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Knoke was shot down on 29 April in action against the P-47 of Captain James Cannon of the 354th Fighter Group and was hospitalised until August 1944 with severe concussion and related injuries. Before he bailed out, Knoke managed in turn to shoot down the overshooting 'Jug' piloted by Capt. Cannon, who was taken prisoner. Knoke claimed to have had some friendly interactions with Cannon before both were picked up by German forces.
Fun fact: My dad's callsign is Carlos, named after Carlos Hathcock. The reason he got this callsign is because when he was training with the gun on the F-18 Hornet, he was using the wrong targeting system and ended up spraying everywhere except the target they were supposed to hit. he thought he had nailed the target, and when he landed everyone was mocking him as military men do, and they came up with the callsign "Carlos", after the famous sniper. Everyone now thinks it's because he's Mexican, but in reality he's named after Carlos Hathcock. He now is retired, but flies with Draken International as a civilian fighter pilot, as one of the best fighter pilots (with guns too XD).
@@symphinitystugiii3476 Yes, pretty regularly. He's the "director" for Draken flying Red Air for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. They fly daily, doing all sorts of air to air and air to ground combat training. They even drop real bombs. My dad's a very good dogfighter, but he's better at Close Air Support. They have A4 Skyhawks and F 1 mirages as of right now, but they're trying to upgrade their aircraft to F 16s possibly. Another funny fact, is that my dad was one of the best with a rifle out of most of his marine friends, which came in handy in Afghanistan XD. So in a way, his callsign fits.
Hathcock always called his targets, "Hamburgers". He was and still is a legend in the USMC. Literally the founding father of the USMC Scout/Sniper School. Thank-you Yarnhub for a superb presented story of heroism.
The White Feather versus The Cobra....This is a special day! Thank you Yarnhub, for giving us this re-enactment of one of the most incredible sniper duels in history.
Proud to be able to say I've been watching since the shoe maker that beat a German tank ace. You guys have come a long way since then. Keep on going strong 💪 Love you guys ❤️
Me too! Haven't missed a single video over the past several years! Been following this channel since amelia earhart! That seems like such a long time ago! I have witnessed their animation changing over the years and I am really impressed! Hope everybody here feels the same way
He was also suffering at the time from the early symptoms of the neurologic disorder that would eventually kill him. Multiple Sclerosis. And a real legend in the Marine Corps, You are getting really good with the animation. He long with Major Land and would get the TO&E for the permanent Sniper School that the Marines have and we all know about.
I remember when it was simple 2d animation, now this channel has single handedly changed animation on UA-cam for ever, the best quality animation there is, with amazing stories that make you feel like you are in the middle of the story. Thank you for blessing us with your amazing creation.
A true marine badass, as a kid i had a white feather and yet didn't know about the full real story, my old man just gave it to me along with a toy rifle and told me i was a legend
@@Mr.MurdochTimothySchmidtlol they fought in completely different styles and conditions. we cant really guess who would win. regardless why would they fight each other anyways, they'd just shoot commies together
@@Mr.MurdochTimothySchmidt Including Francis Pegahmagabow. Remember, Francis is a First Nation, his entire life is around staying in the dark and catching your prey when they don't see it coming
Carlos Hathcock used to set up his White Feather Industries booth at gun shows in the '90s. I engaged in a couple of conversations with the man. IIRC he was wheelchair-bound, and in his mid-50s he seemed old to me (I was 19-20 at the time). Wish I had taken the time to better appreciate our brief talks, he passed not too long after.
The Vietnam vets were a whole different breed. My generation was fortunate to be trained by them. We admired and respected them. Tough people. Reminds me of our current Gulf War II warfighters. Love the predator reference at the beginning. Keep up the great work. You guys have come a long way. Always look forward to each release.
I started watching when the "When the Valiant 21 Sikhs Battled 10,000 Men" video had just came out, been watching as much as I can from you guys ever since. I've not only learnt alot more but the videos are actually enjoyable, and the amount the animation quality has changed is just insane, you guys keep it all up.
10:19 That's not actually true. The deadliest sniper of the Vietnam War with most confirmed kills was an Army sniper, SSG Adelbert Waldron, with the record of 109 kills in 8 months. He specialized in shooting from patrol boats, sometime while moving. Sadly, not as much is known about him compared to the famous Marine Corps snipers.
