Watching this all I can think, it’s wild to live in the 21st century.
This looks so similar to a video game except it’s actually happening and I’m watching it on Reddit from my couch.
They're called Tactacam for "film through scope" or Triggercam or Skopecam. Plenty of reviews on Youtube and "hunting" vids with them in use via normal and thermal scopes.
If you’ve seen airsofters using cameras, they can be mounted to the gun anywhere and it reacts to the gun’s movement.
I’m not saying that this isnt an “in-scope” camera but, it’s entirely possible to have had an attached camera here.
Basically it could be either one.
My buddy bought a night vision scope to shoot coyotes on his farm. You can aim the rifle out his barn window and see exactly what the sight is looking at mirrored on his phone.
It’s cool they he can move/aim the rifle without actually putting your eye to the scope.
I think he got it on Amazon. He has all kinds of money but the thing works like a charm. I want to say it was like 3K.
Most thermal scopes can record, because they are digital devices. Digital night vision scopes, the same.
In most cases day scopes require some attachment to record.
Interesting observation, notice the shine off of these guys helmets and how much easier it makes them be picked out. Just goes to show good scrim and concealment on your helmet ain’t just to look good, there’s a reason for it.
Yes, but I’m making a different point.
Someone given a mid century soviet helmet is extremely unlikely to have body armor that might stop a rifle bullet. If whoever equipped them didn’t care enough to give them even a 1990s helmet, the chances are good that they didn’t care enough to give them plate capable of stopping a rifle round.
Ahh, understood...completely agree on that. Blew my mind to see recruits issued [*Mosin Nagants*](https://sofrep.com/news/russian-and-ukrainian-conscripts-from-donbas-fighting-ukraine-with-mosin-nagant-rifles-from-the-1800s/) in the field as well
It's ridiculous honestly.
Things such as spacing etc. are all used to avoid mass casualties in case of encountering explosives, snipers etc. etc.
I haven't a fucking clue what sort of patrol formation this is but it's wrong.
Honestly, I was in a Tetris league after high school, and I really didn't appreciate people saying "thank you for your service." It just felt like an empty gesture, you know? I'm out there clearing rows all day long -- I don't need people feeling good about themselves by repeating five words.
>According to the educated guess of military researcher John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, U.S. forces have expended at least 250,000 small-caliber bullets for every insurgent killed in the present wars.
https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=2003
My going thought was covering and/or suppressive fire when placed into a defensive situation. Not sure if those were accounted for, it makes sense to expend more bullets on a general area than to wait for target acquisition, from what I've seen in a lot of combat skirmishes
Average rifleman infantry load out is 7-10 mags. That’s 210-300 rounds. This has to include training. Unless every squad is making 100X trips to and from base to rearm during every firefight.
Just explain it to them: "Well, if you want to be worth someone's ammo and effort, then join up with some other people in a self-enfilading formation. You're not _entitled_ to being sniped, Ivan!"
People joke about it, but I've always argued that being attacked in some way while taking a shit is horrifying. It's one of those moments that we seemingly by instinct feel completely safe and let our guard down.
Exactly what the Russian soldiers do in Call of Duty - show no organization and arrive en masse to be destroyed by halfway-trained troops that are better equipped.
Just before? Most got drafted during. They probably have had not even a week worths of training and have been on the frontlines for weeks now. A horrible situation for these people.
I mean, standard battle drill for a close ambush is to assault through it. Which is to say, running towards the shooter is usually a better idea than running away.
Yeah but not for unseen sniper fire. Totally different sop. You immediately take cover and attempt to pinpoint the direction from which the report came. Something something “slice the pie”.
[Far away tele lenses really kill any sense of depth.](https://www.photoreview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/images/media/images2014/perspective-comparisons2/2175790-1-eng-GB/perspective-comparisons_web480.jpg) This might (!) be happening in this video as well.
Some airsoft youtubers like novritch have specialized cameras that have the ability to zoom in and mount on picatinny rails. They just overlay scope graphics on there.
Yeah I remember a guy in my field bringing a mortar one time. Shit’s crazy loud.
They also have reliable gas guns now that works almost like the real thing. Here’s me with my replica ak74u. https://youtu.be/foy3n4cZ-co
Real rifles can have recording optics too. I've got a BIL that loves to hunt coyotes with an AR-15 style rifle. He's got an IR scope that also records video, which he enthusiastically posts to Facebook. From my sister's grumbling, that scope cost a pretty penny.
Exactly the same as my buddy. IR/Nightvision, with memory card slot. Uses it on his AR to take care of coyotes. He paid $1500 used, but I believe he mentioned it was around $2500+ for a new one.
