Soviet Ace Pilot: Mariya Dolina enemies-of-rome Snipers were armed with a

Snipers were armed with a SMLE No

As you can see from the photographs they look absolutely superb and add a great deal of drama to the battlefield

the compression cannon doesn’t function at very short ranges and its effectiveness drops off very quickly over long range

as the crews gain experience

Soviet Ace Pilot: Mariya Dolina enemies-of-rome Snipers were armed with aHero of the Soviet Union Mariya Ivanovna Dolina enlisted as a volunteer in the 269th Fighter Regiment in 1941 and flew 200 combat special missions in an antiquated U 2 training aircraft carrying orders, mail and medical supplies for the hard pressed Southern Front. In 1942 she graduated to flying the fast Pe 2 twin engine bomber with the 587th Dive Bomber Regiment and her first combat mission was fought above Stalingrad. Promoted to Guard Captain, she