, this man was flow state. Absolute mad lad

[@jimstanga6390]

The way he eliminated The Apache was pure class. Clean and professional. Not a Gothic horror, like she would have perpetrated had the situation been reversed...

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

Excellent gentleman.

[@tranduong4139]

Seriously tho, I’m a vietnamese and i can guarantee there is no woman in our history with the name “apache” not even a picture or historical writting

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

@@tranduong4139 It’s a name the Americans gave her.

[@tranduong4139]

Still, we do not know anyone or real historical writting about this woman. Even her vietnamese name translated to “gangster, marauder, savager”, which sounds soo unreal

[@tlshortyshorty5810]

@@tranduong4139 Maybe she’s something the Vietnamese people would rather forget.

[@Simplehistory]

Carlos Hathcock aka 'White Feather' would eventually be credited with an official confirmed total of 93 sniper kills. But the true total was probably several hundreds more as the system for acknowledging confirmed kills was stringent in the extreme, as it required an officer and a spotter to be present when the kill was made. Notable kills: "Cobra" A sniper duel where Carlos shot through Cobra's scope and killed the sniper "Apache" who had a reputation for torturing captive U.S. Marines A NVA General at close range with out a spotter Killing a Vietcong Guerilla with a M2 .50 Cal Browning at a range of 2,500 yd, setting the record for the longest sniper kill at the time

[@caseypeters2493]

I love your channel

[@normaldrinkingwater4653]

ok

[@wastelander4015]

Hello

[@ninofromkitchennightmares1497]

Hi Simple History

[@outline1010]

I got filmora 9

[@carlmorrow1600]

Carlos was actually almost killed during the sniper dual. He stepped on a twig and it made a snapping noise and the sniper shot towards him and hit his canteen. Very close to killing

[@americanlee6409]

IT DID NOT HIT HIS CANTEEN IT HIT HIS SPOTTERS CANTEEN....GET IT RIGHT CARL!

[@allbirdsareedible]

A note about the M2 machine gun kill at 2450 yards is that he actually didn't mean to hit the soldier. He was sighting in his M2 and the soldier he hit had simply stopped his bike on an unlucky spot. He didn't even know the soldier (or the trail he was on) was on the hill across the valley.

[@absolutshadow876]

I had the honor of knowing Carlos in his later years, just a all around great guy and true Marine. He was born in the same town I was and always made you feel better when you left his presence.

[@lucaspeng5063]

wow!

[@st3phn158]

American sniper: "who are you" Carlos Hathcock: "I am you but better"

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

And morals too

[@robertjenkins6607]

160 people Chris Kyle had no regrets about any of the 160 people he killed as a Navy SEAL sniper during his five combat tours in Iraq. Breh naw, iraq had four times the stress and twice as much danger.

[@mrschneider9685]

I am you but with a better kd

[@jongles2530]

@@steamroddsroundhouse2080 Pretty sure the morals are about the same, you clearly don't understand how war works

[@steamroddsroundhouse2080]

@@jongles2530 ummmmm, I do pall I do I been studying ww1 and ww2 ever since I was 6, to of my close friends are at the airborne, so. I know how war works.

[@justsomeguywithlonghair6595]

This dude is a legend forever.

[@inkypinky6210]

“I'm gunnin' for ya, you mongrels!” -The Sniper

[@JohnMcLoughlin06]

After I read the title I immediately thought “CARLOS HATHCOCK”

[@youngmasterzhi]

Don't you mean "Half cocked"?

[@lasombra1469]

@@youngmasterzhi more like "half cooked"

[@seanp.anim15]

lol the under comments are *_YOU FELL FOR IT FOOL THUNDER CROSS SPLIT ATTACK!..._*

[@micahfrye8885]

Well I mean it is called white feather

[@canyonfox45thisismygoodsid68]

Absolutely!I was just talking to my brother about a new 6.8 Western cartridge today.Which led to a discussion about Winchester's in vietnam,and of course Hathcock.

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

Other marksman: "So, what is your rifle of choice for sniping?" Carlos: "Browning 50 cal." Other marksman: .... Carlos: .... Other marksman: "How?" Carlos: "I modified it to have a scope."

[@nugget_kingboi2318]

Sioml Häyhä: you guys are using scopes!?

[@bandit4615]

CODMW GUNSMITH IN A NUTSHELL

[@yeboiCris]

@@nugget_kingboi2318 XD for a second i forgot that that is the name of the "white death".

[@hamiltormo5316]

@@bandit4615 Y E S, I remember using a 4.4x Scope in my ak-47 at shipment 44, still got the W and MVP lolz

[@brennanvilcheck9469]

@@nugget_kingboi2318 I feel like this would be a great amatuers meme

[@SoldierOfFate]

If you look up the world's longest recorded sniper kills, almost all of them were inflicted with the .50 BMG round, though ones using the .338 Lapua Magnum have also occurred. But can we take a moment to realize that Carlos uses a BROWNING for sniping purposes, a gun that weighs almost 90 pounds and that's without the accessories and ammo?

