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t_style · 07-26-2001, 01:53 AM

I believe it was during Winter War between Russia and Finland, when a Finnish soldier and his squad took over a Russian AT-gun. The optics of the gun were broken, but this guy figures out that he can aim the gun by looking through the barrel of the gun and then quickly reloading and firing. Although this sound very unreliable, they took out five Russian tanks in an hour or so with that broken AT-gun. I believe he received a Mannerheim cross (which is the highest Finnish recommendation in the army) after that day.

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t_style is Offline Senior Member Posts: 160 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Kaarina, Finland	07-26-2001, 01:53 AM I believe it was during Winter War between Russia and Finland, when a Finnish soldier and his squad took over a Russian AT-gun. The optics of the gun were broken, but this guy figures out that he can aim the gun by looking through the barrel of the gun and then quickly reloading and firing. Although this sound very unreliable, they took out five Russian tanks in an hour or so with that broken AT-gun. I believe he received a Mannerheim cross (which is the highest Finnish recommendation in the army) after that day. ------------------ "In God we trust, all others are suspects"