Hotshot Sniper In One-And-A-Half Mile Double Kill -- Times Online
A BRITISH Army sniper has set a new sharpshooting distance record by killing two Taliban machinegunners in Afghanistan from more than 1 miles away.
Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the insurgents with consecutive shots — even though they were 3,000ft beyond the most effective range of his rifle.
“The first round hit a machinegunner in the stomach and killed him outright,” said Harrison, a Corporal of Horse. “He went straight down and didn’t move.
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My Comment: Hat Tip to D. E. Reddick (A contributor to New Wars) who sums it up best ....
British Army and Afghan National Army troops were under fire from ambushing Taliban fighters. British Army sniper Corporal Craig Harrison took three shots. Range: 1.54 miles. First shot: 1st dead Taliban machinegunner. Second shot: 2nd dead Taliban machinegunner. Third shot: destroyed Taliban PKM GPMG weapon. Result: longest known, measured sniper kill. And there’s more to the story:
Times Online: Hotshot sniper in one-and-a-half mile double kill
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/afghanistan/article7113916.ece#cid=OTC-RSS&attr=797084
A very nice thread regarding this incredible feat is to be found via the following URL of MP.net.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?178795-Brit-sniper-kills-two-Taliban-machinegunners-from-1-1-2-mile-out