Originally Posted by Pete E
Originally Posted by rockinbbar
It may be a new record for the Royal Navy, but certainly not a new record as far as sniper kills.


Would you care to elaborate who has higher?
(editted to add I ask that in relation to recent conflicts as I know some German and Russians notched up impressive scoires during WW2)


Many have more kills.

This is just the Soviets mentioned.

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Semyon Nomokonov (1900 – 1973), a Soviet World War II sniper with 367 logged kills.[21]
Fyodor Okhlopkov (1908 – 1968), was one of the most effective Soviet snipers, credited with 423 confirmed kills during World War II.[18]
Lyudmila Pavlichenko (1916 – 1974), was the greatest female sniper. She served the Soviet army and has 309 confirmed kills.[18]
Ivan Sidorenko (1919 – 1994), credited with over 500 kills during the Second World War.
Vasily Zaytsev (1915 – 1991), a Soviet sniper who fought at the Battle of Stalingrad. Zaytsev is credited with 242 kills (including 11 snipers).[18]
Nikolay Yakovlevich Ilyin 496 kills


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_snipers

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