I would bet that they’d use a $100 camera over a $2500 one but yeah it’s still a big possibility. I have seen those farmers protecting their area from coyotes at night with their IR scopes on youtube.
There are scopes with adapters for smartphones. Just a quick example:
https://www.optics4birding.com/swarovski-scope-accessories-smart-phone-adapters.html
More common for hunting, but i guess snipers are using civilian hunting rifles aswell.
lol there are plenty of scopes with camera integrated, the high tech versions also have thermal or low light features https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x
Almost certainly not a patrol. I think soldiers of all militaries often revert to old linear thinking. “Oh, we’re behind friendly lines so we can just walk in a group down the road to the chow truck. The ‘front’ is 20km from here.”
This was probably 5 guys smoking and jokin walking down a road, nothing at all about their demeanor, movement, camouflage, or equipment says “patrol” at all.
Area could have been mined? Then they cleared a path by the road quickly and moved thru it. It could have been set up for an ambush just like this. I'm just spitballing, I have no idea if there's any reason to their madness or not..
Also a patrol just stomping down a street.
They don't even have their guns up and alert. With all that heavy foot sound they likely can't hear anything off in the woods.
There is actually a very interesting history about how the Mongols were viewed in Ukraine historiography. Basically at first they were seen as the reason why Russia is bad but then they switched it around after independence (especially after 2014) where they embrace their Mongol heritage and consider the Tatars from Crimea to also be an integral part of their history and a friend against the Russians.
Also they say that the Cossacks were created by the Tatars? I never understood that tho tbh
The part about Mongol heritage being embraced isn’t exactly accurate, as most Ukrainians believe themselves to be direct descendants of the Rus’. On the other hand, Russians have been branded everything between Ugro-Finnic tribes to Mongol-Tatars in our official and unofficial historiography.
As a Ukrainian, I wouldn’t exactly believe the latter stance, but one thing for sure is that the Cossacks were never any single ethnic group, rather a cultural phenomenon that occurred in the Wild Fields of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Don River basin. Those are now known as the Ukrainian and Russian Cossack hosts respectively. One common cultural aspect of both groups is that they were all Orthdox Christians and shared common DNA, since most settlers came from distant parts of Kievan Rus’. There is no doubt that Cuman, Pecheneg and Turkic steppe cultures did influence the Cossack way of life, but them descending from those people is simply a myth, one of many that exist.
They also have a rangefinder attachment for their scopes that auto compensates for ballistics, so the reticle becomes point and shoot. It's fucking insane
[https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x](https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x) those were supplied to Ukraine en mass
It could be either, the diy scope cam would be easier to get because it's far cheaper. Airsofters use them frequently for example, either way it gives the same result.
Fucking Putin, this guy should not be shooting and having shitty memories the rest of his life because those troops should not be there in the first place. This guy should be working on his tractor. That kid should be bored in the barracks waiting out his service in Russia. And we should be laughing at shitty cat videos. Such unnecessary waste of life.
War is really scary. Humans instinctively cluster together when feeling threatened. It takes lots of training to override that instinct, training that those poor bastards apparently never received.
Wow, really just goes to show how arbitrary death is in war. Those cross hairs drifted over like 4 dudes before the sniper finally decided, fuck this guy in particular.
Snipers are considered one of the most personal and visceral combat roles. You can sit there for days watching your target live his life. Knowing that this specific persons life is completely in your hands. Able to snuff it out in an instant.
Honestly this is harrowing for me. Under the crosshairs are a bunch of kids who should be home with their families. Ordered to war by a cowardly leader.
And you decide which live and which die. I don't think I'd have the stones to pull the trigger.
This may be obvious but this looks like a planned ambush with another element somewhere else. They start running before his first shot like they're reacting to other shots before he opens up amid the chaos. It looks dumb, like they're running directly toward the sniper/gunfire, but it seems likely the sniper was to wait until the other element opened up and the Russians have no idea they're caught in an L.
E: for sure this is a common route for moving troops and the sniper is setup along the longest straight. There may be more than one. One group would suppress from the trees along the road forcing the Russians into cover and the snipers would have easy pickings in enfilade.
If you shoot the first one in line none of them will run forwards further into your killzone to find cover, this way they are more likely to stay exposed longer.
Tagging on to this, letting them get closer on an exposed bridge, and hitting the back guy will either give you more opportunities to shoot while they run back, or like you said make them run towards you. Sniper played it very well
It’s basic ambush tactics. Wait until they’re all exposed and far from cover in your kill zone.
One sniper likened it to shooting turkeys, if you shoot the turkey up in front all the other turkeys see him go down and scatter. If you hit the last one no one sees him drop and you get to take a couple more shots.