Hathcock isn't even officially the second deadliest, Chuck Mawhinney had 103 kills, and Eric England 98, but in all fairness, not all Hathcocks kills were confirmed as he often just headed off alone so the only records are the notes he wrote down himself. However, I'm fairly sure he was the best, considering the missions he went on.
@@mace8873 Its more then that. The Scout Snipers had a ridiculous standard for confirmed. They needed either the programs leader or another officer to see them do it. Which kind of defeats their purpose since they had other then their leader no officers were part of the unit. Think about that for a moment you either need to not do your job, be on guard duty or hope the boss is nearby in order to get credit.
Very nice. For a touch more accuracy in your depiction of Gunny's Unertl lose the recoil spring. He took it off because it rattled. Also the feather is way too long. The one he wore in the bush was much shorter and smaller. Otherwise, nicely done and thanks for mentioning Burke.
Well damned... You managed to make a tense sniper chase more tense than any Hollywood movie. And I would not have believed the story, if it did not come from you lads.
Basically when Carlos Hathcock was mentioning this part he spoke how when his scope saw the glint and he shot in the direction, the bullet went through both end of the Cobras scope, through the eye and obliterated the left side of the snipers head. causing literal crainal evacuation (brain matter and skull matter due to the force and vacuum of the shot). Hathcock said that he was faster on the trigger as if the Cobra would've taken the shot at that moment, Carlos would've been dead. He also didn't hold any grudge toward the cobra, he had respect for his fellow enemy. There was another time where Carolos used a 50 cal machine gun and placed a powered scope on the top to use as a 50 cal sniper rifle to shoot at a Vietcong riding a bike that was carrying AK47 weaponry from a long distance.
Nearly a mile-and-a-half. It is thanks to Carlos Hathcock that the .50-caliber sniper rifle was invented. There was one named after him, the Lang Tran.
The animation quality is insane. Been Watching for a few years and im so happy to see the improvements! I still love the older videos but the new ones feel like battlefield cutscenes. Love your work!
This has genuinely gotta be one of my favourite episodes I've seen on this channel, everything from the lighting to the pacing were just perfect! You've outdone yourselves with this one ❤
The story of John Burkes death is one of immense courage as well. Man held off a NVA assault with grenades and his M16. While defending the wounded albeit wounded himself.
So John R Burke was actually my great uncle on my dad's side. I was named after him. I was born on the exact day he was laid to rest after his heroic effort, but 14 years later... Sounds like you read the book and know the story of my great uncle! This is great! I've seen many different videos of this story but this animation is unique, little cheesy though, but still intense.
Hathcock and mawhiney we're both outstanding Marine snipers but you never here about the U.S. Army sniper Adelbert Waldron, he actually had more confirmed kills than hathcock did(look it up if you don't believe me) loo into his 1 mile (Roughly) shot from a boat on a VC. But regardless they all made us proud Americans.
My parents fled Vietnam in ‘75 and my family is now doing better than ever.. thank you to all the Vietnam Vets for all that you went through and the sacrifices you all made so that my family and many others could have a better life… you are all heroes!!
One of the best memories of my time in the Suck was at the Scout/Sniper Instructors School in Quantico, Va. The class, I was part of, was about half made up of Marines. The other half were from Delta, Seals, Green Beanies and Rangers. We started with about 75 students. About 25 of us graduated. After each training section, the cadre pulled the class together and asked us for critiques about that session. At the Stalking section, during which you donned the Gillie suit you had made, slow-crawled about 1000 meters along a power line cut, set up your firing position and took your shot at your "targets" (them being several instructors who sat in the bed of a 6-by with tripod mounted spotting scopes and binos looking for you and radioing in “walkers” to lead them to your suspected position. If they find you, it's a Fail. You get one more chance. Fail again and you are sent home). Afterwards, at the critique, I said that this part of the training was insufficient. We were under a time limit (I can't recall if it was 2, 3 or 4 hours) to maneuver to a position within 250 meters of them, fire your first round, wait till a walker came within 10 feet of you, then fire once more). The time limit forced us to move with more speed then you would under combat conditions and to “cut corners”. I understood that the course only had so much time to teach us a shit load of knowledge, but stalking was too important to be rushed, I said. They should add another week to the course to give stalking the time it deserves. To back-up my opinion, I told the story of Master Sgt. Carlos Hathcock III's famous mission to kill a NVA General deep in North Vietnam. After a helo insertion, he took more than a day and a night slow-crawling though more than half a mile (800 meters) of a flat plain with no trees or bushes, just knee-high grass. Got to within 300 meters of the general's hootch and waited for the general to appear. He killed the SOB. Then, slow crawled back across that open plain while the company of NVA regulars assigned to guard the general furiously scoured the ground looking for him. That's the kind of training exercise we needed at the best sniper school in the world. I didn't know it then, but “Gunny” Hathcock had been a regular visitor to the school (which he and Major Land had fought long and hard to create) and was there back behind the truck with the rest of the cadre listening. The next day, we rotated out to the range for practice and Qual with our rifles. He came out to the range and did what ,an instructor later told me, was his routine. He picked one student and spotted for that shooter during the two days of range practice before qualifying began. Another of the cadre told me afterwards that I "was the first god-damned ‘yankee’ that The Man had ever picked to spot for.” For a glorious 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon and 3 more hours the next morning, I was tutored, in a slow Arkansas drawl, by the Finest Marine to get a solid cheek weld on a stock and proper eye relief to a scope. It will be one of the memories I’ll recall as I take my last breath on this earth. Semper Fidelis, White Feather.
