Posted on 06/22/2017 8:25:51 AM PDT by heterosupremacist
A hero sniper took out an ISIS fanatic with an incredible 11,300-foot shot — which is more than 2 miles — the longest confirmed kill ever.
A member of Canada’s Joint Task Force 2 killed the insurgent with a McMillan TAC-50 sniper rifle during an operation last month in Iraq.
Sources wouldn’t reveal the names of the elite sniper and his spotter or the exact location where the shooting took place for operational reasons.
A military source told the Globe and Mail: “The shot in question actually disrupted a Daesh [Islamic State] attack on Iraqi security forces.”
“Instead of dropping a bomb that could potentially kill civilians in the area, it is a very precise application of force and because it was so far way, the bad guys didn’t have a clue what was happening.”
The source stressed the operation fell within the strictures of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government’s advise-and-assist mission.
The shot took just under 10 seconds to hit the target and was fired from a high-rise location during an operation within the past four weeks.
The kill was independently verified by a video camera and other data, according to the Canadian press.
(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...
WOW! What a shot.
Wow. At that distance the target must have been standing like a statue; just a foot or two either way and it it would have missed.
Incredible shot.
Nice shootin’!
Ten seconds to target!..............................
1130 FPS........................
I love a happy ending.
Two comments:
1) Advertised muzzle velocity 805 m/s (2,641 ft/s), Advertised effective firing range 3,750 m (4,100 yd)
2) I want one.
1130 FPS........................
770 mph, Never heard it coming either
Another example of premier journalism. They meant at the speed of sound, the sound of the muzzle blast, if heard even at all, would not have reached the target for 10 full seconds. Geesh!
That’s a wow.
5.56mm
The civilian record is 3100 yards, done in Texas.
The guy greased a prairie dog!
One down a million + to go ...
And from that distance you actually have to account for the curvature of the Earth.
Telephonic gun; reached out and touched someone.
Hmmm ...
That means:
1) If you assume a flat Earth, and Earth is in fact spheroidal ... you'll miss.
2) If you assume a spheroidal Earth, and Earth is in fact flat ... you'll miss.
Very Interesting.
Um, no, actually. Even at Advertised muzzle velocity 805 m/s (2,641 ft/s), it would have taken almost 6 seconds.
Add in wind drag, etc...
Atmospheric conditions must have been perfect that day.
Did you calculate cost per round?
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