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Vasily Zaitsev:

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An article on the Russian sniper:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/rb ... ngrad.html

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He has big hands!
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He had big balls too judging by his escapades!
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To accomplish what he did, under the conditions he was operating in, was absolutely incredible. The lily may have been gilded slightly, but because of his exploits he was the hero of many a youngster learning to shoot for the first time - and a lot of old farts who wanted to improve! :lol:
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Nothing like someone firing back to improve your marksmanship! bangbang bangbang :o :o :o
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#6 Post by saddler »

...an amateur

Simo knew how to drop enemy invaders
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His book was a good read.
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#8 Post by snayperskaya »

saddler wrote:...an amateur

Simo knew how to drop enemy invaders
Ivan Sidorenko also had over 500 kills so Simo wasn't alone ussrflag
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