[@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758]

The White Feather vs The Cobra sniper showdown ending with an optic shot is beautiful

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

I love how myth busters tried to say this guy’s story was fake and made up and then the marines just rolled up saying “We need to talk.”

[@JonatasAdoM]

Whoa! They did acknowledge it was real and happened. They just couldn't replicate it.

[@bar123k5]

Lmao can you send a link

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

So here is the original video m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/emK4aYyMjN6Aj7s Notice at the end, they never say it was real and happened. They just wellll mayyybeee blah blah blah but they obviously doubt. I can’t find the second episode where they follow up, just a short clip where they are still using a police rifle with weaker ammo for some reason and still claim it’s busted. I know they go on to use an older rifle with a larger caliber and they say they got it, although they never replicate the angle and range properly.

[@raxter82]

All the scopes they were using are modern with multiple lenses that’s why

[@lawrencetalbot8346]

@@raxter82 I'm aware, which is why I said they were able to replicate it once they used the an older model rifle with a proper cartridge.

[@noahb9596]

This video was put out two days after my grandfather's birthday, he died two days later... He fought in Vietnam, and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart medals, he was in H company of the 1st Cavalry Division, he was an elite soldier.

[@APersonOnYouTubeX]

I hope u aren’t joking coz if no offense Ppl will say it’s fake and try to say ur lying, I personally think it’s sounds true

[@justincummings8557]

@@APersonOnKZbinX sounds too good to not be true. (Also I need to do this...General Kenobi! You are a bold one!

[@ironstriker995]

My condolences

[@cristian-gabriel]

@Editzz God ok kid shut up

[@jenniferalvarado7021]

Respect man respect

[@johnwufky1634]

"Carlos Norman hathcock II is a true legend" Simo hayha: are u sure?

[@jeanrodriguez2078]

There are more than one true legend

[@chaosXP3RT]

You can have multiple legends

[@HighPower762]

Having personally met Carlos Hathcock in the Late 1980s when he was a guest speaker at a convention I was at, and having read both of the books written about him, Can tell you that there is a glaring error in the 1st part of the video. He did not go through basic training at Camp Perry, Ohio. That is where the national rifle championship matches are held. He was a nationally-ranked rifle shooter and won the Wimbledon Cup in 1965. Likr everyMarine, he went to basic training at either Paris Island, South Carolina or Camp Pendleton, California. When he spoke at the convention I attended, you could hear a pin drop in that auditorium. Especially when he told the story about killing the Apache Woman sniper. The man was definitely a legend we will probably not see his likes again any time soon. SEMPER FI, Carlos!

[@JonatasAdoM]

"Videogames are so unrealistic, they have you using .50 Cal as sniper"

[@aaliyahdelrosario4497]

If anyone ever says that to you, show them this video. They will never speak of video games being unrealistic again.

[@A_Black_Sheep94]

Why would something think a .50 cal sniper is unrealistic? My brothers shot one before and I've seen them... odd

[@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059]

@@A_Black_Sheep94 they probably meant by no scoping while using a .50 cal

[@bdgctruz5786]

Haha Berret m28 goes BOOM

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

@@justsomeguywithasurprisede4059 non scope sniping with a machinegun would be skills even in gaming

[@The508ranger]

NVA: “There’s something out there...and it ain’t no man.”

[@danielthepacmanfan233]

Pow

[@Gavinchisponsarinchi]

Carloliza

[@goldenshark3182]

😂🤣

[@EEST-Militia]

Much respect to Carlos. He is one of the reasons why started in long range rifle sport shooting.

[@SkibidiRizzler6929]

I love the shot through the scope story. Carlos was milliseconds away from death.

[@jakeybee9117]

The dislikes on this video are from the ghosts of people who he sniped.

[@kathleentalens9942]

What

[@somebody9651]

Rip for who killed by his sniper rifle

[@chocolatechipcookie7161]

69 NICE

[@mrsavagebeast967]

how did vietcongs learn how to use you tube???

[@NoName-xi2kx]

Believe what you hear, that stuff about the General, the Apache, and the sniper rifle. Complete absolute fibbing by the good old MACV-SOG. Must’ve had a field day with his stories and how it could be used for propaganda

[@le_glubbub5388]

How tf did this man not get a Medal of Honor

[@this_is_not_leanne6299]

I assume it’s because of how the Vietnam War was viewed back home. Unfortunately a lot of people at the time looked down on Vietnam veterans because they participated in a war that shouldn’t even happen at all.

