19 Feb 2024 2:23 am
Chuck Mawhinney, a Marine who was the deadliest sniper in the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 75.
...His Marine Corps career began at Camp Pendleton, where he attended the base’s sniper scout school. From there he was deployed to Vietnam, where he battled the North Vietnamese Army and Vietcong guerilla fighters. The Marine Corps credited Mawhinney with 103 confirmed kills, as well as 216 “probable” kills that could not be confirmed due to the danger of the area of operations, over a 16-month period in 1968.
According to American Rifleman, Mawhinney primarily carried a Remington M40 sniper rifle, typically firing from a distance of 300 to 700 yards. Some shots were made from as far away as 1,000 yards. One of his most legendary engagements came when his unit received intelligence that a battalion sized NVA regiment was approaching their position. Mawhinney, who knew the area well by this point, told his commanding officer that he knew a place on the river where the water was four feet deep and was certain the enemy would cross there.
...“Pretty soon a bunch showed up, and when they got out into the water I started shooting, killing 16, all with head shots, until they stopped coming. I shot the rifle 16 times. Evidently that intimidated the rest of the unit, and they all pulled out during the night. “It was the ultimate hunting trip: a man hunting another man who was hunting me,” Mawhinney, an experienced hunter, told the Los Angeles Times in a 2000 interview. “Don’t talk to me about hunting lions or elephants; they don’t fight back with rifles and scopes. I just loved it.”
...His Marine Corps career began at Camp Pendleton, where he attended the base’s sniper scout school. From there he was deployed to Vietnam, where he battled the North Vietnamese Army and Vietcong guerilla fighters. The Marine Corps credited Mawhinney with 103 confirmed kills, as well as 216 “probable” kills that could not be confirmed due to the danger of the area of operations, over a 16-month period in 1968.
According to American Rifleman, Mawhinney primarily carried a Remington M40 sniper rifle, typically firing from a distance of 300 to 700 yards. Some shots were made from as far away as 1,000 yards. One of his most legendary engagements came when his unit received intelligence that a battalion sized NVA regiment was approaching their position. Mawhinney, who knew the area well by this point, told his commanding officer that he knew a place on the river where the water was four feet deep and was certain the enemy would cross there.
...“Pretty soon a bunch showed up, and when they got out into the water I started shooting, killing 16, all with head shots, until they stopped coming. I shot the rifle 16 times. Evidently that intimidated the rest of the unit, and they all pulled out during the night. “It was the ultimate hunting trip: a man hunting another man who was hunting me,” Mawhinney, an experienced hunter, told the Los Angeles Times in a 2000 interview. “Don’t talk to me about hunting lions or elephants; they don’t fight back with rifles and scopes. I just loved it.”
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