That’s why the marine corps goes based off of Carlos hathcock sniper skills He was definitely a man a myth and a legend That all armed forces goes based off him now from the army navy marines and Air Force and coast guard Snipers like Carlos hathcock are a rare breed of snipers in the military Even some sniper games are based on & off around Carlos hathcock sniper missions Like sniper ghost warrior Or sniper elite post WW2 Shalom dove 🕊️ of peace ☮️
He is one of the most famous American snipers and he held the record for most confirmed kills for a long time. Ehite Feather even used an M2 Machine Gun with a scope on it for long range sniping.
"Sniping your enemy is like hunting any other animal. Fire at the wrong moment and your chance will be forever lost." - Viktor Reznov Felt very true in this story.
Gunny Hathcock is a legend and the man who made the Scout Sniper Program. He is by far the best sniper in history as he did things that nobody else has
The amount of mind games required to predict enemy movement is simply incredible. Imagine an air soft game mode where 2 snipers duel for the first shot. 4-D chess anyone?
I've watched several videos that cover the same topic but I am proud to say that no other has covered this topic so well! Been a faithful supporter of this channel for the past several years and have been witness to seeing its wonderful videos and marvelling at the quality of the animation increasing year after year! P.S - Yarnhub's video on Simo Häyhä (AKA The White Death) is also amazing! Wish they would make a reboot of that one too Kudos to all your hard work and keep it up!
Damn, the animation is so crisp and beautiful. Excellent work folks! Any way you can make any footage related to Aztec Eagles, air squad 101 and / or 201?
I was hoping you could do an episode on “Swede” Vejtesa a legendary American pilot in the Pacific theater of WW2. He had a 20 minute dogfight in an SBD dauntless dive bomber against three zeros and survived! Then later in the war made history by downing seven enemy planes in one day in a fighter. I think it’s a great story would make a great video, thanks for all your content, its great!
I was privileged to feed Gunny Hathcock lunch a number of times at a restaurant I manged in Virginia Beach. Pretty quiet guy but nice as they come. He was the definition of an Army of one. RIP Gunny Carlos Hathcock - Long Trang aka the White Feather
Honestly one of your best videos yet! Fantastic work as always, Yarnhub! (Edit, that predator reference was hilarious, with the cut off "GET TO THE CHOP-" *dies*)
Small mistake... at 3:34 you said they had a quick MRE...MREs did not come out until 1980. In the Vietnam war they had MCI or Meal, Combat, Individual.
This shot is legendary among trick shot competitions. Few have been able to pull it off and of those, none of them had vegetation or their lives on the line to contend with. Incredible. Love his take on being a sniper. Enjoying the thrill of the hunt is one thing. Yet killing someone is not something to be proud of. Doing your job so that your brothers may live to see another day. That is something to be proud of.
@@imao4933 the viet cong were Southerners who sympathized with the North, and were fighting against the Republic of Vietnam's forces, making them insurgents. The PAVN (People's Army of Vietnam) were the military force of North Vietnam, and would not be considered insurgents.
@@stephenlawrence554 the ironic is almost every countryside peoples were sympathizers (the southern government was shit) thats why the 1960 Dong Khoi movement worked, then we have the NLF (aka "VC insurgents")
The white feather vs The cobra US Marine officer Carlos Hathhock ( White feather) Legend ❤ and John Burke Elimination of terror base wow Amazing animation 👌 by Yarn Hub team 👏 The voice 🎤 narration 👌 semma super 😍
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Great video Yarnhub. Please consider doing a video on the USS Laffey and it's fight against 50 Japanese Kamikazes in the Battle of Okinawa.