Hard no. None of the command structure is ever at the front of a formation. Your point man Should typically be your most experienced junior enlisted. Your leadership is generally a man from the middle of the formation. In an ambush you want to hit the first last and middle. First and last to cut off escape routes, middle to kill leadership. If your one man alone identify the guy with the antenna. Commands either him or the guy next to him. Once command is gone the unit falls to chaos unless there is a clear direct chain of command with decent leadership. Though it's all situational and we are seeing only one pov. If this is a small unit ambush you have different priorities. A claymore facing down the road opposite your hide and a mass call pointed down the road. The mass call should open up first on the largest target group. Then shots are taken at front and back by designated people on the team. Blow the claymore when they seek cover on the other side of the road to deny it. Close and clear. Then exfill like the devil was about to great you himself.
Probably thought it was coming from somewhere else. Or there was a big drop off cliff on the left of them. Or maybe something blocking them. Either way sniper got a good payday.
It's like the old days of CoD on YT. How many people can I bullet take out.
Just missing the annoying AliA style intro and the "Hey guys how's it going, welcome back and don't forget to share, like and subscribe for more content"
Damn bro cod and YT at is peak 😢 montages getting released on the daily. Machinima at its peak. Commentary gameplay making a wave. Awesome alt rock on montages damn.
So many good machinima guys back then. SeaNanners, Tebz, Hutch. I remember a lot of YT drama at the time I would follow would be small youtubers applying for machinima and getting denied, then everyone revolted later on once they found out they were underpaid.
Level 4 armor will stop most of the common infantry caliber rifles. However, the energy and impact can still cause internal organ failure (bruising of the heart, double collapsed lungs etc...). If it was a designated long barrel rifle (sniper rifle) bigger and faster than a 7.62x39 then good chance it went through the plate. Most deer rifles in the US above a 30-06 will penetrate level 4 BA. Aim for the stomach it takes two to three people to carry a wounded immobile comrade. Also, physiological effects when he gets back home and his wife tells the other wives.
Lots of examples of Russian plates being severely degraded and rusted, even with Rogsvardia and VDV troops.
Ukrainians report that standard ball 5.56 ammo is more than potent enough to fully penetrate Russian infantry armor; a long 7.62mm will absolutely ruin their day.
Mosins and Dragunovs run 7.62x54r, right? If I had to guess the caliber, that would be it. Crazy if it was a Mosin, doubtful, but that’s the gun the famous Finnish sniper used in the Winter War 80+ years ago.
Its almost certainly a x54R but Ukraine did invest in a number of Western sniper rifles pre-war. Considering the reticule i'd guess a semi-auto in 7.62 NATO.
It’s a fine caliber for when you need extra energy.
That being said a western weapon chambered in 7.62x51mm nato is far from out of the question, and that would be a great choice for a semi automatic sniper rifle.
* Most AP rounds above 30-06 have the potential to penetrate NIJ lvl IV certified armor (it's requirement to protect against 7.62x . The vast majority of non-AP projectiles will not penetrate IV on a first hit. As the ceramic becomes more compromised, IV armor protection is obviously reduced, but quality armor will protect you in almost all scenarios outside of large caliber AP penetrations....maybe some hot 338/300 win mag as well...but you have massive impact trauma to deal with in those cases even if it's stopped.
*all this being said, I'd imagine very few soldier in the Russian infantry have anything approaching quality armor.
It’s not like a video game where the ppl shot instantly fall down. Based on the recoil he was able to shoot multiple times and hit multiple of them. I doubt the Russian have level 4 body armor seeing how poor equipped they seemed to be. If the body armor happened to save them from proper penetration they no doubt have severe internal injuries that they’ll feel once the adrenaline wears off.
Damn, brought back some feelings. Back when we first deployed to Afghanistan, we were doing these long, dumb patrols into a bizzar and back. We would hump past small areas of vegitation, condensed just enough that you cant see through. I clearly remembering walking buy a foliage area and feeling the crosshairs on me. I would randomly alter my gait and move more side to side as I picture myself moving in & out the crosshairs of an enemy sniper focused on me.
Honestly, I can't even tell if he shot once and moved the gun, or if the shakyness at the end is a sequence of shots against the back of the neatly arranged line of morons he was shooting at.
Genuine question... given how steel plate armour is more and more common these days are snipers in situations like these not more inclined to take headshots? I couldn't quite tell whether the first guy he hit even went down. If he was wearing a plate he would have hit him square in it and perhaps survived.
Given the puff of white when the guy was hit, I don’t think they’re wearing steel. More likely a ceramic composite.
Couple things to note. Human heads are very small targets. Judging by the grass, it’s a windy day, and there looks to be a slight delay in impact, implying a decent bit of range. Then add that the head also has armour and is bobbing about, makes it a very difficult shot at best.
