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In the freezing forests of the Winter War, temperatures dropped to -40°C. While Soviet guns jammed and froze, the Finnish Maxim M/09-21 kept firing. Known as the "Iron Broom" or "Sokolov's Finnish Bastard," this modified WWI relic was the secret weapon that allowed a handful of Finnish soldiers to hold off thousands of invaders.

This video breaks down the genius engineering behind Finland's deadliest machine gun.

The Shock: How 12 guns at the Battle of Taipale stalled a massive Soviet offensive for 3 days.

The Tech: Why Aimo Lahti’s "Snow Cap" and metal belts made this gun superior to German and Soviet equivalents.

The Tactics: How Finnish ski troops used sleds to ambush Soviet columns and vanish before they could return fire.

The Legacy: Why the German Wehrmacht was so impressed by this "Frankenstein" gun that they rushed to copy it for their own mountain troops.

Chapters: 0:00 The "Iron Broom" That Shocked The Soviets 0:35 The Impossible Defense 1:10 Building The "Finnish Bastard" 2:00 Engineering For -40°C 2:45 The Battle of Taipale Massacre 3:30 Why Germany Copied It

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