Nice video
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Knoke was shot down on 29 April in action against the P-47 of Captain James Cannon of the 354th Fighter Group and was hospitalised until August 1944 with severe concussion and related injuries. Before he bailed out, Knoke managed in turn to shoot down the overshooting 'Jug' piloted by Capt. Cannon, who was taken prisoner. Knoke claimed to have had some friendly interactions with Cannon before both were picked up by German forces.
Fun fact: My dad's callsign is Carlos, named after Carlos Hathcock. The reason he got this callsign is because when he was training with the gun on the F-18 Hornet, he was using the wrong targeting system and ended up spraying everywhere except the target they were supposed to hit. he thought he had nailed the target, and when he landed everyone was mocking him as military men do, and they came up with the callsign "Carlos", after the famous sniper. Everyone now thinks it's because he's Mexican, but in reality he's named after Carlos Hathcock. He now is retired, but flies with Draken International as a civilian fighter pilot, as one of the best fighter pilots (with guns too XD).
Haha that's pretty funny, does he still fly regularly?
No no no, he didn't miss. He hit the hidden targets
@@rosehip2059 XD
@@symphinitystugiii3476 Yes, pretty regularly. He's the "director" for Draken flying Red Air for Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina. They fly daily, doing all sorts of air to air and air to ground combat training. They even drop real bombs. My dad's a very good dogfighter, but he's better at Close Air Support. They have A4 Skyhawks and F 1 mirages as of right now, but they're trying to upgrade their aircraft to F 16s possibly. Another funny fact, is that my dad was one of the best with a rifle out of most of his marine friends, which came in handy in Afghanistan XD. So in a way, his callsign fits.
@@braedynhoward3644 wow
Love the Predator reference. Nothing more iconic than Schwarzenegger and Weathers clasping hands and showing those massive 13 inch pythons
Except in this case, Carl Weathers seems to be played by a young Evander Holyfield.
CAME HERE JUSS TO SAY THISSS!!!^^^^^PERFECT 👌🏿🤙🏿 that handshake was EPIC!!! Replayed it like 8 times like isn't that from Predator!?!?!
@@QuezlySnipes yes
@@robertlombardo8437 I think the channel mixed Weather's handclasp and bill duke who mowed down a forest with old painless 😂
The fact that he picked up an M2 is hilarious
It's insane to think that even just a single split seconds moment longer of hesitation, this story would be "How the Cobra killed The White Feather"
Or if that fallen tree branch didn't sink.
That's the way the ball bounces.
Nah. We would have never heard about white feather, just like the other snipers that were killed by Cobra.
A much better man than me said "War is Hell".
The White Feather got a luck buff by Burke
Hathcock always called his targets, "Hamburgers". He was and still is a legend in the USMC. Literally the founding father of the USMC Scout/Sniper School. Thank-you Yarnhub for a superb presented story of heroism.
Now the Scout Snipers are being fazed out, kinda sad to see a legacy of the Corps dissolve.
- insert big mac whopper song here -
Funny you should mention that, I'm pretty sure Lyudmila Pavlichenko called the Nazies she shot dead in Stalingrad "Sticks".
Gotta say that watching this is hella inspiring, can't wait to see you guys improve more over the coming years!
A fellow cat i see
The white feather got burned burnt. And his friend died in the war period how is that Motivation
The White Feather versus The Cobra....This is a special day! Thank you Yarnhub, for giving us this re-enactment of one of the most incredible sniper duels in history.
Cobra was a worthy foe
The German version is better. A video should be made about that.
@@GardenGuy1942 hahahahaha🫵🤡
Proud to be able to say I've been watching since the shoe maker that beat a German tank ace. You guys have come a long way since then. Keep on going strong 💪 Love you guys ❤️
Same, loved lthat video and would love it even more if they manage to make a remake
Same
Me too! Haven't missed a single video over the past several years! Been following this channel since amelia earhart! That seems like such a long time ago!
I have witnessed their animation changing over the years and I am really impressed!