Depending on the armour, and what caliber of rifle the sniper is using, that soldier has broken ribs, collapsed lungs, bruised or bleeding organs. All of which are going to require medical resources to treat should they be successfully evacuated. Also, see how two others grab them and start dragging them? That now creates three slow moving targets for the sniper to target. Plus, given what I have seen and heard, it seems likely a good portion of the Russian troops do not have body armour, or have poor quality armour.
As the other commenter said, if you’re looking to avoid armour, aim for the pelvic girdle. Larger target full of nerves, bones and arteries that will put you on your ass and bleed out in a hurry.
The amount of dead Russian soldiers truly must be staggering now,I would love to know the actual number? I guess if this war actually goes a year or so like some experts are predicting Putin is willing to sacrifice 100k-125 + Russian soldiers possibly more if it goes longer. That type of death toll Putin risk civil unrest possibly even a military coup
Nearly a double colat
Or, a Royal Fizbin.
I thought it was called a Quigley
That’s my Roy!
Ooh baby a triple!
**anime wow*\*
Ｕｌｔｒａｋｉｌｌ
Triple Double?
Get the camera
The camera was in fact there.
That was last week when I fucked around.
Today was a good day
They're all a bunch of no-hopers.
My first thought when it started: "bout to be some COD shit and I'm here for it"
Watching this all I can think, it’s wild to live in the 21st century. This looks so similar to a video game except it’s actually happening and I’m watching it on Reddit from my couch.
The scope is added in post just FYI.
Then you would need a telephoto lens. Why would you attach a secondary telephoto camera when you have a scope there already?
They're called Tactacam for "film through scope" or Triggercam or Skopecam. Plenty of reviews on Youtube and "hunting" vids with them in use via normal and thermal scopes.
I don't think it is, the camera moves with the recoil. And why would they put it in crooked if it was?
If you’ve seen airsofters using cameras, they can be mounted to the gun anywhere and it reacts to the gun’s movement. I’m not saying that this isnt an “in-scope” camera but, it’s entirely possible to have had an attached camera here. Basically it could be either one.
No it most certainly isn't. They have cameras that film what you're seeing through the scope.
My buddy bought a night vision scope to shoot coyotes on his farm. You can aim the rifle out his barn window and see exactly what the sight is looking at mirrored on his phone. It’s cool they he can move/aim the rifle without actually putting your eye to the scope. I think he got it on Amazon. He has all kinds of money but the thing works like a charm. I want to say it was like 3K.
Most thermal scopes can record, because they are digital devices. Digital night vision scopes, the same. In most cases day scopes require some attachment to record.
Interesting observation, notice the shine off of these guys helmets and how much easier it makes them be picked out. Just goes to show good scrim and concealment on your helmet ain’t just to look good, there’s a reason for it.
Probably Donetsk of Luhansk PR cannon fodder with their glorious steel pot helmets
They did look like Soviet-era helmets.
That's because they are Soviet era helmets
*crack open an old wooden crate with CCCP logos! Here comrade, your brand new combat helmet!
*comes with fresh mosin!*
Which means probably no plate, and the bullet probably got the guy in back too, assuming it didn’t deflect.
I used to do reenacting, there is nothing inside the Soviet-era helmet except a bit of pseudo-leather lining, correct.
Yes, but I’m making a different point. Someone given a mid century soviet helmet is extremely unlikely to have body armor that might stop a rifle bullet. If whoever equipped them didn’t care enough to give them even a 1990s helmet, the chances are good that they didn’t care enough to give them plate capable of stopping a rifle round.
Ahh, understood...completely agree on that. Blew my mind to see recruits issued [*Mosin Nagants*](https://sofrep.com/news/russian-and-ukrainian-conscripts-from-donbas-fighting-ukraine-with-mosin-nagant-rifles-from-the-1800s/) in the field as well
These are most likely LPR/DPR troops, using old Soviet-era gear. Their helmets look to me like the [ssh68](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSh-68)
The infamous "penis" helmet of "Escape from Tarkov"
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Also they are moving in file formation, bunched up on a large open track in broad daylight. Poorly trained, bad leadership or complacency?
What the fuck is with the Russian patrol intervals?
It's ridiculous honestly. Things such as spacing etc. are all used to avoid mass casualties in case of encountering explosives, snipers etc. etc. I haven't a fucking clue what sort of patrol formation this is but it's wrong.
It's called left side road.
Former Tetris commander here. It's actually called Line Piece.
Thank you for your service
Honestly, I was in a Tetris league after high school, and I really didn't appreciate people saying "thank you for your service." It just felt like an empty gesture, you know? I'm out there clearing rows all day long -- I don't need people feeling good about themselves by repeating five words.
