▁H ath cock , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁W im ble don ▁Cup , ▁the ▁most ▁pr estig ious ▁prize ▁for ▁long - range ▁shooting , ▁at ▁Camp ▁Perry ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Conf ir med ▁k ills ▁During ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁H ath cock ▁had ▁ 9 3 ▁confirmed ▁k ills ▁of ▁P AV N ▁and ▁V iet ▁Cong ▁personnel . ▁In ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁k ills ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁confirmed ▁by ▁an ▁acting ▁third ▁party , ▁who ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁officer , ▁beside ▁the ▁sni per ' s ▁spot ter . ▁Sn ip ers ▁often ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁an ▁acting ▁third ▁party ▁present , ▁making ▁confirm ation ▁difficult , ▁especially ▁if ▁the ▁target ▁was ▁behind ▁enemy ▁lines , ▁as ▁was ▁usually ▁the ▁case . ▁ ▁H ath cock ▁estimated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁killed ▁between ▁ 3 0 0 ▁and ▁ 4 0 0 ▁enemy ▁personnel ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War . ▁ ▁Con front ations ▁with ▁North ▁Vietnam ese ▁sn ip ers ▁The ▁P AV N ▁placed ▁a ▁b ount y ▁of ▁US $ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁H ath cock ' s ▁life ▁for ▁killing ▁so ▁many ▁of ▁their ▁men . ▁R ew ards ▁put ▁on ▁U . S . ▁sn ip ers ▁by ▁the ▁P AV N ▁typically ▁r anged ▁from ▁$ 8 ▁to ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 . ▁H ath cock ▁held ▁the ▁record ▁for ▁highest ▁b ount y ▁and ▁killed ▁every ▁known ▁Vietnam