Hope everybody here feels the same way
Seems like alot of people started watching yarnhub at the same video as me
Ive been watching since the old B17 and bf109 animation
He was also suffering at the time from the early symptoms of the neurologic disorder that would eventually kill him. Multiple Sclerosis. And a real legend in the Marine Corps, You are getting really good with the animation. He long with Major Land and would get the TO&E for the permanent Sniper School that the Marines have and we all know about.
o7 rest in peace
Were you in the Marines? Just curious. You seem to have alot of interest in this. I was an 0121. MOS paper pusher.
Was because his burns after saving marines from a burning m113?
@@paulnejtek6588 ... "a lot". Separated.
I remember when it was simple 2d animation, now this channel has single handedly changed animation on UA-cam for ever, the best quality animation there is, with amazing stories that make you feel like you are in the middle of the story. Thank you for blessing us with your amazing creation.
A true marine badass, as a kid i had a white feather and yet didn't know about the full real story, my old man just gave it to me along with a toy rifle and told me i was a legend
Neat
Your dad's a legend
Carlos Hathcock, the legend!
Yeah, but i think Simo Häyhä could defeat him.😏
@@Mr.MurdochTimothySchmidtlol they fought in completely different styles and conditions. we cant really guess who would win. regardless why would they fight each other anyways, they'd just shoot commies together
Hathcock is a Marine Corp legend. I watched a documentary on Snipers and his story was one of them.
@mr.murdochtimothy no one asked you to tell us that
@@Mr.MurdochTimothySchmidt Including Francis Pegahmagabow. Remember, Francis is a First Nation, his entire life is around staying in the dark and catching your prey when they don't see it coming
daym i really love this sniper vs Sniper story, the tense of the battle really felt eventhough it's just a narrative
Carlos Hathcock used to set up his White Feather Industries booth at gun shows in the '90s. I engaged in a couple of conversations with the man. IIRC he was wheelchair-bound, and in his mid-50s he seemed old to me (I was 19-20 at the time). Wish I had taken the time to better appreciate our brief talks, he passed not too long after.
IIRC? Are we supposed to know what that stands for?
@@whiskeymonk4085 if i remember correctly
@@whiskeymonk4085 Yeah, it gets used a lot
@@lennartj.8072 Idrcwyth
@@whiskeymonk4085Yes
The Vietnam vets were a whole different breed. My generation was fortunate to be trained by them. We admired and respected them. Tough people. Reminds me of our current Gulf War II warfighters.
Love the predator reference at the beginning.
Keep up the great work. You guys have come a long way. Always look forward to each release.
Man, that's totally a tribute to Predator!
I started watching when the "When the Valiant 21 Sikhs Battled 10,000 Men" video had just came out, been watching as much as I can from you guys ever since. I've not only learnt alot more but the videos are actually enjoyable, and the amount the animation quality has changed is just insane, you guys keep it all up.
As a Sikh, I give tribute to every one of the 21 Sikhs (including one of my ancestors) who died at the Battle of Saragarhi🫡
same
It’s baffling to see how far y’all have come. I’m truly baffled, keep it up lads!
10:19 That's not actually true. The deadliest sniper of the Vietnam War with most confirmed kills was an Army sniper, SSG Adelbert Waldron, with the record of 109 kills in 8 months. He specialized in shooting from patrol boats, sometime while moving. Sadly, not as much is known about him compared to the famous Marine Corps snipers.
Hathcock isn't even officially the second deadliest, Chuck Mawhinney had 103 kills, and Eric England 98, but in all fairness, not all Hathcocks kills were confirmed as he often just headed off alone so the only records are the notes he wrote down himself. However, I'm fairly sure he was the best, considering the missions he went on.
@@mace8873 Its more then that. The Scout Snipers had a ridiculous standard for confirmed. They needed either the programs leader or another officer to see them do it. Which kind of defeats their purpose since they had other then their leader no officers were part of the unit. Think about that for a moment you either need to not do your job, be on guard duty or hope the boss is nearby in order to get credit.
Very nice. For a touch more accuracy in your depiction of Gunny's Unertl lose the recoil spring. He took it off because it rattled. Also the feather is way too long. The one he wore in the bush was much shorter and smaller. Otherwise, nicely done and thanks for mentioning Burke.
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Great video from the Yarnhub team as always, and I am hoping for more ground vehicle battles in the future. Can't wait!
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After the Arnold homage, I immediately bought a polo. The video quality, and the history your channel provides is worth every contribution.
Thank you Adam!
Amazing to see how far this channel has come. Keep up the great work!