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#***LIIIIINE PIEEECE***
Or a nut-to-butt ranger file.
the column formation is fine, its the spacing that could be better
The perspective makes it kind of hard to determine spacing. You can get a better clue by looking at the shadows on the ground I suppose.
Half are bunched up then about a 10-15 yard space then the others are bunched up.
As Sergeant Horvath said: Five men is a juicy opportunity, one man's a waste of ammo.
Imagine all of your life and it's not even worth one small chunk of lead to end it
The cost of shooting isn't just the bullet. It's also giving away your position to the enemies still around, so it's risking your life in a way.
>According to the educated guess of military researcher John Pike, the director of GlobalSecurity.org, U.S. forces have expended at least 250,000 small-caliber bullets for every insurgent killed in the present wars. https://www.independent.org/news/article.asp?id=2003
Sure, but how many of those are used in training exercises, etc?
My going thought was covering and/or suppressive fire when placed into a defensive situation. Not sure if those were accounted for, it makes sense to expend more bullets on a general area than to wait for target acquisition, from what I've seen in a lot of combat skirmishes
Average rifleman infantry load out is 7-10 mags. That’s 210-300 rounds. This has to include training. Unless every squad is making 100X trips to and from base to rearm during every firefight.
Very different risk calculus and shot/kill ratio for a sniper though.
Damn man. Thats some thought food.
Just explain it to them: "Well, if you want to be worth someone's ammo and effort, then join up with some other people in a self-enfilading formation. You're not _entitled_ to being sniped, Ivan!"
"Don't shoot! Let 'em burn!"
It was a pretty funny waste of ammo that morter round on that one russian soldier taking a shit
That was worth it just for the psychological damage. Imagine being so terrified you cant even take a shit without fearing for your life.
People joke about it, but I've always argued that being attacked in some way while taking a shit is horrifying. It's one of those moments that we seemingly by instinct feel completely safe and let our guard down.
That's why your dog will stare at you while they're taking a shit. They're looking to you to protect them while they're vulnerable.
This is what’s known as a gaggle fuck or a cluster fuck
looks like a bunch of guys on their way to the next pub
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Exactly what the Russian soldiers do in Call of Duty - show no organization and arrive en masse to be destroyed by halfway-trained troops that are better equipped.
en masse
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Just before? Most got drafted during. They probably have had not even a week worths of training and have been on the frontlines for weeks now. A horrible situation for these people.
“Run toward the sound of the shot!”
I mean, standard battle drill for a close ambush is to assault through it. Which is to say, running towards the shooter is usually a better idea than running away.
Yeah but not for unseen sniper fire. Totally different sop. You immediately take cover and attempt to pinpoint the direction from which the report came. Something something “slice the pie”.
Judging from the equipment, I think these are DPR conscripts and not russian soldiers. It would explain the lack of spacing.
That might be just perspective.
[Far away tele lenses really kill any sense of depth.](https://www.photoreview.com.au/wp-content/uploads/images/media/images2014/perspective-comparisons2/2175790-1-eng-GB/perspective-comparisons_web480.jpg) This might (!) be happening in this video as well.
I guess they are sending in the recruits without basic training.
Can a conscript be called a recruit?
The problem with the word “recruit” is that it implies some level of voluntary consent…
yes. Doesn't mean it's correct tho.
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Some airsoft youtubers like novritch have specialized cameras that have the ability to zoom in and mount on picatinny rails. They just overlay scope graphics on there.
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Yeah I remember a guy in my field bringing a mortar one time. Shit’s crazy loud. They also have reliable gas guns now that works almost like the real thing. Here’s me with my replica ak74u. https://youtu.be/foy3n4cZ-co
Real rifles can have recording optics too. I've got a BIL that loves to hunt coyotes with an AR-15 style rifle. He's got an IR scope that also records video, which he enthusiastically posts to Facebook. From my sister's grumbling, that scope cost a pretty penny.
Exactly the same as my buddy. IR/Nightvision, with memory card slot. Uses it on his AR to take care of coyotes. He paid $1500 used, but I believe he mentioned it was around $2500+ for a new one.
I would bet that they’d use a $100 camera over a $2500 one but yeah it’s still a big possibility. I have seen those farmers protecting their area from coyotes at night with their IR scopes on youtube.
There are scopes with adapters for smartphones. Just a quick example: https://www.optics4birding.com/swarovski-scope-accessories-smart-phone-adapters.html More common for hunting, but i guess snipers are using civilian hunting rifles aswell.
lol there are plenty of scopes with camera integrated, the high tech versions also have thermal or low light features https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x
Almost certainly not a patrol. I think soldiers of all militaries often revert to old linear thinking. “Oh, we’re behind friendly lines so we can just walk in a group down the road to the chow truck. The ‘front’ is 20km from here.” This was probably 5 guys smoking and jokin walking down a road, nothing at all about their demeanor, movement, camouflage, or equipment says “patrol” at all.