[@ffjsb]

Because he did not meet the criteria for it. Most of the time he was not in a position of being under fire, and when he rescued his fellow Marines out of the track, he was not under fire either. No disrespect to him, there's just very strict standards and conditions that have to be met to receive an MOH. Among the other awards he received were the Navy Commendation Medal and the Gallantry Cross.

[@le_glubbub5388]

@@ffjsb ok

[@abunchofiguanaswithinterne2186]

@@le_glubbub5388 ok

[@dogecausedoge1158]

what the frekin fcuk

[@larryg7109]

One of the bravest men ever. Well done, soldier.

[@commandogaming1774]

Tree: Say goodnight The white feather: Goodnight. Tree: 👀

[@Timboslice475]

M2: everyone sees machine gun Hathcock: it’s a sniper rifle

[@tactikoi-airsoft3251]

*-HMG-* SNIPER MOUNTED AND LOADED

[@nypd2654]

11:43 Did anyone else just sit and watch to see if he would shoot?

[@ireneruata6617]

Yes

[@JM67877]

veeles We know that, dingus.

[@xtremegamez3753]

Yes

[@iamwhatyouseeinyournightma708]

@@JM67877 dingus

[@reaction9918]

@@JM67877 bingus

[@blitzgtr7199]

I as a marine have big respect for him not just for his bravery not for his actions but his mind for not giving up and help fighting for he’s fellow soldiers down there with him

[@DafodilWorkshopProductions]

2:00 "an old one shot .22 rifle" *depicts him with a ruger 10/22 that wasn't even out yet*

[@ShingoShojiCoolVibrations]

Trees : *speaks vietnamese* Also tree : *speaks American english* Trees : Theres 1 impostor among us

[@cjmartinez8318]

Carlos: **Hides in the trees** Vietcongs: You weren't suppose to do that.

[@williamsantamaria2813]

Viet Cong Soldier: Where was the body

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

*long log of the jungle was not the imposter*

[@Awfulfeature]

One of these trees is not like the other

[@jrickducking6685]

Suddenly you start hearing russian in a log

[@TheLastArbiter]

Been hoping you guys would do one about him at some point. And you did him justice in this one, well done! Hit all the major accolades.

[@TheLastArbiter]

Also he had been crawling in that field to kill the general for 4 days with little water and no food, bitten many times by bugs and almost attacked by a snake. Nearly stepped on by an enemy patrol. He expected the enemy to run for the trees upon hearing the shot, not expecting him to be right among their position in an open field

[@ZeroOne-mp1qe]

@UC68Y5LwsUTarrqKnXkeD8Lg NO HORNY. BONK!

[@erniegarcia2785]

@@TheLastArbiter they do every one justice

[@TheLastArbiter]

@@erniegarcia2785 truth

[@devpatel7154]

Infrographics did one about him that’s where I first learned about him

[@benboyer2283]

Oh so he's just a sniper. *Sees the fact that he modified a browning 50 cal with an 8 times scope.* NEVERMIND HE'S A GOD!

[@eddy29103]

There are legends and then there is one who is head and shoulders above the rest! No true words about Hathcock. Thanks Paul Hayman

[@m1co294]

I like how two legendary snipers have the word "white" on their nicknames

[@ninjaswordtothehead]

How terrifying do you have to be for Russians, the people who live through winters that kill empires, to name you the "White Death"?

[@user-op6ix2nd6d]

For me Simo Hayha is the best sniper

[@amilliarde1234]

@@user-op6ix2nd6d and for me is Captain MacMillan

[@burningtoast8072]

By the time you see them your as white as a ghost

[@somm150]

@V Syrjänen how does it make more sense? both do.

[@sebalakner8194]

I swear to god this man needs his own movie. 100% best American sniper in history

[@razielthedemonicninja2003]

I modeled him for a historical person's project in middle school. It was awesome knowing his biggest achievement

[@scottmurphy650]

"Lông trắng" was a legendary sniper and Marine. Semper Fi Carlos, RIP. Not a single mention of LCpl John Burke, his spotter, who was indispensable to Carlos and a very fine shooter and qualified sniper himself. And it was not just Carlos who had a price on his head. Capt Jim Land, the CO of the sniper company, also had the same bounty on his head as did Carlos. The Vietnamese disseminated thousands of flyers with both Carlos and Jim's picture and a bounty of several thousand dollars. ANY sniper brought a bounty of about $8 dollars, which was a sizeable amount of money to someone in those days.

[@rfaell7001]

Friend: Dude thats a machine gun. WF: put a scope and it become sniper. EVERYONE: THE REAL AMERICAN

[@RiskierGoose340]

Its a genius idea

[@hoanglong3754]

he literally invented the barrett

[@ThunderBuddy29]

In a sniper scene of Saving Private Ryan, they filmed the same shot when Private Jackson shot through the enemy’s sniper scope.

