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As Eddie says - variables do apply .What sort of battlefield you are in etc etc .The best in one category maybe isnt the best in another .I for one start loosing interest when the palm computers come out and factors like air humidity and ambient temperature are to be fed into the equation .
( We had a saying in our unit back in the 90s -assaulting enemy trenches in LFX, " it isnt the bullseyes that win the day but total amount of pounds of lead on target" )
Simo was a great soldier and sniper no doubt . His exploits were no doubt also exploited by the Finns to whip up some "sisu".Who really knows what the real tally was anyways ? Getting any real numbers would have been impossible.
His enviroment on the battlefield was target rich -but that also means that it was full of enemies with that "red " urge to kill the feudal minded.
So to get back to the discussion - if using body count as the main criteria he mighty be the worlds no#1 .
In other technical aspects of the modern snipers job he might not be .
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