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British Sniper Takes Out Two ISIS Bombers With One Shot, Saving Hundreds Of Lives
dailycaller.com ^ | 6/20/2016 | Jonah Bennett

Posted on 06/20/2016 6:31:21 AM PDT by rktman

A British Special Air Service (SAS) sniper took out two Islamic State bombers with a single shot, saving hundreds of lives in the process.

The SAS sniper took his shot from just over half a mile away, killing the terrorist driver in a split second. But the story doesn’t end there. The bullet passed through the driver’s head and also hit his accomplice in the neck — an incredible feat, given these two targets were moving.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: banglist; bombers; british; isis; islamicstate; kenyanbornmuzzie; sas; sniper; unitedkingdom
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To: rktman

Useless without pictures.

;-)


41 posted on 06/20/2016 11:17:28 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Gear Up)
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To: archy

Those pups cost the price of a good late model used pick up

But cost per kill is cheap compared to most instruments of war


42 posted on 06/20/2016 12:10:34 PM PDT by wardaddy (No wobbly Donald....full steam ahead)
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To: rktman

bump


43 posted on 06/20/2016 12:38:57 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("We can't fix a rigged system by relying on the people who rigged it." --Donald Trump, 6/7/16)
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To: Pride in the USA; Stillwaters

Wow! Incredibly impressive!


44 posted on 06/20/2016 12:48:19 PM PDT by lonevoice (Life is short. Make fun of it.)
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To: wardaddy
Those pups cost the price of a good late model used pick up But cost per kill is cheap compared to most instruments of war

My HK PSG-1 had a list price tag or around $12,800 around the time I was operational with it. I got it at a significant professional discount, and did my very best to earn every penny's worth of the difference.


45 posted on 06/21/2016 8:27:09 AM PDT by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
Useless without pictures.

Oh, very well.


46 posted on 06/21/2016 8:31:47 AM PDT by archy (Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Except bears, they'll kill you a little, and eat you.)
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