Unbelievably quality! I'm not rich but you have my financial support for these wonderfully educational and interesting videos!
Thank you!
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Carlos wasn't just a skilled marksman. The guy had insane "field IQ." He could see things us mere mortals couldn't.
We can. We just don't.
Well damned... You managed to make a tense sniper chase more tense than any Hollywood movie. And I would not have believed the story, if it did not come from you lads.
Basically when Carlos Hathcock was mentioning this part he spoke how when his scope saw the glint and he shot in the direction, the bullet went through both end of the Cobras scope, through the eye and obliterated the left side of the snipers head. causing literal crainal evacuation (brain matter and skull matter due to the force and vacuum of the shot). Hathcock said that he was faster on the trigger as if the Cobra would've taken the shot at that moment, Carlos would've been dead. He also didn't hold any grudge toward the cobra, he had respect for his fellow enemy.
There was another time where Carolos used a 50 cal machine gun and placed a powered scope on the top to use as a 50 cal sniper rifle to shoot at a Vietcong riding a bike that was carrying AK47 weaponry from a long distance.
Nearly a mile-and-a-half. It is thanks to Carlos Hathcock that the .50-caliber sniper rifle was invented.
There was one named after him, the Lang Tran.
The animation quality is insane. Been Watching for a few years and im so happy to see the improvements! I still love the older videos but the new ones feel like battlefield cutscenes. Love your work!
It’s like Avatar CGI
Man I have been watching since 2018 and you're animations came a long way since then great work yarnhub
Woah! Amazing job guys! As a south vietnamese, this story is one of my favorites!
This has genuinely gotta be one of my favourite episodes I've seen on this channel, everything from the lighting to the pacing were just perfect! You've outdone yourselves with this one ❤
The story of John Burkes death is one of immense courage as well. Man held off a NVA assault with grenades and his M16. While defending the wounded albeit wounded himself.
So John R Burke was actually my great uncle on my dad's side. I was named after him. I was born on the exact day he was laid to rest after his heroic effort, but 14 years later... Sounds like you read the book and know the story of my great uncle! This is great! I've seen many different videos of this story but this animation is unique, little cheesy though, but still intense.
Not only Carlos Hathcock was a greatest snipper of that era but his IQ level was also beyond an average persons imagination 🤯
Lol and here I was so proud of my 123 IQ.
@@rc59191 IQ is not the same as intelligence. I know this because of my 826 IQ level
@@visassess8607 ok mr smartest man on earth
826 here.
Hathcock and mawhiney we're both outstanding Marine snipers but you never here about the U.S. Army sniper Adelbert Waldron, he actually had more confirmed kills than hathcock did(look it up if you don't believe me) loo into his 1 mile (Roughly) shot from a boat on a VC. But regardless they all made us proud Americans.
My parents fled Vietnam in ‘75 and my family is now doing better than ever.. thank you to all the Vietnam Vets for all that you went through and the sacrifices you all made so that my family and many others could have a better life… you are all heroes!!
that pred 1 reference was amazing haven’t seen a history channel do that before cool
One of the best memories of my time in the Suck was at the Scout/Sniper Instructors School in Quantico, Va.
The class, I was part of, was about half made up of Marines. The other half were from Delta, Seals, Green Beanies and Rangers.
We started with about 75 students. About 25 of us graduated.
After each training section, the cadre pulled the class together and asked us for critiques about that session.
At the Stalking section, during which you donned the Gillie suit you had made, slow-crawled about 1000 meters along a power line cut, set up your firing position and took your shot at your "targets" (them being several instructors who sat in the bed of a 6-by with tripod mounted spotting scopes and binos looking for you and radioing in “walkers” to lead them to your suspected position. If they find you, it's a Fail. You get one more chance. Fail again and you are sent home).
Afterwards, at the critique, I said that this part of the training was insufficient. We were under a time limit (I can't recall if it was 2, 3 or 4 hours) to maneuver to a position within 250 meters of them, fire your first round, wait till a walker came within 10 feet of you, then fire once more). The time limit forced us to move with more speed then you would under combat conditions and to “cut corners”.
I understood that the course only had so much time to teach us a shit load of knowledge, but stalking was too important to be rushed, I said. They should add another week to the course to give stalking the time it deserves.
