[Timmay]

just for some clarification for merry winds. im not trying to be a dick, just explain some stuff.

True, we (i use we kuz im russian, or at least part), by definition, didn't lose the war but, this is ment to be before Petsamo, before the finnish line was broken. lets face it, if the war continued, these a good chance that finland might have fallen, but russia would have lost well into more than half a million men. trust me, i know that bastardly shit we did.

the name comes from the last coulple of paragraphs. Vitaly the sniper isnt the spartan in this case, the finn is. his cry is the harsh but brave cry of pain. and as spartans are always concitered the "men." It seems intreresting, because Vitaly, i tried to make as smart as possible, modeling him after noble sniper vasilli. while he is smart, he isnt the warrior.

and true, while the finns and russians hated each other (the finns actually had reason tho) there were heros on both sides. look at simo hayha; he was RUTHLESS, a true artist at killing, no doubt. but he was a man. a good man. in his memoirs, his origonal writings, there were tear marks on the paper. he was actually sad about killing other men. i realize propaganda was being spewed everywhere (another story, a russian propaganda half track grinded to a finn line, spewing out "stalin 4evr". In the end, the russian on the loudspeaker asks the finns" what say you?! will you surrender?" for a minute, dead silence, then a PTRS or some AT rifle fires a round into the track, killing the driver.) but still, it doesnt mean EVERYONE was stupid enough to believe it.

In the end, i related an experience i had with the finger and stuff. its not important (my ribs cracked, not my fingers) but let me just say, death is a sobering experience