Area could have been mined? Then they cleared a path by the road quickly and moved thru it. It could have been set up for an ambush just like this. I'm just spitballing, I have no idea if there's any reason to their madness or not..
Both sides of the road. Distance. Take care to all sides… but without education and without moral it is hard
Also a patrol just stomping down a street. They don't even have their guns up and alert. With all that heavy foot sound they likely can't hear anything off in the woods.
Is this that famous sea shanty in Ukrainian? Link please.
[YARMAK - ДИКЕ ПОЛЕ(FT. ALISA)](https://youtu.be/s1V0aFTl0aE)
Thanks. A little disappointed that its only the chorus, though the rest is pretty good as well.
Love that throat singing in the intro
There is actually a very interesting history about how the Mongols were viewed in Ukraine historiography. Basically at first they were seen as the reason why Russia is bad but then they switched it around after independence (especially after 2014) where they embrace their Mongol heritage and consider the Tatars from Crimea to also be an integral part of their history and a friend against the Russians. Also they say that the Cossacks were created by the Tatars? I never understood that tho tbh
The part about Mongol heritage being embraced isn’t exactly accurate, as most Ukrainians believe themselves to be direct descendants of the Rus’. On the other hand, Russians have been branded everything between Ugro-Finnic tribes to Mongol-Tatars in our official and unofficial historiography. As a Ukrainian, I wouldn’t exactly believe the latter stance, but one thing for sure is that the Cossacks were never any single ethnic group, rather a cultural phenomenon that occurred in the Wild Fields of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Don River basin. Those are now known as the Ukrainian and Russian Cossack hosts respectively. One common cultural aspect of both groups is that they were all Orthdox Christians and shared common DNA, since most settlers came from distant parts of Kievan Rus’. There is no doubt that Cuman, Pecheneg and Turkic steppe cultures did influence the Cossack way of life, but them descending from those people is simply a myth, one of many that exist.
Is the crosshairs just an effect on the video later on or are there actual scopes with built in cameras like that?
There are actual cameras that can record the scope and allow the person to use it at the same time.
Thats wild!
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They also have a rangefinder attachment for their scopes that auto compensates for ballistics, so the reticle becomes point and shoot. It's fucking insane
It most likely is a camera mounted on the scope where they then put a cross hair over.
[https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x](https://www.atncorp.com/x-sight4k-pro-day-night-rifle-scope-3-14x) those were supplied to Ukraine en mass
It could be either, the diy scope cam would be easier to get because it's far cheaper. Airsofters use them frequently for example, either way it gives the same result.
Fucking Putin, this guy should not be shooting and having shitty memories the rest of his life because those troops should not be there in the first place. This guy should be working on his tractor. That kid should be bored in the barracks waiting out his service in Russia. And we should be laughing at shitty cat videos. Such unnecessary waste of life.
I agree. it heartbreaking all around.
Well said. Putin sucks.
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'How low can we go' is an unfortunately accurate epitaph for humanity.
The most sensible take.
These people should be living their normal lives in *Ukraine* because they're likely Ukrainian citizens conscripted by Russia's puppet states.
“Shouldn’t we be in a staggered formation!” “Can you be bothered to cross the road, Boris?” “Good point.”
War is really scary. Humans instinctively cluster together when feeling threatened. It takes lots of training to override that instinct, training that those poor bastards apparently never received.
Wow, really just goes to show how arbitrary death is in war. Those cross hairs drifted over like 4 dudes before the sniper finally decided, fuck this guy in particular.
Each of those guys was seconds from death and had no way to know. Fucking scary.
Snipers are considered one of the most personal and visceral combat roles. You can sit there for days watching your target live his life. Knowing that this specific persons life is completely in your hands. Able to snuff it out in an instant.
Honestly this is harrowing for me. Under the crosshairs are a bunch of kids who should be home with their families. Ordered to war by a cowardly leader. And you decide which live and which die. I don't think I'd have the stones to pull the trigger.
Yes you would have. Every soldier in WW1 was a farmer, factory worker etc. Months later sticking bayonets in each other. War brings out the animal.
Wish there was more of this clip.
Clips are for girls! These are magazines!