To back-up my opinion, I told the story of Master Sgt. Carlos Hathcock III's famous mission to kill a NVA General deep in North Vietnam. After a helo insertion, he took more than a day and a night slow-crawling though more than half a mile (800 meters) of a flat plain with no trees or bushes, just knee-high grass. Got to within 300 meters of the general's hootch and waited for the general to appear. He killed the SOB. Then, slow crawled back across that open plain while the company of NVA regulars assigned to guard the general furiously scoured the ground looking for him. That's the kind of training exercise we needed at the best sniper school in the world.
I didn't know it then, but “Gunny” Hathcock had been a regular visitor to the school (which he and Major Land had fought long and hard to create) and was there back behind the truck with the rest of the cadre listening. The next day, we rotated out to the range for practice and Qual with our rifles. He came out to the range and did what ,an instructor later told me, was his routine.
He picked one student and spotted for that shooter during the two days of range practice before qualifying began. Another of the cadre told me afterwards that I "was the first god-damned ‘yankee’ that The Man had ever picked to spot for.”
For a glorious 3 hours in the morning, 3 hours in the afternoon and 3 more hours the next morning, I was tutored, in a slow Arkansas drawl, by the Finest Marine to get a solid cheek weld on a stock and proper eye relief to a scope.
It will be one of the memories I’ll recall as I take my last breath on this earth.
Semper Fidelis, White Feather.
This is probably the best yarnhub video i have ever watched and i have been watching since the ned kellys last stand video. keep up the good work!
I've heard this story many times ,but NEVER to this detail, AMAZING job ,yall did it perfectly
That’s why the marine corps goes based off of Carlos hathcock sniper skills
He was definitely a man a myth and a legend
That all armed forces goes based off him now from the army navy marines and Air Force and coast guard
Snipers like Carlos hathcock are a rare breed of snipers in the military
Even some sniper games are based on & off around Carlos hathcock sniper missions
Like sniper ghost warrior
Or sniper elite post WW2
Shalom dove 🕊️ of peace ☮️
I love the predator reference! Over all great video!
Never heard of White Feather. They must be really covert.😊
He is one of the most famous American snipers and he held the record for most confirmed kills for a long time. Ehite Feather even used an M2 Machine Gun with a scope on it for long range sniping.
So many references here and well appreciated. Predator and Road Block (we don't acknowledge the Rock portrayal). Awesome work as always!
Ive heard of this story years ago! thanks for bringing it to life!! you guys rock!
Been watching for A little over a year and the animation blows me away. These are brilliant and I can’t believe I found this channel
It's un believable how much your animation has improved
Maybe the craziest sniper v sniper duel during the Vietnam war. This is a great one
Man, this channel is so awesome and dopamine-inducing, I'm surprised it isn't internationally regulated.
this channel so good, thanks for the editor and the animation, i really enjoy it
Thank you very much for your history lessons, may there be many more to come!!!
SHUT UP!
"Sniping your enemy is like hunting any other animal. Fire at the wrong moment and your chance will be forever lost." - Viktor Reznov
Felt very true in this story.
These always make my day. Well done y’all!
Not gonna lie, the 3D animation looks very amazing
Gunny Hathcock is a legend and the man who made the Scout Sniper Program. He is by far the best sniper in history as he did things that nobody else has
The Finns might have something to say about that....Simo Hayha comes to might.
Thrilling, exhilarating and heart stopping 🔥🔥🔥🔥😮😮😮😮❤❤ video even better then 2hrs action 🎥 great work guys and a salute to "Yarnhub" team 🌟🌟🌟🌟.
War is not a Game. War is Terrifying, as this episode shows.
The amount of mind games required to predict enemy movement is simply incredible. Imagine an air soft game mode where 2 snipers duel for the first shot. 4-D chess anyone?
Petition to give the narrator and animators a raise
I've watched several videos that cover the same topic but I am proud to say that no other has covered this topic so well!
Been a faithful supporter of this channel for the past several years and have been witness to seeing its wonderful videos and marvelling at the quality of the animation increasing year after year!
P.S - Yarnhub's video on Simo Häyhä (AKA The White Death) is also amazing! Wish they would make a reboot of that one too
Kudos to all your hard work and keep it up!
6:31 Bro smelled McDonalds guns and eagles 💀
bruh
After seeing that Predator reference all i could here during the jungle fight was the Predator theme. Thanks Yarnhub.
This is epic! The work you guys put into these is amazing! I love your videos, been watching since "The Ghost Camaro".
Always wanted to see a Vietnam war video, thank you so much.