[@adamscott7354]

Yah but back then almost no one knew about Carlos's incredible shot, so the legend of it reaching Spielberg, and the only example was known through pop culture, that film Saving Pvt Ryan, and then before people came aware of that real shot, there was a brief period of debate, argument if this was even actually possible, including mythbusters, because the hearsay about the real incident was still spreading now that it was a hot topic

[@livingreverie5951]

Problem was that it kinda defies physics He’s shooting upward in the rain, the target is in a bell tower that is almost 3 stories up The shot movie wise is very Fucking impressive I’ll give it that, but I doubt it being through the scope instead of hitting on top of it

[@pug_ze]

But you cant do that back in ww2 cuz the sniper back then was weaker than the one the white feather used

[@nguyentnhoang]

It was inspired by this real life story.

[@livingreverie5951]

@@nguyentnhoang But it falls a bit under Hollywood logic for the fact it defies physics

[@highteirgod]

"It's a machine gun" Carlos : mann shut yo

[@ledgaming6489]

A legend that will live on forever

[@defenselessmotherof327]

Im suprised he didnt get a Medal of Honor

[@derloweausmitternacht4136]

Well I mean you're so highly American public treated Vietnam veterans so you kind of see why he really didn't receive one

[@aussiethebeardeddragon7663]

Yeah

[@RedZeppelinAirship]

@@derloweausmitternacht4136 lots of veterans got fair treatment after the time passed and people found out how poorly they treated the veterans. It was much worse for German soldiers after WW2, they were branded as fascists for the rest of their lives.

[@parmsidhu2541]

@@derloweausmitternacht4136 You realize that there were several Congressional Medal of Honor recipients throughout the conflict even with resentment towards war. It doesn't matter if the public likes it or not the servicemember will receive a CMOH regardless.

[@Tonius126]

You have to be dead or very close to being one to get the medal of honor. Ridiculous really.

[@whatisausername99]

“Sniping’s a goob job, mate.” - The Sniper, TF2

[@ciprianocanda9405]

Challenging work

[@jagger8164]

@@ciprianocanda9405 out of doors

[@duolingoaccount1606]

@@jagger8164 i guarantee you won't go hungry.

[@kevinthegamer4421]

@@duolingoaccount1606 *angry* not hungry

[@IronHawk5]

Professionals have standards

[@emilymuller6426]

am i the only oen that is suddenly returning to this channel and just kinda impressed with how the animation and style has improved

[@grantpederson3645]

My grandfather served in Vietnam as well and was a Marine. I don’t know if he served with this guy, but he was a Marine and in Vietnam.

[@vxnatus6039]

This guy can talk about a rock and make it sound interesting.

[@cay7809]

Guy you have is Ahoy

[@BryonYoungblood]

Chris Kane is pretty great among the voices used for Simple History's narrators. :)

[@chriskane1]

@@BryonYoungblood Thanks mate. 😊

[@BryonYoungblood]

@@chriskane1 Hey, de nada, man. :)

[@mos8181mos]

This rock stoped a m16 .....

[@sankyu3950]

When the trees speak vietnamese but the scope speaks american

[@nikjoh06]

@7878 stew Thank you.

[@danthelowblood2653]

@7878 stew bruh you know somebody is abouta wooosh you right?

[@salahberitanihlolhaha7386]

@7878 stew Joke bro it's a joke bruh.

[@Pink_Guy401]

@7878 stew r/woooooosh

[@danthelowblood2653]

@@Pink_Guy401 Warned him

[@mcloughlinguy4127]

1:34 “Sniping’s a good job mate. Challenging work, out of doors. I guarantee you’ll never go hungry.”

[@FrugalFarmerChannel]

Thank you to all our military, Active & Retired! Thanks for sharing!

[@szariq7338]

He can kill a target from several kilometers, but I can't pinpoint someone's location in DayZ by hearing their shots directed against me.

[@mixmaster2909]

As soon as the bullets start flying that’s when you start running or take cover if you can’t find where the shots are coming from bunker down you can’t fight someone you can’t see

[@roskcity]

Same but in Vigor.

[@whatamidoingwithmylife4108]

@@mixmaster2909 *LAUGHS IN SUPPRESSIVE FIRE*

[@4skintim962]

by god hes to dangerous to be left alive

[@chaoscommentary2179]

This guy is like the definition of a hero and badass legend

[@vitalion4135]

“Hero” when the US invaded Vietnam and killed innocent people with chemical weapons 🤡

[@pointly]

He joins the legacy of Snipers on watch in heaven

[@baileyryan488]

This made me cry. You're the best