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Originally Posted by Fusilier
Possibly.
But I am skeptical to the accuracy of the claims. Not saying he wasn't very successful, but it isn't unheard of for nations to inflate things to create heroes. The references don't help confirm anything either, with most of them being news or television outlets (which also include contradictory information).
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I'm skeptical too. Alot of these numbers seem very unlikely. I mean who is to say snipers can't lie a little. Do you know for sure the guy you shot is dead? I mean I bet the russian that shot Simo in the face thought he was dead. Until you can walk up and check the body or their head got ripped off, it's unconfirmed in my opion. In the heat of battle how the hell do you really keep a accurate tally? I'm really skeptical when it comes to the high numbers of kills made by russian snipers in WW2, they needed all the good press they could get. These numbers just seem a little to high.