Damn, the animation is so crisp and beautiful. Excellent work folks! Any way you can make any footage related to Aztec Eagles, air squad 101 and / or 201?
researching it now
@@Yarnhubwords can't describe how happy I am for that.
I love the Vietnam and World War One videos almost as much as I love the WW2 ones! Another great video btw
The white feather took out the cruel Woman Apache too.😊😊
The fact that this was all animated, modeled and voice acted is just insane to me, You guys are legends keep it up!
As always, top notch, it’s getting so much better than 5 years ago. (Edit I did start when it was 2d when the Tesla vid was fairly new)
I can't believe how good these videos have become. The graphics are amazing
Its one thing to take out a bad guy, but another to do it through the bad guys scope. what a shot! Incredible marksman the white feather.
Bro the animation quality on this vid is absolutely insane 🔥
I loved your video about Carlos Hatchcock and how he discharged the North Vietnamese soldier you are incredible greetings from Mexico
I found this channel yesterday and have already watched more than 10 videos. Already feeling guilty that such high quality content is free if cost.
i have watched your content for 2 years my father love your content keep up with the good work!
Has to be the best video you’ve ever made, been watching every Friday and seeing your animation improve each time :)
I was hoping you could do an episode on “Swede” Vejtesa a legendary American pilot in the Pacific theater of WW2. He had a 20 minute dogfight in an SBD dauntless dive bomber against three zeros and survived! Then later in the war made history by downing seven enemy planes in one day in a fighter. I think it’s a great story would make a great video, thanks for all your content, its great!
I was privileged to feed Gunny Hathcock lunch a number of times at a restaurant I manged in Virginia Beach. Pretty quiet guy but nice as they come. He was the definition of an Army of one. RIP Gunny Carlos Hathcock - Long Trang aka the White Feather
Bro carried the m2 machine like a boss
It's like watching a good movie, graphics on this is awesome 👌👌
Honestly one of your best videos yet! Fantastic work as always, Yarnhub!
(Edit, that predator reference was hilarious, with the cut off "GET TO THE CHOP-" *dies*)
A little “homage” to Predator there in the beginning? I love it!
I love the predator reference. I still prefer you guys use the narrators casual voice when quoting individuals. I think it sounds better.
damn bruv, I started watching you when you released the Red Baron, and I'm quite amazed at the improvement.
LMAO the Predator reference
Can you show me a timestamp?
I love this channel, I’ve followed it from 2d to this, much love ❤
sniper against sniper... An eye for an eye... At these times, you can only count on two things, LUCK, and GOD's help against your enemy...
0:59 Man woke up and ignored the recoil
Thank you for these amazing animation stories Yarnhub. Keep up the amazing work!
When he picked up the m2 Browning i cracked up😂
Small mistake... at 3:34 you said they had a quick MRE...MREs did not come out until 1980. In the Vietnam war they had MCI or Meal, Combat, Individual.
somehow you never fail at impressing me in every video.
This shot is legendary among trick shot competitions. Few have been able to pull it off and of those, none of them had vegetation or their lives on the line to contend with. Incredible.
Love his take on being a sniper. Enjoying the thrill of the hunt is one thing. Yet killing someone is not something to be proud of. Doing your job so that your brothers may live to see another day. That is something to be proud of.
0:58 noooooo they got Arnold!😢😢😢
0:43 I didn't know The Rock was in Vietnam!
Still been the most epic involvement of the US so far, hope you guys covered more of the VC insurgence and more overview about it.
i wonder why VC was considered an insurgent
@@imao4933 the viet cong were Southerners who sympathized with the North, and were fighting against the Republic of Vietnam's forces, making them insurgents. The PAVN (People's Army of Vietnam) were the military force of North Vietnam, and would not be considered insurgents.
@@stephenlawrence554 the ironic is almost every countryside peoples were sympathizers (the southern government was shit)
thats why the 1960 Dong Khoi movement worked, then we have the NLF (aka "VC insurgents")
You are the best UA-camr ever I have studied the white feather so much he is the best
Love the predator reference
The white feather vs The cobra US Marine officer Carlos Hathhock ( White feather) Legend ❤ and John Burke Elimination of terror base wow Amazing animation 👌 by Yarn Hub team 👏 The voice 🎤 narration 👌 semma super 😍
another excellent video by yarnhub, good work guys! love to see the progress made from the old 2d animations :)
You can't deny that both snipers were amazing. Every second means life and death for a sniper. This story is one of the best.