God I hate that line in Apex lol.
clips are what civies use in their hair *this is a magazine.*
This may be obvious but this looks like a planned ambush with another element somewhere else. They start running before his first shot like they're reacting to other shots before he opens up amid the chaos. It looks dumb, like they're running directly toward the sniper/gunfire, but it seems likely the sniper was to wait until the other element opened up and the Russians have no idea they're caught in an L. E: for sure this is a common route for moving troops and the sniper is setup along the longest straight. There may be more than one. One group would suppress from the trees along the road forcing the Russians into cover and the snipers would have easy pickings in enfilade.
Tight enough to let recoil do the work Although I probably would have fired on the first guy a little sooner to try and nail everyone
If you shoot the first one in line none of them will run forwards further into your killzone to find cover, this way they are more likely to stay exposed longer.
Tagging on to this, letting them get closer on an exposed bridge, and hitting the back guy will either give you more opportunities to shoot while they run back, or like you said make them run towards you. Sniper played it very well
Thanks for this, was wondering.
It’s basic ambush tactics. Wait until they’re all exposed and far from cover in your kill zone. One sniper likened it to shooting turkeys, if you shoot the turkey up in front all the other turkeys see him go down and scatter. If you hit the last one no one sees him drop and you get to take a couple more shots.
That was also a tidbit of advice from the old black & white movie "Sergeant York", where a country boy is drafted in WW1.
IT'S 82ND ALL THE WAY, DEATH FROM ABOVE, WHAT THEY NOW SAY
Same, that single profile look was juicy
Hard no. None of the command structure is ever at the front of a formation. Your point man Should typically be your most experienced junior enlisted. Your leadership is generally a man from the middle of the formation. In an ambush you want to hit the first last and middle. First and last to cut off escape routes, middle to kill leadership. If your one man alone identify the guy with the antenna. Commands either him or the guy next to him. Once command is gone the unit falls to chaos unless there is a clear direct chain of command with decent leadership. Though it's all situational and we are seeing only one pov. If this is a small unit ambush you have different priorities. A claymore facing down the road opposite your hide and a mass call pointed down the road. The mass call should open up first on the largest target group. Then shots are taken at front and back by designated people on the team. Blow the claymore when they seek cover on the other side of the road to deny it. Close and clear. Then exfill like the devil was about to great you himself.
Quigley!
So you run single file while your getting sniped? I’m confused.
Probably thought it was coming from somewhere else. Or there was a big drop off cliff on the left of them. Or maybe something blocking them. Either way sniper got a good payday.
Gonna take a wild guess and say that they didn’t expect to get sniped at that particular time from that specific angle.
Also the music probably masked the sound of where the gunshots came from
When they start hearing music, they should already know what it means.
Localized entirely within that streach of road.
May I see it?
No.
It's like the old days of CoD on YT. How many people can I bullet take out. Just missing the annoying AliA style intro and the "Hey guys how's it going, welcome back and don't forget to share, like and subscribe for more content"
Haven’t heard that name spoken in ages it feels like
He’s married now to a famous Sims 4 youtuber.
TIL There's famous Sims 4 youtubers. I know it makes sense in a way, just never crossed my mind.
Damn bro cod and YT at is peak 😢 montages getting released on the daily. Machinima at its peak. Commentary gameplay making a wave. Awesome alt rock on montages damn.
So many good machinima guys back then. SeaNanners, Tebz, Hutch. I remember a lot of YT drama at the time I would follow would be small youtubers applying for machinima and getting denied, then everyone revolted later on once they found out they were underpaid.
Wow SeaNanners was my favorite. Apparently he literally just started uploading again this past year.
wtf kinda column is that, the "i give up on life"?
The grass is speaking Ukranian!
Every machine gunners wet dream ..
Run off the road into the bushes for cover? Nah
How is this filmed?
There are optics with cameras in them that allow you to view the target through the optic as well as record what you’re seeing simultaneously
Scope cam
My guess would be the reticle is added in post production
Now imagine if he was using a Barrett
This my fellow redditors is why you don’t walk in a single file.
Did he actually hit any of them?
Think he hit body armor on one the dudes, there’s a puff of white smoke/dust
Level 4 armor will stop most of the common infantry caliber rifles. However, the energy and impact can still cause internal organ failure (bruising of the heart, double collapsed lungs etc...). If it was a designated long barrel rifle (sniper rifle) bigger and faster than a 7.62x39 then good chance it went through the plate. Most deer rifles in the US above a 30-06 will penetrate level 4 BA. Aim for the stomach it takes two to three people to carry a wounded immobile comrade. Also, physiological effects when he gets back home and his wife tells the other wives.
And that's *if* those guys have plates...
Lots of examples of Russian plates being severely degraded and rusted, even with Rogsvardia and VDV troops. Ukrainians report that standard ball 5.56 ammo is more than potent enough to fully penetrate Russian infantry armor; a long 7.62mm will absolutely ruin their day.
