Simo Häyhä was one of the most famous soldiers to serve in World War II – a Finnish military ... way into their specialized sniper role. Telescopic sights and newer versions of each rifle ...

When the United States entered the First World War in April ... good as the telescopic sight used with it; to this end, the Ordnance Dept. tested a number of scopes. Eventually a 2.6X sight ...

This was a result of the use of various commercial telescopic sights that did not have sufficient ... of sniping arms and ammunition during World War II. Although some types of ammunition (such ...