Zhang Taofang
Encyclopedia
Zhang Taofang, was a Chinese
sniper during the Korean War
. He is credited with 214 confirmed kills in 32 days without using a sniper magnifying scope.
without a PU scope
.
After waiting 18 days at his position, Zhang spotted an enemy and immediately aimed and fired 12 shots, only to miss them all. This eager action attracted enemy fire, which almost killed him. After this, he carefully analyzed why he failed and figured out a technique using the iron sight
to improve his shooting ability. He shot down one enemy the next day.
On February 15, he hit 7 enemies with 9 bullets, which surpassed the ratio of many experienced snipers. He achieved a total of 214 confirmed kills on UN troops in 32 days.
China
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sniper during the Korean War
Korean War
The Korean War was a conventional war between South Korea, supported by the United Nations, and North Korea, supported by the People's Republic of China , with military material aid from the Soviet Union...
. He is credited with 214 confirmed kills in 32 days without using a sniper magnifying scope.
Korean War
On January 11, 1953, Zhang, who had been enrolled in the army for no more than two years and together with soldiers of 8th company, 214th Regiment, 24th Corps, he was assigned to Triangle Hill, equipped with an old Mosin-NagantMosin-Nagant
The Mosin–Nagant is a bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle invented under the government commission by Russian and Belgian inventors, and used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other nations....
without a PU scope
PU scope
The PU scope is a sniper scope of Soviet manufacture, widely used on the Mosin-Nagant and SVT-40.-External links:* * *...
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After waiting 18 days at his position, Zhang spotted an enemy and immediately aimed and fired 12 shots, only to miss them all. This eager action attracted enemy fire, which almost killed him. After this, he carefully analyzed why he failed and figured out a technique using the iron sight
Iron sight
Iron sights are a system of shaped alignment markers used as a sighting device to assist in the aiming of a device such as a firearm, crossbow, or telescope, and exclude the use of optics as in telescopic sights or reflector sights...
to improve his shooting ability. He shot down one enemy the next day.
On February 15, he hit 7 enemies with 9 bullets, which surpassed the ratio of many experienced snipers. He achieved a total of 214 confirmed kills on UN troops in 32 days.
Books
- Martin Pegler (2006) "Out of Nowhere: A history of the Military Sniper" ISBN 1841768545
- Kevin Dockery (2007) "Stalkers and Shooters: A History of Snipers" ISBN 0425215423