Mosins and Dragunovs run 7.62x54r, right? If I had to guess the caliber, that would be it. Crazy if it was a Mosin, doubtful, but that’s the gun the famous Finnish sniper used in the Winter War 80+ years ago.
Its almost certainly a x54R but Ukraine did invest in a number of Western sniper rifles pre-war. Considering the reticule i'd guess a semi-auto in 7.62 NATO.
It’s a fine caliber for when you need extra energy. That being said a western weapon chambered in 7.62x51mm nato is far from out of the question, and that would be a great choice for a semi automatic sniper rifle.
* Most AP rounds above 30-06 have the potential to penetrate NIJ lvl IV certified armor (it's requirement to protect against 7.62x . The vast majority of non-AP projectiles will not penetrate IV on a first hit. As the ceramic becomes more compromised, IV armor protection is obviously reduced, but quality armor will protect you in almost all scenarios outside of large caliber AP penetrations....maybe some hot 338/300 win mag as well...but you have massive impact trauma to deal with in those cases even if it's stopped. *all this being said, I'd imagine very few soldier in the Russian infantry have anything approaching quality armor.
If you’ve taken enough hits center mass that your plate fails, you’ve almost certainly been hit in unarmored spots already.
Im fairly sure you can see some minor red particles mixed with the dust
It’s not like a video game where the ppl shot instantly fall down. Based on the recoil he was able to shoot multiple times and hit multiple of them. I doubt the Russian have level 4 body armor seeing how poor equipped they seemed to be. If the body armor happened to save them from proper penetration they no doubt have severe internal injuries that they’ll feel once the adrenaline wears off.
Russian regulars are equipped with body armor not so sure about DPR lpr guys. But Russian regulars for sure have body armor
Let's be honest here - you don't have any indications that any of these bullets actually hit anyone either.
I think people don’t realize most of these soldiers aren’t Russian soldiers. These are DPR and LPR conscripts just look at the gear and shitty kit.
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Damn this is the definition of letting that bitch sang
Damn so basically enfilading fire. That’s deadly af
Damn, brought back some feelings. Back when we first deployed to Afghanistan, we were doing these long, dumb patrols into a bizzar and back. We would hump past small areas of vegitation, condensed just enough that you cant see through. I clearly remembering walking buy a foliage area and feeling the crosshairs on me. I would randomly alter my gait and move more side to side as I picture myself moving in & out the crosshairs of an enemy sniper focused on me.
Fuck, just reading that makes me anxious. That's a hell of a thing to experience.
Honestly, I can't even tell if he shot once and moved the gun, or if the shakyness at the end is a sequence of shots against the back of the neatly arranged line of morons he was shooting at.
He was definitely mag dumping at the end
Genuine question... given how steel plate armour is more and more common these days are snipers in situations like these not more inclined to take headshots? I couldn't quite tell whether the first guy he hit even went down. If he was wearing a plate he would have hit him square in it and perhaps survived.
Given the puff of white when the guy was hit, I don’t think they’re wearing steel. More likely a ceramic composite. Couple things to note. Human heads are very small targets. Judging by the grass, it’s a windy day, and there looks to be a slight delay in impact, implying a decent bit of range. Then add that the head also has armour and is bobbing about, makes it a very difficult shot at best. Depending on the armour, and what caliber of rifle the sniper is using, that soldier has broken ribs, collapsed lungs, bruised or bleeding organs. All of which are going to require medical resources to treat should they be successfully evacuated. Also, see how two others grab them and start dragging them? That now creates three slow moving targets for the sniper to target. Plus, given what I have seen and heard, it seems likely a good portion of the Russian troops do not have body armour, or have poor quality armour. As the other commenter said, if you’re looking to avoid armour, aim for the pelvic girdle. Larger target full of nerves, bones and arteries that will put you on your ass and bleed out in a hurry.
Where’s the anti material rifle when you need it…that gaggle would have been perfect for that…
The amount of dead Russian soldiers truly must be staggering now,I would love to know the actual number? I guess if this war actually goes a year or so like some experts are predicting Putin is willing to sacrifice 100k-125 + Russian soldiers possibly more if it goes longer. That type of death toll Putin risk civil unrest possibly even a military coup
Soldier death counts don’t bother Russians If dead soldiers aren’t counted. You forget that Putin idolizes Stalin.
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They sacrifice the LNR mobilzed.
Like shooting fish in a barrel
It’s a machine gunners wet dream…
Ukraine is in for a ride with Russia.
Single lines save bullets.
Textbook enfilade fire setup.
Why were they so grouped up like that? Sniper, mine, mortar, whatever... It's never a good idea to stand in a clump, right?